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OmniSwitch 6350 Stack Overview Managing OmniSwitch 6350 Stacks
OmniSwitch 6350 Stacking Specifications
Models Supporting Stacking
Maximum Switches in a Stack
Required Stacking Module
Required Transceiver Type
Cable Lengths - Copper
Cable Lengths - Fiber (SFP+)
Default Chassis Mode
OS6350-24, OS6350-P24, OS6350-48, OS6350-P4
(Stacking OS6350-10/P10 switches is not currently supported.)
4
N/A (Uses built-in stacking ports)
Direct Attach Copper
60cm, 1m, 3m, 7m
Up to 10KM (Remote Stacking)
Standalone
Note. Stackable OS6350 models (see table above) have 4x1G uplink ports, two of which are capable of
5Gbps stacking. For OS6350-24/P24 switches, ports 27 and 28 can be used for stacking and, for
OS6350-48/P48 switches, ports 49 and 50 are both uplink (1Gbps) and stacking capable (5Gbps) ports.
OmniSwitch 6350 Stack Overview
Users can configure OmniSwitch 6350 switches into a single virtual chassis known as a stack . With stacks, switching capacity can be easily expanded simply by adding additional switches to the stack. For example, a user can start with a stack composed of two switches and add additional switches to that stack as network demands increase over time.
Note. Switches should be added one at a time in a stack.
Stacks also provide enhanced resiliency and redundancy features. If a switch in a stack goes down or is taken offline, the other elements in the stack will continue to operate without disruption. In addition, when a switch auto-synchronizes at boot-up, or if the user manually synchronize the switches (see
“Synchronizing Switches in a Stack” on page 7-36 for more information), operating software and
configuration parameters are backed up on all switches in the stack. As a result, the original operating software and configuration parameters can be easily recovered if corrupted or otherwise lost.
Note. In the user guides provided with your OmniSwitch 6350 switch, the terms stack and virtual chassis are interchangeable referring to OmniSwitch 6350 switches in a stacked configuration. The terms module , switch , slot , and element are used to refer to individual switches within a stacked configuration. The terms
Chassis Management Module (CMM) and management module refer to those switches operating in a stack either in the primary or secondary management roles. OmniSwitch 6350 switches operating in an idle role are essentially acting as network interface modules and therefore may be referred to as Network
Interfaces (NIs) .
page 7-2 OmniSwitch 6450 Hardware Users Guide October 2016
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