06-02-2010 03:48 AM - edited 03-06-2019 11:23 AM
Hello,
We have 8 Cisco switches that are all stacked, switch 1 is the top and 8 is at the bottom, should 1 also connect to 8? As a frame in switch 1 that needs to go to switch 8 will have to pass through all the other switches to get there?
06-02-2010 03:55 AM
06-02-2010 04:30 AM
Andrew suggested good documentation. I advice you to read it.
Short answer: Yes, you should connecte 1 to 8 to achieve redundancy in the stack.
06-02-2010 04:59 AM
Thanks, so in a nut shell if I do that how is the path selection determined from the master switch? So if 1 needs to get to 8 then the master switch will tell the switch the quickest route through the stack?
06-02-2010 05:18 AM
From:
To efficiently load balance the traffic, packets are allocated between two logical counter-rotating paths.
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