BladeIO Guide

Benefits of Stacking
Topology
Stacked blade switches connected
directly to the Network Core switches
Configuration
Stacked blade switches act as the
aggregation layer. No need for Top of
Rack switches.
Topology / Configuration
Topology Diagram
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Stacked IOMs
Stacked IOMs
CoreCore
VLT
Stack Ring 1
Stack Ring 2
LAN
Benefits of Stacking
• Single point of management for each stack
• Increase of East/West traffic so less traffic
goes to Top of Rack
– Save on Top of Rack ports
– Reduced Cables
– Less Congestion at Top of Rack
• Use blade switches as the aggregation
layer eliminating the need for Top of Rack
switches
Stack and Connect Directly to Core