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Chapter 2 Switch Installation
Planning the Stack
Figure 2-1 Example of a Stack with Full Bandwidth Connections
Figure 2-2 shows an example of a stack of Catalyst 3750 switches with incomplete StackWise cabling
connections. This stack provides only half bandwidth and does not have redundant connections.
Figure 2-2 Example of a Stack with Half Bandwidth Connections
Figure 2-3 and Figure 2-4 show examples of stacks of Catalyst 3750 switches with failover conditions.
In Figure 2-3, the StackWise cable is bad in link B; therefore, this stack provides only half bandwidth
and does not have redundant connections. In Figure 2-4, link B is bad; therefore, this stack partitions into
two stacks, and switch 1 and switch 3 are stack masters.
Figure 2-3 Example of a Stack with a Failover Condition
Figure 2-4 Example of a Partitioned Stack with a Failover Condition
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