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Cascading Dell Networking Switches in an ISIS Environment
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Cascading Dell Networking Switches in an ISIS Environment
Depending on the quantity of available 10 Gb ports on the core (upstream) switch and the bandwidth/resilience
required, multiple switches can be cascaded from the core switch.
For example, an S4810 switch using eight 10 Gb ports can be connected to four S25N switches with 20 Gb
aggregate interconnects. The same switch with four 10 Gb ports can cascade two S25N switches, each using a
single 10 Gb uplink, while connecting two ISIS | 5500 Engines.
The following provides guidance on cascaded switch configurations supported in the Avid
ISIS | 5500 environment using Dell Networking switches:
• Dell Networking N3024 cascaded from a core Dell Networking N3024, N3048, S4810, S60, or S25N switch
• Dell Networking N3048 cascaded from a core Dell Networking N3048, N3024, S4810, S60, or S25N switch
• Dell Networking S25N cascaded from a core Dell Networking S4810, S60, or S25N switch
• Dell Networking S60 cascaded from a core Dell Networking S4810, S60, or S25N switch
• Dell Networking S4810 cascaded from a core Dell Networking S60, S25N, S4810 switch
When cascading switches:
1. Attach the ISIS to the first switch.
2. Before connecting the second 10 Gb cables, Telnet or serial to the second switch.
3. You are prompted for a user name/password, default is avid/avid.
4. Type
en .
5. You are prompted for a password, type
avid .
6. Type
conf .
7. Type
int vlan 10 .
8. Type
ip address 192.168.255.253/24 .
9. Type
exit .
10. Type
exit .
11. Attach the 10 Gb cable to the second switch.
To test:
1. Attach a client and assign it an IP address in the proper subnet.
2. Ping client from the ISIS system.
The following is a typical example of cascaded switches using ISIS | 5500.