Dissimilar switch stacking system

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PATENT NO 9628408
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15159431

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A switch IHS stacking system includes a plurality of switch IHSs. A least one first switch IHS includes a first processing system and at least one second switch IHS includes a second processing system that is different from the first processing system. A stacking engine is located on each of the plurality of switch IHSs. Following the coupling of the plurality of switch IHSs into a stack and in response to the startup of the plurality of switch IHSs, the each of the stacking engines may exchange capability information with each of the plurality of switch IHSs and determine a control plane processing system affinity and a data plane processing system affinity for each of the plurality of switch IHSs. The stacking engines may then determine a master switch IHS for the stack that has the highest control plane processing system affinity and data plane processing system affinity.

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  • DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Janardhanan, Pathangi Narasimhan Tamilnadu, IN 35 534
Venkataswami, Balaji Venkat TamilNadu, IN 45 794

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