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I had already a 10GB copper switch (XS708Ev2) but it did not have enough ports for the just remodeled office. So I purchased a GS752TPS . My mistake is...probably... that I haven't checked if these two switches are stackable - having them share the same network through the SFP+ connection. I connected the SFP+ plus it does not do anything. I looked into the configuration of both switches but I find no reference to a stack option.
Am I doing something wrong or indeed these switched cannot be stacked over SFP+?
I'm sorry for the confusion, I had my mind more with the stack vs. standalone management while replying.
With an an SFP+ DAC (direct access cable) between the XS708v2 (SFP+ 1/10 GbE) and GS752TPv2 (SFP GbE only) you won't be able to establish a link - because of SFP+ and SFP does not have any speed negotiation.
So if you intend to run a 10 GbE with interconnect with SFP+, the GS752TPv2 might not be the ideal choice - lack of an SFP+ port(s). I would look for a GbE switch with 10 GbE/SFP+ ports (for "uplink").
There is nothing that stops you from connecting these switches using the SFP+ ports - and retain the individually manged switches. While both models are not stackable - why are you so keen for stacking?
Well, I have a medical office and server stores a lot of xrays and CT (3D) images. Multiple terminals can concurrently request these images. To eliminate a possible bottleneck while the server is delivering these images to multiple clients, I thought of connecting the server and the CT reconstruction PC to the 10Gb switch and over SFP+ deliver data to the terminals which have only 1Gb networking capability. (The Server and the Xrays the Linux-based reconstruction PC have 10Gb network cards).
Would this setup work or could you suggest another configuration? Currently, SFP+ cable plugged in both switches is not recognized as a connection.
I'm sorry for the confusion, I had my mind more with the stack vs. standalone management while replying.
With an an SFP+ DAC (direct access cable) between the XS708v2 (SFP+ 1/10 GbE) and GS752TPv2 (SFP GbE only) you won't be able to establish a link - because of SFP+ and SFP does not have any speed negotiation.
So if you intend to run a 10 GbE with interconnect with SFP+, the GS752TPv2 might not be the ideal choice - lack of an SFP+ port(s). I would look for a GbE switch with 10 GbE/SFP+ ports (for "uplink").
Ohhh I see. So, it was my mistake. I did not realize that SFP and SFP+ are not compatible. Too late now as the switch is already installed in the rack and most like I cannot exchange it.
With a pair or two inexpensive SFP multimode fiber modules and a multimode patch cable, the set-up of one resp. two GbE (link aggregation) should be feasible.
