Rack switch coupling system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a single chassis that is configured to extend along a height of a rack when the single chassis is positioned in the rack;
• a processing system that is located in the single chassis;
• a memory system that is located in the single chassis, coupled to the processing system, and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform switching operations;
• and
• a communication system that is located in the single chassis, coupled to the processing system, and that includes a plurality of ports, wherein the single chassis is configured to be positioned in the rack including a plurality of computing devices in a stacked orientation such that each of the plurality of ports is:
• located on a wall of the single chassis that extends along the height of the rack,
• positioned adjacent a respective computing device included the plurality of computing devices and between a first plane corresponding to a top surface of that respective computing device and a second plane corresponding to a bottom surface of that respective computing device that is opposite the top surface, and
• provided spaced apart from that respective computing device to allow a respective cable to be connected to or disconnected from that port without repositioning that respective computing device or the single chassis.

A method for coupling a switch device in a rack, comprising:

• providing a switch system in a rack including a plurality of computing devices in a computing device stacked orientation, wherein the switch system includes a single chassis having a plurality of ports in a port stacked orientation such that, with the switch system provided in the rack, each port is located on a wall of the single chassis that extends along the height of the rack, adjacent a respective computing device, between a first plane corresponding to a top surface of that respective computing device and a second plane corresponding to a bottom surface of that respective computing device that is opposite the top surface, and spaced apart from that respective computing device, and wherein the single chassis extends along a height of the rack when the switch system is provided in the rack;
• connecting a respective cable to each port and the respective computing device located adjacent that port without repositioning the switch system or that respective computing device;
• transmitting data via each of the respective cables;
• and
• disconnecting one of the respective cables from a port that is included in the plurality port and its respective computing device while the other respective cables remain connected to other ports that are included in the plurality of ports and their respective computing device and without positioning the switch system or the respective computing devices.