Contents
OmniSwitch 6400 Series Hardware Users Guide
July 2010
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Recommended Cabling Patterns ...................................................................... 3-10
Installing Power Supplies .............................................................................................. 3-13
Connecting a Power Supply to the Chassis ................................................................... 3-13
Next Steps .............................................................................................................. 3-14
Rack Mounting Power Supplies .................................................................................... 3-15
Next Steps .............................................................................................................. 3-18
Connecting Chassis to Power Source ............................................................................ 3-19
AC Power Supply Connections .............................................................................. 3-19
Powering On a Chassis .................................................................................... 3-19
DC Power Supply Connections .............................................................................. 3-20
Connecting to a DC Power Source .................................................................. 3-20
Hot-Swapping Power Supplies ..................................................................................... 3-23
Hot-Swapping a Power Supply Connected to the Rear of the Chassis .................. 3-23
Hot-Swapping a Rack Mounted Power Supply ...................................................... 3-24
Chapter 4
Booting OmniSwitch 6400 Series Switches
......................................................... 4-1
Booting a Stand-Alone Switch ........................................................................................ 4-1
Booting Stacked Configurations ..................................................................................... 4-2
Monitoring the Chassis ................................................................................................... 4-3
Checking the Overall Chassis Status ........................................................................ 4-3
Checking the Temperature Status ............................................................................ 4-3
Checking the Fan Status ........................................................................................... 4-4
Checking the Power Supply Status .......................................................................... 4-4
Additional Monitoring Commands .......................................................................... 4-4
Using LEDs to Visually Monitor the Chassis .......................................................... 4-4
Chapter 5
Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
.................................................................. 5-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 5-2
Power over Ethernet Specifications ................................................................................ 5-3
Viewing PoE Power Supply Status ................................................................................. 5-4
Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters ................................................................. 5-5
Power over Ethernet Defaults .................................................................................. 5-5
Understanding and Modifying the Default Settings ................................................. 5-5
Setting the PoE Operational Status .................................................................... 5-5
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Port .............................................. 5-6
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Switch ......................................... 5-6
Setting Port Priority Levels ............................................................................... 5-7
Setting the Capacitor Detection Method ........................................................... 5-8
Understanding Priority Disconnect ................................................................................. 5-9
Setting Priority Disconnect Status ............................................................................ 5-9
Disabling Priority Disconnect ........................................................................... 5-9
Enabling Priority Disconnect ............................................................................ 5-9
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Same Priority Level on All PD ..................... 5-10
Priority Disconnect is Enabled;
Incoming PD Port has Highest Priority Level ......................................................5-10
