Contents
OmniSwitch 6400 Series Hardware Users Guide
April 2011
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Rack Mounting Stacked Configurations ................................................................ 3-10
Cabling Stacked Configurations ............................................................................. 3-10
Redundant Stacking Cable Connections ......................................................... 3-10
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
Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
.................................................................. 4-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 4-2
Power over Ethernet Specifications ................................................................................ 4-3
Viewing PoE Power Supply Status ................................................................................. 4-4
Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters ................................................................. 4-5
Power over Ethernet Defaults .................................................................................. 4-5
Understanding and Modifying the Default Settings ................................................. 4-5
Setting the PoE Operational Status .................................................................... 4-5
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Port .............................................. 4-6
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Slot .............................................. 4-6
Setting Port Priority Levels ............................................................................... 4-7
Setting the Capacitor Detection Method ........................................................... 4-8
Understanding Priority Disconnect ................................................................................. 4-9
Setting Priority Disconnect Status ............................................................................ 4-9
Disabling Priority Disconnect ........................................................................... 4-9
Enabling Priority Disconnect ............................................................................ 4-9
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Same Priority Level on All PD ..................... 4-10
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Incoming PD Port has
Highest Priority Level ..................................................................................... 4-10
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Incoming PD Port has
Lowest Priority Level ...................................................................................... 4-10
Priority Disconnect is Disabled ....................................................................... 4-11
Monitoring Power over Ethernet via CLI ..................................................................... 4-12
Chapter 5
Managing OmniSwitch 6400 Series Stacks
........................................................ 5-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 5-2
