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Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switch Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S)
Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S)
The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) is a member of the Cisco ME 6500 series
Ethernet switches. The Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) is a 1.5 RU horizontal
chassis with 24 10/100/1000 downlink ports and 8 1000BASE SFP uplink ports.
Table 1-4
lists the
features of the Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) chassis.
Table 1-5
lists the
specifications of the Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) chassis.
Table 1-6
lists the
front panel LEDs and their meanings.
Figure 1-3
shows the front view of the chassis with the major
features identified;
Figure 1-4
shows the rear view of the chassis with the major features identified.
Table 1-4
Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch (ME-C6524GT-8S) Features
Feature
Description
Chassis
1.5 RU height, fixed configuration chassis
Modules
Fixed configuration chassis; modules cannot be installed in the chassis.
Fan Tray
•
Supports one hot swappable fan tray (FAN-C6524). The fan tray
contains seven fans for chassis cooling. The individual fans are not
replaceable.
•
Fan tray FAN LED
–
Green—Fan tray is operating normally.
–
Red—One or more individual fans have failed.
Power Supplies
•
Supports one or two power supplies. The following power supplies are
supported:
–
PWR-400W-DC (400 W DC-input power supply)
•
Power supply LEDs—Refer to
Table A-1 on page A-1
for LED colors
and their meanings.
Pluggable transceivers supported
•
SFP transceivers. The 8 uplink ports support the following SFP
transceivers:
–
GLC-T—1000BASE-T
–
GLC-SX-MM—1000BASE-SX
–
GLC-LH-SM—1000BASE-LX/LH
–
GLC-ZX-SM—1000BASE-ZX
–
GLC-BX-D—1000BASE-BX10-D
–
GLC-BX-U—1000BASE-BX10-U
–
GLC-FE-100BX-D—100BASE-BX10-D
–
GLC-FE-100BX-U—100BASE-BX10-U
–
CWDM-SFP-xxxx—CWDM SFP transceivers
Note
Refer to Appendix B for SFP transceiver cabling distances and
additional information.
