OmniSwitch BPS Operation
OmniSwitch Backup Power Shelf/System (BPS)
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OmniSwitch Backup Power Shelf/System (BPS)
January 2013
OmniSwitch BPS Scenarios
The tables below describe scenarios that can be seen when using the OS-BPS and what the expected
behavior will be based on the mode of the OS-BPS.
System Power Scenarios
Power over Ethernet Scenarios
System P/S Scenario
Single (N+1) Mode
Full (N+N) Mode
No System power on OS-
BPS.
No redundant system power available. No redundant system power available.
One system power
supply in OS-BPS while
primary power supply is
in use.
Up to 4 switches can be supported.
Connectors 1-4 will be enabled and
ready to provide redundant power.
Two system power
supplies in OS- BPS
while primary power
supply is in use.
Up to 8 switches can be supported.
Connectors 5-8 will be enabled and
ready to supply redundant power.
Removal of a stack
element
No change
No change
Adding a stack element
with OS-BPS in use and
one system power
supply.
If 4 or less switches then there is no
change. If 5 or more switches then the
system power will shut down.
Connectors 1-4 will be enabled,
switches connected to 5-8 will not be
powered up.
Adding a stack element
with OS-BPS in use and
two system power
supplies.
New element powered on.
New element powered on.
PoE P/S Scenario
Single (N+1) Mode
Full (N+N) Mode
No PoE power available
on OS-BPS.
Redundant PoE power will not be
available. PoE will drop upon failure
of a primary power supply.
Redundant PoE power will not be
available. PoE will drop upon failure
of a primary power supply.
A PoE power supply is
added to the OS-BPS
when the primary power
supply is in use.
No immediate change but more PoE
power will be available if a primary
power supply fails.
Amount of managed PoE power
available will be increased.
A PoE power supply is
added when OS-BPS is
in use.
No immediate change but more PoE
power will be available if a primary
power supply fails.
Amount of managed PoE power
available will be increased.
Removal of a stack
element
No change
Amount of managed PoE power
available will be increased.
Addition of a stack
element with OS-BPS in
use.
If new PoE power requirement is
greater than available PoE power then
PoE will be shut down.
Amount of managed PoE power
available will be decreased and PoE
will be shut down based on connector
priority if required.