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Cabling Options
Cisco Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide
Cabling Options
The external devices have different configuration and cabling options outlined below and
discussed in detail in the “Connecting External Devices to the Cisco RPS” section of this
chapter:
•
FastHub 100, FastHub 200, and FastHub 300 series 100BaseT hubs support:
— One-to-one cable for quasi-redundancy
— Option to connect the AC power cable for redundancy with reboot
— Two-to-one Y-cable for full redundancy
— Two-to-one Y-cable with the switch AC power cable connected for redundancy with
reboot
Note
The HP 10BaseT Hub-16M supports only a one-to-one cable for quasi-redundant
configuration. This hub does not support connection of its AC power cable for redundancy
with reboot, nor does it support use of the Y-cable for full redundancy.
•
Catalyst 1900 series, Catalyst 2820 series switches and Catalyst 2900 series XL
switches support:
— One-to-one cable for quasi-redundancy
— One-to-one cable with the switch AC power cable connected for redundancy with
reboot
— Two-to-one Y-cable for full redundancy
— Two-to-one Y-cable with the switch AC power cable connected for redundancy with
reboot
•
Cisco 2500, 2600, 3600 and 4000 series routers and the Cisco MC3810 multiservice
concentrator support:
— One-to-one cable for quasi-redundancy
— Two-to-one Y-cable for full redundancy
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