Available PoE
Power when One PS
Fails
Switch Power
Redundancy
Available Power for
PoE+
Secondary Power
Supply
Primary Power
Supply
—
No
740 W
—
PWR-C2-1025WAC=
740 W
Yes
740 W
PWR-C2-1025WAC=
PWR-C2-1025WAC=
Management Options
•
Cisco Network Assistant
Cisco Network Assistant is a PC-based network management GUI application for LANs of small and
medium-sized businesses. You can use the GUI to configure and manage switch clusters or standalone
switches. Cisco Network Assistant is available at no cost and can be downloaded from this URL:
http:/
/www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5931/index.html
For information on starting the Network Assistant application, see the
Getting Started with Cisco Network
Assistant
guide on Cisco.com.
•
Device Manager
You can use Device Manager in the switch memory to manage individual and standalone switches. This
web interface provides configuration and monitoring from anywhere in your network. For information,
see the switch getting started guide and the Device Manager online help.
•
Cisco IOS CLI
You can configure and monitor the switch and switch cluster members from the CLI. Access the CLI
by connecting your management station to the switch console port or by using Telnet from a remote
management station. See the switch command reference on Cisco.com for information.
•
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Cisco Prime Infrastructure combines the wireless functionality of Cisco Prime Network Control System
(NCS) and the wired functionality of Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS), with application
performance monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Cisco Prime Assurance Manager. For more
information, see the Cisco Prime Infrastructure documentation on Cisco.com.
•
Catalyst Smart Operations
The Smart Install feature provides a single point of management (director) in a network. You can use it
to provide a zero touch image and configuration upgrade of newly deployed switches and image and
configuration downloads for any client switches. For information, see the
Cisco Smart Install
Configuration Guide
on Cisco.com.
Auto Smartports macros dynamically configure ports based on the device type detected on the port.
When the switch detects a new device, it applies the appropriate Auto Smartports macro on the port.
For information about configuring Auto Smartports, see the switch software configuration guide on
Cisco.com.
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Management Options
