Contents
OmniSwitch 6400 Series Hardware Users Guide August 2008 v
Installing Power Supplies ..............................................................................................3-12
Connecting a Power Supply to the Chassis ...................................................................3-12
Next Steps ..............................................................................................................3-13
Rack Mounting Power Supplies ....................................................................................3-14
Next Steps ..............................................................................................................3-17
Connecting Chassis to Power Source ............................................................................3-18
AC Power Supply Connections ..............................................................................3-18
Powering On a Chassis ....................................................................................3-18
DC Power Supply Connections ..............................................................................3-19
Connecting to a DC Power Source ..................................................................3-19
Hot-Swapping Power Supplies .....................................................................................3-22
Hot-Swapping a Power Supply Connected to the Rear of the Chassis ..................3-22
Hot-Swapping a Rack Mounted Power Supply ......................................................3-23
Chapter 4 Booting OmniSwitch 6400 Series Switches .........................................................4-1
Booting a Stand-Alone Switch ........................................................................................4-1
Booting Stacked Configurations .....................................................................................4-2
Monitoring the Chassis ...................................................................................................4-3
Checking the Overall Chassis Status ........................................................................4-3
Checking the Temperature Status ............................................................................4-3
Checking the Fan Status ...........................................................................................4-4
Checking the Power Supply Status ..........................................................................4-4
Additional Monitoring Commands ..........................................................................4-4
Using LEDs to Visually Monitor the Chassis ..........................................................4-4
Chapter 5 Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE) ...................................................................5-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................5-2
Power over Ethernet Specifications ................................................................................5-3
Viewing PoE Power Supply Status .................................................................................5-4
Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters .................................................................5-5
Power over Ethernet Defaults ..................................................................................5-5
Understanding and Modifying the Default Settings .................................................5-5
Setting the PoE Operational Status ....................................................................5-5
Configuring the Total Power Allocated to a Port ..............................................5-6
Configuring the Total Power Allocated to a Switch .........................................5-6
Setting Port Priority Levels ...............................................................................5-7
Setting the Capacitor Detection Method ...........................................................5-8
Understanding Priority Disconnect .................................................................................5-9
Setting Priority Disconnect Status ............................................................................5-9
Disabling Priority Disconnect ...........................................................................5-9
Enabling Priority Disconnect ............................................................................5-9
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Same Priority Level on All PD .....................5-10
Priority Disconnect is Enabled;
Incoming PD Port has Highest Priority Level .................................................5-10
Priority Disconnect is Enabled;
Incoming PD Port has Lowest Priority Level ..................................................5-10