Contents
OmniSwitch 6450 Hardware Users Guide September 2015 vii
Chapter 6 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 .................................................................5-4
Power over Ethernet Defaults ..................................................................................5-4
Understanding and Modifying the Default Settings .................................................5-4
PoE Class Detection .................................................................................................5-5
Setting the PoE Operational Status ....................................................................5-5
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Port ..............................................5-6
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Switch .........................................5-6
Setting Port Priority Levels ...............................................................................5-7
Understanding Priority Disconnect .................................................................................5-8
Setting Priority Disconnect Status ............................................................................5-8
Disabling Priority Disconnect ...........................................................................5-8
Enabling Priority Disconnect ............................................................................5-8
Monitoring Power over Ethernet via CLI .....................................................................5-10
Chapter 7 Managing OmniSwitch 6450 Stacks ...............................................................................6-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................6-1
OmniSwitch 6450 Stacking Specifications ..............................................................6-2
OmniSwitch 6450 Stack Overview .................................................................................6-2
Expansion Modules and Stacking Mode .........................................................................6-3
Swapping Expansion Modules .................................................................................6-3
OmniSwitch 6450-10 Mode .....................................................................................6-3
Roles Within the Stack ....................................................................................................6-4
Primary and Secondary Management Modules .......................................................6-4
Primary Management Module Selection ...........................................................6-7
Secondary Management Module Selection .....................................................6-10
Idle Module Role ....................................................................................................6-12
Pass-Through Mode ...............................................................................................6-13
Recovering from Pass-Through Mode (Duplicate Slot Numbers) ..................6-14
Stack Cabling ................................................................................................................6-17
Redundant Stacking Cable Connection ..................................................................6-18
Checking Redundant Stacking Cable Status ..........................................................6-19
Slot Numbering .............................................................................................................6-20
Dynamic Slot Number Assignment ........................................................................6-21
Manual Slot Number Assignment ..........................................................................6-23
Reverting to the Dynamic Slot Numbering Model ..........................................6-24
Hot-Swapping Modules In a Stack ...............................................................................6-25
Removing Switches from an Existing Stack ..........................................................6-25
Inserting Switches Into an Existing Stack ..............................................................6-25
Merging Stacks .......................................................................................................6-26