Cisco CATALYST 2960 Installation

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Catalyst 2960-S Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Switch Installation
Planning a Switch Stack
Figure 1-7 Stack with Half Bandwidth Connections
Figure 1-8 shows a stack with a bad FlexStack cable in link B. This stack provides only half bandwidth
and does not have redundant connections.
Figure 1-8 Stack with a Failover Condition
Figure 1-9 shows a stack with a bad link B. This stack partitions into two stacks, and switch 1 and
switch 3 are stack masters.
Figure 1-9 Partitioned Stack with a Failover Condition
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Cisco CATALYST 2960 Specifications

General

Manageable	Yes
Stacking	No
Model	Catalyst 2960 Series Switches
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models (IEEE 802.3af)
VLANs	255 active VLANs
Features	QoS
Operating Temperature	32 to 113°F (0 to 45°C)
Relative Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Power Consumption	Varies by model (30W to 400W)