Cisco Catalyst 4500e Series User Manual

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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the features and components of the Catalyst 4500 E-series
switches. The Catalyst
4500 E-series switches are the Catalyst 4503-E switch, the Catalyst 4506-E
switch, the Catalyst
4507R-E switch, and the Catalyst 4510R-E switch. The information is presented in
these major sections:
• Switch Features, page 1-1
• Supervisor Engines, page 1-16
• Fan Assembly, page 1-24
• Power Supplies, page 1-25
• System Architecture, page 1-31
Switch Features
The following sections describe the features of the Catalyst 4500 E-series switches:
• Power Redundancy, page 1-1
• Catalyst 4503-E Switch Features, page 1-2
• Catalyst 4506-E Switch Features, page 1-5
• Supervisor Engine Redundancy, page 1-8
• Catalyst 4507R-E Switch Features, page 1-9
• Catalyst 4510R-E Switch Features, page 1-13
Power Redundancy
All Catalyst 4500-E switches offer 1+1 power redundancy, so that in the event of a power interruption
the switch can still operate using power from another circuit. The power supplies can also run in a
combined mode so that chassis can have power from both supplies at once. You will need to use the
power redundancy-mode command to configure combined mode. Redundant mode is the default.
Catalyst 4500-E switches support power supply redundancy only between power supplies of equal
wattage and type. A mix of power supplies is not supported. The second power supply recognized is
placed into err-disable mode.

Cisco Catalyst 4500e Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500E Series
Stackable	No
Chassis Options	3-slot, 6-slot, 7-slot, 10-slot
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply redundancy, supervisor engine redundancy (1+1)
Layer Support	Layer 2
Virtualization	Yes (Virtual Switching System - VSS)
Form Factor	Modular
Ports	Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet options depending on the line cards
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Features	Flexible NetFlow, TrustSec
Maximum Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
Management	CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Cisco DNA Center
Security Features	802.1X
VLAN Support	Up to 4096 VLANs
QoS Support	Yes
Supervisor Engine Options	Sup8-E