Cisco Catalyst 4500e Series User Manual

Contents
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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Management Flow 1-35
Switching Traffic Flow 1-36
CHAPTER 2 Preparing for Installation 2-1
Electrostatic Discharge 2-2
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage 2-2
Site Power Requirements and Heat Dissipation 2-3
Power Connection Guidelines for AC-Powered Systems 2-3
Power Connection Guidelines for DC-Powered Systems 2-9
Calculating DC Input Current 2-9
Ventilation 2-10
Calculating System Heat Dissipation 2-11
Site-Planning Checklist 2-11
CHAPTER 3 Installing the Switch in a Rack 3-1
Checking the Shipping Container Contents 3-1
Rack-Mounting the Switch 3-2
Required Installation Tools 3-2
Rack-Mounting Catalyst 4500 E-series Switches 3-3
System Ground Connection Guidelines 3-5
Parts and Required Tools 3-6
Connecting System Ground and Power 3-6
CHAPTER 4 Removing and Replacing FRUs 4-1
Removing and Replacing the Power Supply 4-2
Required Tools 4-4
Removing an AC-Input Power Supply 4-4
Installing an AC-Input Power Supply 4-6
Removing a DC-Input Power Supply 4-8
Required Tools 4-8
Removal Procedure 4-8
Installing a DC-Input Power Supply 4-11
Required Tools 4-11
Installation Procedure 4-12
Removing and Replacing the Chassis Fan Assembly 4-13
Required Tools 4-13
Removing the Fan Assembly 4-13
Installing the Fan Assembly 4-14

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