Port Management
Green Ethernet
Cisco Sx350, SG350X, SG350XG, Sx550X & SG550XG Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.2.5.x 178
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802.3az EEE Configuration Workflow
This section describes how to configure the 802.3az EEE feature and view its counters.
STEP 1 Ensure that auto-negotiation is enabled on the port by opening the Port Management > Port
Settings page.
a. Select a port and open the Edit Port Setting page.
b. Select Auto Negotiation field to ensure that it is Enabled.
STEP 2 Ensure that 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) is globally enabled in the Properties page
(it is enabled by default). This page also displays how much energy has been saved.
STEP 3 Ensure that 802.3az EEE is enabled on a port by opening the Port Settings page.
a. Select a port, open the Edit Port Setting page.
b. Check the 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) mode on the port (it is enabled by
default).
c. Select whether to enable or disable advertisement of 802.3az EEE capabilities through
LLDP in 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) LLDP (it is enabled by default).
STEP 4 To see 802.3 EEE-related information on the local device, open the
LLDP Local Information page, and view the information in the 802.3 Energy Efficient
Ethernet (EEE) block.
STEP 5 To display 802.3az EEE information on the remote device, open the LLDP Neighbor
Information pages, and view the information in the 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
block.
Properties
The Properties page displays and enables configuration of the Green Ethernet mode for the
device. It also displays the current power savings.
To enable Green Ethernet and EEE and view power savings:
STEP 1 Click Port Management > Green Ethernet > Properties.
STEP 2 Enter the values for the following fields:
• Energy Detect Mode—(For non-XG devices) Click the checkbox to enable.
• Short Reach—(For non-XG devices) Click the checkbox to enable.
NOTE If Short Reach is enabled, EEE must be disabled.
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