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Power Management
This chapter describes the  power management feature in the Catalyst enterprise LAN switches.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands that are used in this chapter, refer to the 
Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX,  and Catalyst 2980G Switches Command 
Reference.
This chapter consists of these sections:
• Understanding How Power Management Works on the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches, page 28-1
• Understanding How Power Management Works on the Catalyst 4006 Switch, page 28-6
• Power Consumption for Modules, page 28-9
• Migrating a Supervisor Engine II from a Catalyst 4006 Switch to a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, 
page 28-10
• Understanding How PoE Works, page 28-11
• Configuring Power Management, page 28-14
• Configuring PoE, page 28-18
Understanding How Power Management  Works on the 
Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
These sections describe how to manage power for the Catalyst 4500 series switches.
Note For information on power management for the Catalyst 4006  switch, see the “Understanding How Power 
Management Works on the Catalyst 4006 Switch” section on page 28-6.