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Planning
Planning Your PoE Configuration
Planning
With an HP 600 RPS/EPS Powering One Switch
■ The lowest loaded bank of ports (1-24 or 25-48) has 38 watts reserved. 
That power is available for use by the two highest priority ports in the 
bank, (in a default configuration ports 1 and 2, or 25 and 26). 
Source of 
Power
Watts 
Available
# of Ports Powered and 
Average Watts/Port
Redundant # of Ports 
Powered and Average Watts/
Port
Internal PoE 
Power 
Supply
406 24 @ average 15.4 W each
48 @ average 8.45 W each
Internal plus 
External PoE 
Power 
Supply
406    368
1 - 24       25 - 48
48 @ average 15.4 W each
External PoE 
Power 
Supply 
(Failed 
Internal PoE 
Power 
Supply)
368
(38 W is 
reserved for 
either 1-24 or 
25-48)
24 @ average 15.4 W each
48 @ average 7.6 W each
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