8-3
Planning and Implementation for the 3500 Switches
Planning Your PoE Configuration
Planning and
Implementation for the 3500
Switches
The table in this example configuration shows the PoE power available for
the HP ProCurve 3500-24-PoE switch when configured with an external power
supply.
Figure 8-2. Example of two HP ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Switches connecting to an
HP ProCurve 620 External and Redundant Power Supply (J8696A)
The same considerations apply for the mini-GBIC ports as in the previous
example.
Two HP ProCurve 3500-24-PoE switches can be supported by one 620 RPS/
EPS. This is a full redundant configuration—both of the switches can be
supplied with power should either of their internal power supplies fail. The
620 RPS/EPS can supply system power to keep the switch powered on and
PoE power to supply the attached PoE devices with power.
3500- 24 port
switches
620 RPS/EPS
Source of
Power
Watts
Available
# of Ports Powered and
Average watts/Port from
internal supply
Redundant # of Ports
Powered and Average
watts/Port
Internal PoE
Power Supply
398 24 @ average 15.4 W each for
a total of 369.6 W
None
Internal plus
External PoE
Power Supply
398 + 388 24 @ 15.4 W each for a total
of 369.6 W
24 @ average 15.4 W each
for a total of 369.6 W
External PoE
Power Supply
(failed Internal
PoE Power
Supply)
388 24 @ average 15.4 W each for
a total of 369.6 W
None