Contents
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OmniSwitch 6855 Series Hardware Users Guide
September 2011
Chapter 5
Booting 6855 Series Switches
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5-1
Booting an OmniSwitch 6855
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5-1
Console Port
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5-2
Serial Connection Default Settings
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5-2
Modifying the Serial Connection Settings
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5-2
Viewing the Power Supply Status
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5-4
Monitoring the Chassis
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5-5
Checking the Overall Chassis Status
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5-5
Checking the Temperature Status
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5-5
Checking the Fan Status
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5-6
Checking the Power Supply Status
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5-6
Automatic Monitoring
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5-6
Additional Monitoring Commands
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5-6
Using LEDs to Visually Monitor the Chassis
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5-7
Installing SFP and XFP Transceivers
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5-7
Chapter 6
Installing and Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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6-1
In This Chapter
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6-2
Power over Ethernet Specifications
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6-3
Number of PoE Ports Supported
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6-3
Dynamic Power Over Ethernet (OS6855-P14 Only)
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6-4
Viewing PoE Power Supply Status
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6-4
Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters
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6-5
Power over Ethernet Defaults
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6-5
Understanding and Modifying the Default Settings
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6-5
Setting the PoE Operational Status
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6-5
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Port
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6-6
Configuring the Total Power Available to a Switch
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6-6
Setting Port Priority Levels
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6-7
Understanding Priority Disconnect
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6-8
Setting Priority Disconnect Status
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6-8
Disabling Priority Disconnect
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6-8
Enabling Priority Disconnect
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6-8
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Same Priority Level on All PD
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6-9
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Incoming PD Port has Highest Priority Level 6-9
Priority Disconnect is Enabled; Incoming PD Port has Lowest Priority Level 6-9
Priority Disconnect is Disabled
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6-10
Monitoring Power over Ethernet via CLI
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6-11
Chapter 7
Managing OmniSwitch 6855 Series Stacks
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7-1
In This Chapter
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7-2
OmniSwitch 6855 Stacking Specifications
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7-3
Changing to Stacking Mode
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7-3
OmniSwitch 6855 Series Stack Overview
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7-4
Roles Within the Stack
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7-4
Primary and Secondary Management Modules
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7-4