03-10-2014 06:39 AM - edited 03-07-2019 06:37 PM
Hi
We recently purchased four Cisco 3850 switches (WS-C3850-48P-S) which comes with 715WAC power supply. We have also purchased additional four 1100WAC power supplies.
Our requirements are:
Questions:
Thanks
Muhammad Ibrahim
03-10-2014 06:14 PM
03-10-2014 06:25 PM
Hello Muhammad,
You have a few options for stack power configuration. The switch has two power supplies per system, allowing the power load to be split between them. This accommodates the increased maximum power of 30 watts per port provided to a powered device to meet the PoE+ standard (802.3at). With PoE+, a 48-port system would need 1440 Watts to provide 30 Watts per powered device for the PoE ports. Systems with fewer powered devices might require only one power supply. In this case, the additional power supply can provide one-to-one redundancy for the active supply.
In addition, the stacking switch supports StackPower, which allows the power supplies to share the load across multiple systems in a stack. By connecting the switches with power stack cables, you can manage the power supplies of up to four stack members as a one large power supply that provides power to all switches and to the powered devices connected to switch ports. Since power supplies are most effective when running at 30 to 90% of their maximum load, taking some of the power supplies offline provides maximum power efficiency. Switches in a power stack must be members of the same switch (data) stack.
reference
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3850/software/release/3se/int_hw_components/configuration_guide/b_int_3se_3850_cg/b_int_3se_3850_cg_chapter_01000.html
HTH
Luke
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