Temperature info given by CLI and in data sheets

[mmbuss]

I’m a bit confused by the info I get from a Cisco switch and the info in the Data Sheets of the product.

What are the correct settings?

I looked at the temperature settings for WS-C3560CX-12PC-S device.

Data sheet info for this type of device

Operating temperature  -5°C to +45°C

Info from the switch

                #sh env temp status

System Temperature Value: 60 Degree Celsius (actual at this moment)

System Temperature State: GREEN

Yellow Threshold : 89 Degree Celsius

Red Threshold    : 96 Degree Celsius

Findings

                There is a contradiction between the values in the data sheets and the ones I can see on the switch.

                What are correct values and best practices?

[Iulian Vaideanu]

The values in the datasheet are ambient temperatures;  what the device reports is read by an internal sensor (obviously in a warmer environment than outside).