Users Guide

3. The max_milliwatts option has no effect on a port extender (PE) port when the PE port is
configured to be in Class mode.
Managing Power Priorities
PoE or PoE+ enabled port extender ports have power access priorities based first on the priority
configured and then on their port number.
The default priority is with respect to the port numbers, the lower port numbers have higher priorities
when compared with higher port numbers
You can augment the default prioritization using the [no] power inline {[max_milliwatts] |
priority {critical | high | low}} command, where critical is the highest priority and low is
the lowest priority.
NOTE: If you configure a priority with this command, the Dell Networking OS ignores any LLDP-
MED priority on this port. If you do not configure a port priority with this command, the Dell
Networking OS honors any LLDP-MED priority.
In general, priority is assigned in this order:
1. power inline priority {critical | high | low} setting or priority advertised by LLDP
TLV.
power inline mode pe pe—id stack-unit unit-number {class | static} setting:
NOTE: The power inline static setting has a higher priority for access to power than those
configured using the class setting.
2. port number .
NOTE: By default, all ports are set to low priority.
Configuring Power Management on the PE — Class and Static Mode
By default, PoE or PoE+ are disabled.
To manage the inline power supplied to the port extender ports, use the power inline mode
command in Configuration mode. The mode configuration applies to all the ports on the port extender.
To manage the inline power in a port extender, you can configure Class or Static mode.
This command has the following parameters.
• class — When you configure Class mode, the maximum power for the particular class of device is
allocated. Class mode supports power allocation through Layer 2 classification and power negotiation
by the LLDP 802.3at standard. If you are configuring port priority, use Class mode. For information
about port priority, see Managing Ports using Power Priority and the Power Budget and Allocating PoE
Power to Power Devices to a Connected PE Interface For information about classes for powered
devices, see Power over Ethernet (PoE).
NOTE: The power inline max_milliwatts command enables the inline power supplied to
an interface. The max_milliwatts option only works when you use Static Management mode.
When you enable Class mode, the
max_milliwatts option has no effect on the interface.
Instead, the maximum limit in Class mode applies to all the ports on the port extender. For more
information, see Allocating PoE Power to Power Devices from a PE Interface.
• static — When you configure Static mode, the inline power allocates based on the actual power
consumption by the powered device (PD). The power the PD requests is given and reduced from the
available pool. Power negotiation through LLDP (extended power via MDI TLVs or IEEE 802.3 at
power-via-mdi TLVs) is not supported in static mode. Ports you configure in Static mode reserve a
fixed power allocation whether a device is connected or not. By default, 15.4 W is allocated for PoE
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