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Chapter
12
Power over Ethernet
Table 30 lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the Power over Ethernet (PoE) features
they support. These features are supported in the Layer 2 and Layer 3 software images, except
where noted.
SXS
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Power over Ethernet overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
•Enabling and disabling Power over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
•Disabling support for PoE legacy power-consuming devices . . . . . . . . . . . 301
•Enabling the detection of PoE power requirements advertised through CDP 302
•Setting the maximum power level for a PoE power- consuming device. . . 302
•Setting the power class for a PoE power- consuming device . . . . . . . . . . . 304
•Setting the inline power priority for a PoE port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
•Resetting PoE parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
•Displaying Power over Ethernet information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
TABLE 30 Supported PoE features
Feature FSX 800
FSX 1600
PoE interface
modules
1
1. Supported on PoE-enabled interface modules installed in a chassis with PoE power supply.
FCX
PoE
+
models only
ICX 6610
PoE models
only
ICX 6430
PoE models
only
ICX 6450
PoE models
only
PoE+ (802.3at) Yes
(FSX 800 and
FSX 1600 with
SX-FI48GPP
module only)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
PoE (802.3af) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Detection of PoE power requirements
advertised through CDP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum power level for a PoE power
consuming device
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power class for PoE power consuming
device
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum power budget per PoE
interface module
Yes No No Yes Yes
In-line power priority for a PoE port Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PoE firmware upgrade via CLI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes