Power savings allow you to reduce network infrastructure power consumption during periods of low data activity without impacting network connectivity.
Depending on the power saving option you choose, you can implement power savings on a switch-wide, or on a per-port basis. The following power saving options are supported:
Energy Saver (switch-wide or per-port)
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) (per-port only)
You must choose either Energy Saver, or Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)—you cannot use both options together.
The following sections describe the Energy Saver and Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) features, and how to configure them.