Power Management and Power Over Ethernet on Stacking

The power management for Power over Ethernet (PoE) is applicable only if there are one or more Summit X440-24p or X460-XXp or X460G2-XXp switches on the stack.

Each Summit X440-24p, X460-XXp, X450-G2-xxp, or X460G2-XXp switch is equipped with its own independent power supply that provides power for the PoE ports on that switch. Power is not shared with other switches in the stack.

PoE configuration and status are maintained on the master node. Configuration information is sent by the master to the hardware on each PoE capable switch to be controlled by the local PoE hardware on that switch. Status is gathered on the master by querying the PoE hardware on each switch.

The power supply for each Summit X460-24p switch is capable of providing a full 15.4 watts per PoE port for all 24 ports.