Setting Port Priority Levels - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6350 Hardware User's Manual

Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Setting Port Priority Levels

As not all Powered Devices (PDs) connected to the switch have the same priority within a customer
network setting, the switch allows the user to specify priority levels on a port-by-port basis. Priority levels
include low, high, and critical. The default priority level for a port is low.
Low. This default value is used for port(s) that have low-priority devices attached. In the event of a
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power management issue, inline power to low-priority is interrupted first (i.e., before critical and high-
priority).
High. This value is used for port(s) that have important, but not mission-critical, devices attached. If
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other in the chassis have been configured as critical, inline power to high-priority is given second
priority.
Critical. This value is used for port(s) that have mission-critical devices attached, and therefore require
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top (i.e., critical) priority. In the event of a power management issue, inline power to critical is
maintained as long as possible.
To change the priority level for a particular port, use the
allows you to set priority levels on a port-by-port basis, be sure to specify slot/port information in the
command line. For example, the syntax
-> lanpower 1/1 priority critical
changes the priority value of port 1 to the highest priority level of critical. Now that the default value has
been reconfigured, this port should be reserved for those PDs that are mission critical for network
operations.
OmniSwitch 6350 Hardware Users Guide
lanpower priority
September 2015
Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters
command. Since the switch
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