Configuring PoE ······················································································································································ 166

Overview ······································································································································································· 166

PoE configuration task list ··········································································································································· 166

Enabling PoE for a PoE interface ································································································································ 167

Detecting PDs ································································································································································ 168

Enabling the PSE to detect nonstandard PDs ··································································································· 168

Configuring a PD disconnection detection mode ···························································································· 169

Configuring the maximum PoE interface power ······································································································· 169

Configuring PoE interface power management ········································································································ 169

Configuring the PoE monitoring function ··················································································································· 170

Configuring PSE power monitoring ··················································································································· 171

Monitoring PD ······················································································································································ 171

Configuring PoE interface through PoE profile ········································································································· 171

Configuring PoE profile ······································································································································ 171

Applying a PoE profile ········································································································································ 172

Upgrading PSE processing software in service ········································································································ 172

Displaying and maintaining PoE ································································································································ 173

PoE configuration example ········································································································································· 174

Troubleshooting PoE ···················································································································································· 175

Setting the priority of a PoE interface to critical fails ······················································································· 175

Failure to apply a PoE profile to a PoE interface ····························································································· 175

Configuring cluster management ··························································································································· 176

Roles in a cluster ·················································································································································· 176

How a cluster works ············································································································································ 177

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·················································································································· 180

Cluster management configuration task list ··············································································································· 181

Configuring the management switch ························································································································· 182

Enabling NDP globally and for specific ports ·································································································· 182

Configuring NDP parameters ···························································································································· 182

Enabling NTDP globally and for specific ports ································································································ 183

Configuring NTDP parameters ··························································································································· 183

Manually collecting topology information ········································································································ 184

Enabling the cluster function ······························································································································ 184

Establishing a cluster ··········································································································································· 185

Enabling management VLAN autonegotiation ································································································· 185

Configuring communication between the management switch and the member switches within a cluster

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Configuring cluster management protocol packets ························································································· 187

Cluster member management ···························································································································· 188

Configuring the member switches ······························································································································ 188

Enabling NDP ······················································································································································ 188

Enabling NTDP ···················································································································································· 188