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failure, the system drops the PoE power on ports based on user priority, to maintain system power. For
more information on Power Supplies, see Power supplies on page 23.
◦ JL086A PSUs can support up to six ports at 60W. In terms of 802.3bt PoE power allocation, the second
JL086A provides redundant power if PoE is configured for six ports at 60W. However, if PoE is configured
for 12 ports at 60W, there is no power redundancy. This condition is because the moment one power supply
fails, the PoE ports drop from 12 at 60W to 6 at 60W. However, if there is one power supply in the platform,
the system power will still be maintained.
• Plug-and-play networking: All ports are enabled by default. Connect the network cables to active network
devices and your switched network is operational.
• Auto MDI/MDI-X on all twisted-pair ports (10/100/1000 and 10GBase-T), meaning that all connections can be
made using straight-through twisted-pair cables.
Cross-over cables are not required, although they will also work. The pin operation of each port is
automatically adjusted for the attached device. If the switch detects that another switch or hub is connected to
the port, it configures the port as MDI. If the switch detects that an end node device is connected to the port, it
configures the port as MDI-X . (See the appendixes for recommended or required cabling.)
• Automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports when connected to other auto-
negotiating devices. The SFP/SFP+ ports always operate at full duplex.
• Easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
◦ Console interface: A full-featured, easy-to-use, VT-100 terminal interface for out-of-band or in-band switch
management.
◦ Web browser interface: An easy-to-use built-in graphical interface that can be accessed from common
web browsers.
◦ Aruba AirWave: A powerful and easy-to-use network operations system that manages wired and wireless
infrastructures. For more information, visit https://www.hpe.com/networking/imc and select the link to
Aruba AirWave.
◦ Aruba Activate: Cloud-based service that provides inventory control and facilitates Zero Touch
Provisioning.
◦ Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: Network policy management software for wired and wireless network
devices that provide on-boarding and role-based control/security.
◦ Aruba Central: Network management software cloud platform. It offers IT organizations a simple, secure,
and cost-effective way to manage and monitor Aruba switches and Aruba instant wireless APs.
◦ IMC (HPE Intelligent Management Center): An SNMP-based, graphical network management tool that you
can use to manage your entire network. Free trials of IMC can be downloaded at https://www.hpe.com/
networking/imc. (Scroll down to the IMC options.)
• Support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops.
• Support for up to 2048 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the attached end nodes into logical
groupings that fit your business needs.
• Support for many advanced features to enhance network performance: For a description, see the
Management and Configuration Guide for your 2930M switch model at https://www.hpe.com/networking/
ResourceFinder.
• Ability to update the switch software. To download product updates, go to either of the following:
◦ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center Get connected with updates page: https://www.hpe.com/
support/e-updates
◦ HPE Networking Software: https://www.hpe.com/networking/software
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