Switch Software Features - HP Aruba 6400 Series Installation And Getting Started Manual

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For standards-compatible powered devices.

For instructions on using the switch PoE features, see the Monitoring Guide for your switch.

Aruba 6400 PoE operation includes these features:

• Maximum PoE power per slot is 2880W

• Both the Aruba 6405 and Aruba 6410 switches support a maximum PoE load of 11,500W with four power

supply units of 3,000W installed

• Interoperates with IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, and IEEE 802.3bt compliant Powered Devices (PD)

• Compatible with non-Aruba, pre-standard IEEE 802.af PDs

• Detects and supplies power to Single Signature (SS) Type 1-4 PDs

• Detects and supplies power to Dual Signature (DS) Type 3-4 PDs

• Long first class event supported on Type 3-4 PSE

• Multi-Event classification permits mutual ID of SS Class 0-8 and DS Class 1-5

• Support LLDP Data Link Layer (DLL) Type 1-2 extension 12-octet TLV and Type 3-4 extension 29-octet TLV

• Default PSE assigned class delivers the maximum PSE capable power at initial power up based on PD

requested class

• Always-on PoE is a feature that provides the ability for a switch to continue to provide power across user

initiated reboots through software. Always-on PoE is enabled by default and no additional configuration

is needed.

• Continues to deliver power during "warm" reboot of the switch

• Conducts power management based on port priority configuration

• Delivers Rapid Power Down (RPD) of PDs in the event of a PSU failure

• Delivers SNMP trap support for port-status change and threshold limit

• Provides LED indication of PoE status and fault

Redundant PoE support with four 3000W Power Supply Units

Redundancy

mode

Non-redundant

N+1 redundancy

2N redundancy