Connecting To The Stackpower Ports; Installing A Network Module In The Switch; Installing And Removing Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules; Connecting Devices To The Ethernet Ports - Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Installing a Switch

Connecting to the StackPower Ports

Before you begin
Before connecting the StackPower cables, review
Cisco-approved StackPower cable to connect the switches. To prevent misconfiguration, the StackPower ports
on the switch are keyed and have colored bands that match the keying and bands on the StackPower cable
connectors.
Procedure
Step 1 Remove the dust covers from the StackPower cable connectors.
Step 2 Connect the end of the cable with a green band to either StackPower port on the first switch. Align the connector
correctly, and insert it into a StackPower port on the switch rear panel.
Step 3 Connect the end of the cable with the yellow band to another switch (to configure StackPower power sharing).
Step 4
Hand-tighten the captive screws to secure the StackPower cable connectors in place.
Caution

Installing a Network Module in the Switch

For information on network modules, see:
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Installing and Removing Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules

See these sections for information on Cisco pluggable transceiver modules (SFP, SFP, SFP28 and QSFP+
modules):
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Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports

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Removing and installing the StackPower cable can shorten its useful life. Do not remove and insert
the cable more often than is absolutely necessary.
Installing a Network Module, on page 52
Installing a Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Module, on page 60
Removing Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules, on page 62
Cisco 40-Gigabit QSFP+ Transceiver Modules Installation Note
10/100/1000/Multigigabit Ethernet Port Connections, on page 48
PoE+ and Cisco UPOE/UPOE+ Port Connections, on page 48
Planning a Switch Data Stack, on page
Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide

Connecting to the StackPower Ports

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