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... configuration, provides troubleshooting information, and describes how to assign IP information to the switch. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide xi Purpose The Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide documents the hardware features of Catalyst 3500 series XL switches. Preface Audience This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing...
... configuration, provides troubleshooting information, and describes how to assign IP information to the switch. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide xi Purpose The Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide documents the hardware features of Catalyst 3500 series XL switches. Preface Audience This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing...
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...-6456-04 Online help also provides detailed information about Catalyst 3500 series XL switches and related products, refer to the following publications: • Quick Start: Catalyst 3500 Series XL Cabling and Setup • Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide • Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only) • Cisco Cluster Management Suite online help provides detailed procedures for...
...-6456-04 Online help also provides detailed information about Catalyst 3500 series XL switches and related products, refer to the following publications: • Quick Start: Catalyst 3500 Series XL Cabling and Setup • Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide • Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only) • Cisco Cluster Management Suite online help provides detailed procedures for...
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... to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch is its ability to provide inline power to Cisco IP Phones. (Phone adapters are stackable 10/100 Ethernet switches to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 switch ports.) Figure 1-1 shows the switch models in the series, and Table 1-1 and Table 1-2 list their features. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
... to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch is its ability to provide inline power to Cisco IP Phones. (Phone adapters are stackable 10/100 Ethernet switches to the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 switch ports.) Figure 1-1 shows the switch models in the series, and Table 1-1 and Table 1-2 list their features. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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Features Chapter 1 Product Overview Figure 1-1 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Switches Switch Description WS-C3508G-XL 8 GBIC1-based gigabit module slots 1 SYSTEM 2 3 RPS 4 5 MODE STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 6 7 8 WS-C3512-XL 12 autosensing10/100 Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-XL 24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports 2 fixed GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-PWR...
Features Chapter 1 Product Overview Figure 1-1 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Switches Switch Description WS-C3508G-XL 8 GBIC1-based gigabit module slots 1 SYSTEM 2 3 RPS 4 5 MODE STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 6 7 8 WS-C3512-XL 12 autosensing10/100 Ethernet ports 2 GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-XL 24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports 2 fixed GBIC-based gigabit module slots WS-C3524-PWR...
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... Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring on any port • Support for command switch redundancy • Support for optional Cisco 600W Redundant Power System (RPS) that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to four 1000BaseZX GBICs with the Catalyst 3508G XL switch) Management • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) through the console port or Telnet •...
... Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring on any port • Support for command switch redundancy • Support for optional Cisco 600W Redundant Power System (RPS) that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to four 1000BaseZX GBICs with the Catalyst 3508G XL switch) Management • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) through the console port or Telnet •...
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...; SNMP Power Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco RPS 600 that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to the Catalyst 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL switches • Connection for managing switch clusters or an individual switch through Visual Switch Manager (VSM) Front-Panel Description The front panel of the Catalyst 3508G XL switch (Figure 1-2) has eight 1000BaseX GBIC module...
...; SNMP Power Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco RPS 600 that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to the Catalyst 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL switches • Connection for managing switch clusters or an individual switch through Visual Switch Manager (VSM) Front-Panel Description The front panel of the Catalyst 3508G XL switch (Figure 1-2) has eight 1000BaseX GBIC module...
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Front-Panel Description Figure 1-2 Catalyst 3508G XL Switch Chapter 1 Product Overview 18966 1 SYSTEM RPS MODE STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GBIC module slots Figure 1-3 Catalyst 3512 XL Switch 12 1X 34 56 78 SYSTEM MODE RPS 2X STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 9 10 11 12 11X 12X 10/100 ports Figure 1-4 Catalyst 3524 XL Switch 1 2 GBIC module slots 12 1X 34 56 78...
Front-Panel Description Figure 1-2 Catalyst 3508G XL Switch Chapter 1 Product Overview 18966 1 SYSTEM RPS MODE STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GBIC module slots Figure 1-3 Catalyst 3512 XL Switch 12 1X 34 56 78 SYSTEM MODE RPS 2X STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 9 10 11 12 11X 12X 10/100 ports Figure 1-4 Catalyst 3524 XL Switch 1 2 GBIC module slots 12 1X 34 56 78...
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...workstations, Cisco IP Phones, and hubs through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 3, 4, or 5 cabling 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-7 The 10/100 switch ports can connect, up to a distance of the pair (port 1) is above the second member (port 2). Chapter 1 Product Overview Figure 1-5 Catalyst 3524-PWR XL Switch Front-... 11X 12X 13 14 13X 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23X 14X 24X 10/100 inline-power ports Figure 1-6 Catalyst 3548 XL Switch 1 2 GBIC module slots 28010 SYSTEM RPS 12 1X 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15X 17 18 17X...
...workstations, Cisco IP Phones, and hubs through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 3, 4, or 5 cabling 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-7 The 10/100 switch ports can connect, up to a distance of the pair (port 1) is above the second member (port 2). Chapter 1 Product Overview Figure 1-5 Catalyst 3524-PWR XL Switch Front-... 11X 12X 13 14 13X 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23X 14X 24X 10/100 inline-power ports Figure 1-6 Catalyst 3548 XL Switch 1 2 GBIC module slots 28010 SYSTEM RPS 12 1X 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15X 17 18 17X...
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... traffic. When connecting the switch to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be connected to the 10/100 ports on a port, the port Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 78-6456-04 The Catalyst 3548 and 3524-PWR XL switches also support per -port ...-compatible devices such as high-speed workstations, Cisco IP Phones, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 5 cabling Note Category 5 cable is a straight-through, twisted-pair cable. The 10/100 switch ports can be explicitly set for ports operating...
... traffic. When connecting the switch to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be connected to the 10/100 ports on a port, the port Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 78-6456-04 The Catalyst 3548 and 3524-PWR XL switches also support per -port ...-compatible devices such as high-speed workstations, Cisco IP Phones, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches through standard RJ-45 connectors and Category 5 cabling Note Category 5 cable is a straight-through, twisted-pair cable. The 10/100 switch ports can be explicitly set for ports operating...
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...connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port and to the documentation that came with your GBIC module for a GigaStack GBIC-to it . Refer to eight GBICs in the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR and 3548 XL switches and up to two GBICs in the Catalyst 3508G XL switch. If ...the primary source fails, the second power source becomes the primary power source to the Cisco IP Phone.
...connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Catalyst 3524-PWR XL 10/100 port and to the documentation that came with your GBIC module for a GigaStack GBIC-to it . Refer to eight GBICs in the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3524-PWR and 3548 XL switches and up to two GBICs in the Catalyst 3508G XL switch. If ...the primary source fails, the second power source becomes the primary power source to the Cisco IP Phone.
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... on the bottom of the power supplies in the RPS could have failed. Note The Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS) supports the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-15 Note This is operational. The label on . Table 1-4 and... could be powered down and restarts after 15 seconds, using an RPS with a revision level lower than Z3 with a Catalyst 3508G XL or a Catalyst 3548 XL switch, the switch RPS LED might display amber (normally indicating an RPS malfunction) even when the RPS is functioning properly. One of the ...
... on the bottom of the power supplies in the RPS could have failed. Note The Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS) supports the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch. 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-15 Note This is operational. The label on . Table 1-4 and... could be powered down and restarts after 15 seconds, using an RPS with a revision level lower than Z3 with a Catalyst 3508G XL or a Catalyst 3548 XL switch, the switch RPS LED might display amber (normally indicating an RPS malfunction) even when the RPS is functioning properly. One of the ...
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...100 port and module slot has a port LED. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 explain how to the Cisco Redundant Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. This is backing up another switch in the Catalyst 3548 XL switch, press the Mode label. RPS is the default mode. The port modes (Table 1-6) determine the... type of the switch is down , or a fan on the Cisco RPS 300, refer to interpret the port LED ...
...100 port and module slot has a port LED. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 explain how to the Cisco Redundant Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. This is backing up another switch in the Catalyst 3548 XL switch, press the Mode label. RPS is the default mode. The port modes (Table 1-6) determine the... type of the switch is down , or a fan on the Cisco RPS 300, refer to interpret the port LED ...
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... to 30 seconds as excessive collisions, CRC errors, and alignment and jabber errors are green, the switch is using less than 25 percent of its total capacity, and so on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches Port Mode STATUS (port status) UTL (utilization) DUPLEX LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green...
... to 30 seconds as excessive collisions, CRC errors, and alignment and jabber errors are green, the switch is using less than 25 percent of its total capacity, and so on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches Port Mode STATUS (port status) UTL (utilization) DUPLEX LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green...
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Port is operating at 100 Mbps. Table 1-8 Meaning of LED Colors in Different Modes on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL Switch Port Mode STATUS (port status) DUPLEX LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green Alternating green-amber Solid amber Off Green Meaning No link. Activity...-04 Port is not forwarding. Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview Table 1-7 Meaning of LED Colors in Different Modes on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches (continued) Port Mode SPEED (speed) LED Color 10/100 ports Off Green 1000BaseX ports Off Green Meaning Port is operating at 10...
Port is operating at 100 Mbps. Table 1-8 Meaning of LED Colors in Different Modes on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL Switch Port Mode STATUS (port status) DUPLEX LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green Alternating green-amber Solid amber Off Green Meaning No link. Activity...-04 Port is not forwarding. Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview Table 1-7 Meaning of LED Colors in Different Modes on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches (continued) Port Mode SPEED (speed) LED Color 10/100 ports Off Green 1000BaseX ports Off Green Meaning Port is operating at 10...
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... utilization. If the Cisco IP Phone is receiving power from an AC power source, the port LED is operating at 10 Mbps. To find out the switch bandwidth usage, use the Device Bandwidth Graph on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch do not show the... bandwidth utilization percentages displayed by the right-most LEDs. Figure 1-13 Bandwidth Utilization for the Catalyst 3508G XL Switch 1 MODE SYSTEM RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 2 3 4 5 Catalyst 3500 XL 6 7 8 < 25% 25% - 49% + 50% + 22006 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware ...
... utilization. If the Cisco IP Phone is receiving power from an AC power source, the port LED is operating at 10 Mbps. To find out the switch bandwidth usage, use the Device Bandwidth Graph on the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch do not show the... bandwidth utilization percentages displayed by the right-most LEDs. Figure 1-13 Bandwidth Utilization for the Catalyst 3508G XL Switch 1 MODE SYSTEM RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 2 3 4 5 Catalyst 3500 XL 6 7 8 < 25% 25% - 49% + 50% + 22006 78-6456-04 Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware ...
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... RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 12 1X 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 11X 2X 12X < 25% + 25% - 49% + 50% + Catalyst 3500 XL 1 2 22007 Figure 1-15 Bandwidth Utilization for the Catalyst 3524 XL Switch MODE SYSTEM RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 12 1X 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 11X 2X 12X 13 14 15... 16 13X 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15X 14X 16X < 25% + 25% - 49% + 50% + Catalyst 3500 XL 1 2 Figure 1-16 Bandwidth Utilization for the Catalyst 3548 XL Switch 28366 SYSTEM RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED MODE 12 1X 3 24 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15X...
... RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 12 1X 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 11X 2X 12X < 25% + 25% - 49% + 50% + Catalyst 3500 XL 1 2 22007 Figure 1-15 Bandwidth Utilization for the Catalyst 3524 XL Switch MODE SYSTEM RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED 12 1X 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 11X 2X 12X 13 14 15... 16 13X 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15X 14X 16X < 25% + 25% - 49% + 50% + Catalyst 3500 XL 1 2 Figure 1-16 Bandwidth Utilization for the Catalyst 3548 XL Switch 28366 SYSTEM RPS STATUS UTIL DUPLX SPEED MODE 12 1X 3 24 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15X...
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... for each external device. Cisco RPS Connector Specific Cisco RPS models support specific Catalyst 3500 XL switches: • Cisco RPS 600 (model PWR600-AC-RPS)-Supports the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3548, and 3508 XL switches • Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS)-Supports the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch RPS Connector on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches The Cisco RPS 600 (model...
... for each external device. Cisco RPS Connector Specific Cisco RPS models support specific Catalyst 3500 XL switches: • Cisco RPS 600 (model PWR600-AC-RPS)-Supports the Catalyst 3512, 3524, 3548, and 3508 XL switches • Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS)-Supports the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch RPS Connector on the Catalyst 3508, 3512, 3524, and 3548 XL Switches The Cisco RPS 600 (model...
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... Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. For more information on the Cisco RPS 300, refer to manage individual and standalone switches. You can connect a Catalyst 3500 XL switch to six switches. Management Options Catalyst 3500 XL switches offer several management options: • Cisco Cluster Management Suite This suite is made up to a PC by means of four web-based applications...
... Power System 300 Hardware Installation Guide. For more information on the Cisco RPS 300, refer to manage individual and standalone switches. You can connect a Catalyst 3500 XL switch to six switches. Management Options Catalyst 3500 XL switches offer several management options: • Cisco Cluster Management Suite This suite is made up to a PC by means of four web-based applications...
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...gigabit links or Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel links. You can connect up to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches through GigaStack GBIC connections. To preserve connectivity between the switches in case one switch in the same logical network as the users who access those resources most. •...during congestion and to help control both delay and jitter within the network. When you use a stack of Catalyst 3548 XL switches, you can create backup paths between the switch and its connected servers and routers. • An evolving demand for IP telephony • Use quality of...
...gigabit links or Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel links. You can connect up to nine Catalyst 3500 XL switches through GigaStack GBIC connections. To preserve connectivity between the switches in case one switch in the same logical network as the users who access those resources most. •...during congestion and to help control both delay and jitter within the network. When you use a stack of Catalyst 3548 XL switches, you can create backup paths between the switch and its connected servers and routers. • An evolving demand for IP telephony • Use quality of...
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Compare this configuration provides users a dedicated 1-Gbps connection to two backbone switches. If one of the redundant connections fails, the other can serve as the Catalyst 3508G XL switch. You can configure the stack members and the Catalyst 3508G XL switch as a switch cluster to manage them through a single IP address. • High-performance workgroup-For users who require high-speed...
Compare this configuration provides users a dedicated 1-Gbps connection to two backbone switches. If one of the redundant connections fails, the other can serve as the Catalyst 3508G XL switch. You can configure the stack members and the Catalyst 3508G XL switch as a switch cluster to manage them through a single IP address. • High-performance workgroup-For users who require high-speed...