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Cisco Redundant Power System 2300
The Cisco
®
Redundant Power System 2300 (RPS 2300) increases availability for
converged data, voice, and video networks. The system delivers power supply
redundancy and resiliency for a variety of power requirements, including Power over
Ethernet (PoE). It helps ensure uninterrupted operation and protection against device
power supply failures by providing seamless failover for Cisco switches like the Cisco
Catalyst
®
3750-E Series Switches and routers like the Integrated Services Routers.
The Cisco RPS 2300 supplies redundant power for up to two of six connected 48-port PoE devices
in a convenient, 1-rack-unit form factor (Figure 1). When attached to Cisco Catalyst 3750-E or
3560-E Series Switches, the Cisco RPS 2300 offers additional intelligent management capabilities.
Figure 1. Cisco RPS 2300
FLEXIBILITY AND HIGH AVAILABILITY
The Cisco RPS 2300 can provide complete internal power supply redundancy for up to two
attached networking devices. It has two power supply bays and can accept 1150W AC or 750W
AC power supply modules. These power supply modules are also used with Cisco Catalyst 3750-E
and 3560-E Series Switches. With two 1150W AC power supply modules, the Cisco RPS 2300
can fully back up two 48-port switches that are delivering 15.4W of PoE on all ports. The Cisco
RPS 2300 also has a replaceable fan module.
EASE OF USE
When connected to Cisco Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Series Switches, the Cisco RPS 2300
offers enhanced capabilities to manage power supply redundancy, including:
The ability to remotely place the RPS or any of the six individual RPS ports in active or
standby mode
Setting priorities for each RPS port
RPS status reporting, such as the number of power supplies inserted or the availability to
back up connected switches
Switch status reporting, such as a list of the power requirements of each of the
attached switches
Failure and exception history reporting
These capabilities are accessible through the switch’s command line interface (CLI), or through
graphical user interface (GUI) tools such as the Cisco Network Assistant and CiscoWorks
CiscoView.

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