Concept Guide

Enable PoE/PoE+
PoE/PoE+ is disabled by default.
You can enable PoE/PoE+ on a port by using the power inline command in the INTERFACE mode.
• To manage the inline power in a stack unit, use the Class or Static mode. See Manage Inline Power.
• To limit the maximum amount of power available to a powered device and to set the priority of power access by the ports, use the
power inline {[max_milliwatts] | priority {critical | high | low}} command.
• To view the amount of power that a port is consuming, use the show power inline command in the EXEC Privilege mode. See
Display the Power Details.
• To disable the PoE/PoE+ on a port, use the no power inline command in the INTERFACE mode.
Upgrading the PoE Controller
To upgrade the PoE controller rmware, use the following command. You can upgrade the PoE controller rmware using the rmware
packaged with the Dell Networking OS. After the upgrade is successful, the stack unit reloads automatically.
NOTE: You cannot upgrade the PoE controller when any other upgrade is in progress. Upgrading the PoE controller may take a
few minutes to complete. The CLI is blocked until the upgrade is complete.
1 Upgrade the PoE controller.
EXEC Privilege mode
upgrade poe-controller stack-unit unit-number
The following example shows upgrading the PoE controller on stack unit 1.
Dell#upgrade poe-controller stack-unit 1
Current PoE-Controller information in the system:
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Stack Unit Current Version New Version
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1 2.63 2.63
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* Warning - Upgrading PoE Controller should only be attempted *
* when necessary. Stack-unit will be reset automatically after *
* upgrade. PoE to all ports of the unit would be suspended until *
* upgrade completes and unit gets reloaded successfully. Please do not*
* Reset/Powercyle or Reload. Proceed with caution ! *
***********************************************************************
Upgrade PoE Controller Firmware for stack-unit 1 ? [yes/no]: yes
PoE Controller upgrade in progress. Please do NOT POWER-OFF the card.
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Upgrade result :
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Slot 1 PoE Controller FirmWare upgrade successful. Resetting the stack-unit.
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2 Verify the PoE version bundled with the booted Dell Networking OS image.
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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