Users 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 firmware, use the following command. You can upgrade the PoE controller firmware using the firmware
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.
Dell#
2 Verify the PoE version bundled with the booted Dell Networking OS image.
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Power over Ethernet (PoE)