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M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches
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Features for Switch Model M4300-96X
For hardware information about switch model M4300-96X, including information about
supported port cards, power supply units (PSUs), and Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgets,
see the Fully Managed Stackable Switch M4300-96X Hardware Installation Guide.
This section describes the features that this release supports for switch model M4300-96X.
Slot-Based Port Numbering for model M4300-96X
All physical ports on switch model M4300-96X are based on slots. Because this model
supports 12 slots and each port card provides eight ports, the port numbering is in the format
unit number/slot number/port number.
APM408C, APM408P, and APM408F Port Cards for model M4300-96X
For the APM408C, APM408P, and APM408F port cards, the numbering is as follows:
• The unit is the number that is assigned to the switch, either automatically generated and
assigned by the system, or manually assigned.
The unit range is from 1 to 8.
• The slot is one of 12 slots that this model supports.
Therefore, the slot number ranges
from 1 to 12.
• Each slot can accommodate one port card, and each port card provides eight ports.
Therefore, the port range is from 1 to 8.
For example, the fifth port in the sixth slot of a switch model M4300-96X with a unit number 1
is designated as 1/6/5. Similarly
, the very first port on the switch is 1/1/1 and the very last port
is 1/12/8.
APM402XL Port Card for model M4300-96X
The numbering of the ports on the APM402XL port card is different from the other port cards.
You can use a 40G port either with a break-out cable, in which case the single 40G port can
support up to four individual 10G ports, or with a connection to another single 40G port.
• Port 1 (the left 40G port on the port card) uses the following numbering:
- If connected with a break-out cable to four individual 10G ports, the port numbers are
1, 2, 3, and 4.
- If connected to another single 40G port, the port number is 1. In that situation, only
port number 1 is used and port numbers 2, 3, and 4 are not used on the port card.
• Port 2 (the right 40G port on the port card) uses the following numbering:
- If connected with a break-out cable to four individual 10G ports, the port numbers are
5, 6, 7, and 8.
- If connected to another single 40G port, the port number is 5. In that situation, only
port number 5 is used and port numbers 6, 7, and 8 are not used on the port card.