Viewing PoE for multiple switch units using EDM

Use this procedure to display the PoE configuration for one or more switches in a stack.

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click Power Management.

2

In the Power Management tree, double-click PoE.

3

In the work area, click the Globals - PoE Units tab.


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Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to help you understand the global PoE display.

Variable Value
Power(watts) Indicates the total power (in watts) available to the switch.
OperStatus

Indicates the power state of the switch:

  • on
  • off
  • faulty
This is a read-only cell.
Consumption
Power(watts)
Indicates the power (in watts) being used by the switch. This is a read-only cell.
UsageThreshold%

Indicates the percentage of the total power usage of the switch above which the system sends a trap.


Attention

You must enable the traps (NotificationControlEnable) to receive a power usage trap.

Notification
ControlEnable
Indicates whether the sending of traps if the switch power usage exceeds the configured threshold percentage is enabled (true) or disabled (false).
PowerDevice
DetectType

Indicates the power detection type that the switch uses to detect a request for power from a device connected to all ports on the switch. Values include:

  • 802.3af
  • 802.3af and legacy
PowerPresent Indicates the currently used power source. Available power sources are AC and DC.
  • acOnly—indicates that the only power supply is AC
  • dcOnly—indicates that the only power supply is DC
  • acDc—indicates that there are two power supplies; both AC and DC are supplying power
This is a read-only cell.