Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
8.(Optional) Connect a Redundant Power Supply to the Switch
The “ProCurve 600 Redundant and External Power Supply (hereafter referred to as the RPS/EPS)” (J8168A) is an accessory product for the Series 6400cl Switch devices and specific other ProCurve switches. The RPS/EPS provides redundant power to any one of up to six switch products, to back up the power supply in the switch in case of loss of AC power, or a fault condition. The RPS/ EPS is an unmanaged power supply that only provides information by way of LEDs or through the port interfaces to attached devices.
Operating Characteristics
The RPS/EPS has six connectors, each of which can provide redundant +12V power to a connected switch, but only one connector can provide this power at a given time. If a switch with no AC power is connected to an operating RPS/EPS, it will NOT immediately power up this new switch. Power can only be provided to a switch if it is first powered on and operating correctly. Then when the power to the switch fails, power will be provided from the RPS/EPS, if it is available, that is, if the RPS/EPS is not already providing power to a higher priority switch. If two or more devices fail, priority goes to the device plugged into the lower numbered port on the RPS/EPS unit. Consequently the most important switch must be plugged into port one on the RPS/EPS. In this state, the “Connected” LED should be ON, and the “Power Status” LED should be BLINKING. (Refer to the documentation that came with your RPS/EPS.)
Connect the RPS/EPS to the switch using one of the 6 supplied RPS cables.Pin 1 Markings
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