Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide - Manual (Page 290)

6. Configure inline power on a secondary port with the default option.
Device(config)# inline power ethernet 1/1/2
Configures inline power on port 1/1/2 with the default option.
7. Configure inline power on a secondary port with the power management option.
Device(config)# inline power ethernet 1/1/3 priority 2
Configures inline power on port 1/1/3 with power management option 2. The range is 1 (lowest) to 3
(highest). The default is 1.
8. Configure inline power on a secondary port, specifying the actual power value.
Device(config)# inline power ethernet 1/1/4 power-limit 12000
Configures inline power on the port 1/1/4, specifying an actual power value of12000 mW.
Decouple PoE and datalink operations on PoE ports
Allows for decoupling the PoE and datalink operations on PoE ports.
While PoE and datalink operations are functionally independent of each other, some datalink
operations affect the operational behavior of PoE ports; the Decoupling of PoE and Datalink
Operations feature allows you to override the current default behavior.
The following are some example datalink operations that can affect the operational state of the PoE on
PoE ports:
• Using disable or enable CLI on the power sourcing equipment (PSE) port interface
• Adding or deleting a tagged PSE port from a VLAN or VLAN group
• The PSE port enters an ErrDisable state
• Adding or deleting a PSE port from a LAG and deploying it
When the optional decouple-datalink keyword is configured using the inline power or inline power
ethernet command, the datalink operational behavior on a PoE port does not affect the power state of
the powered device (PD) that is connecting to the port. You can also configure the power limits and
power-management priority. The inline power command is available in interface configuration mode
for most PoE ports and the inline power ethernet command is available in global configuration mode
for LAG ports.
The decoupling of inline power and datalink operations on PoE ports feature is useful when a PoE port
is powering a PD that serves a PSE device such as the Brocade 6450-C12-PD.
The decouple-datalink keyword was introduced in Release 08.0.01 to support the Decoupling of PoE
and Datalink Operations feature functionality. The decoupling of inline power and datalink functionality
is not supported in releases earlier than Release 08.0.01.
WARNING
If you downgrade to a release earlier than 08.0.01, there is no backwards compatibility for the
decouple-datalink keyword or the inline power ethernet command.
Restriction
If you want to keep decoupling in place on a PoE port when you configure the inline power ethernet
command to change its other parameters, for example, priority, you must also configure the decouple-
datalink keyword.
Decouple PoE and datalink operations on PoE ports
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