Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6450-C Manual

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Brocade ICX 6450-C
Compact Switch
Hardware Installation Guide
Supporting software release 08.0.00a on device models ICX 6450-C12-PD

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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade ICX 6450-C Compact Switch
Hardware Installation Guide
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Brocade ICX 6450-C Compact Switch
Hardware Installation Guide
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enhancements in Release
08.0.00a
June 2013

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Contents
About This Guide
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Unsupported features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ICX 6450-C models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Network and management interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Console management interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Out-of-band management interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Reset button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Network interfaces for a ICX 6450-C device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Port, system, and power status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Port status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Network connection status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power supply usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PD power usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 ICX 6450-C Installation
Items included with an ICX 6450-C device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rack-mount installation considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wall mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wall mount installation using wall mount brackets. . . . . . . . . . 21
Mounting the device with a magnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 3 Configuring an ICX 6450-C device
IP address configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4 Managing an ICX 6450-C device
Temperature settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Displaying the temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the temperature warning level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Temperature shutdown levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 5 Hardware Specifications
AC power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Physical dimensions and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Pinouts and signalling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
Diagnosing switch indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power and cooling problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appendix A Regulatory Statements
USA (FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Warning). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 Class A Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Germany (Noise Warning). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Japan (VCCI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix B Cautions and Danger Notices
Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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About This Guide
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
•Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Introduction
This guide includes procedures for installing and maintaining the hardware. The hardware
procedures show how to install or assemble the various hardware components with the necessary
precautions, warnings, and regulatory statements. This guide also describes the required device
specifications for running the hardware.
Supported Software
For information about the features supported on a hardware platform, refer to the appropriate
configuration guide. “Related publications” on page 7 lists the related software configuration
guides.
Unsupported features
Features that are not documented in “Related publications” on page 7 are not supported.
Audience
This document is designed for network engineers with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3
switching and routing.
If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if
applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, and VRRP.

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Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for
example, show version.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Notes, cautions, and danger notices
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
command and
parameters
Commands and parameters are printed in bold.
[ ] Optional parameter.
variable Variables are printed in italics.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
| Choose from one of the parameters.

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CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Related publications
The following Brocade Communications, Inc. documents supplement the information in this guide
and can be located at http://www.brocade.com/ethernetproducts.
.•Brocade FastIron, FCX, ICX, and TurboIron Diagnostic Reference
•Brocade FastIron SX, FCX, and ICX Web Management Interface User Guide
•Brocade FastIron SX Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
•Brocade FCX Series Hardware Installation Guide
•Brocade ICX 6430 Stackable Switch Hardware Installation Guide
•Brocade ICX 6610 Stackable Switch Hardware Installation Guide
•Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide
•Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Hardware Installation Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch IP Multicast Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Platform and Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Security Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Software Upgrade Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Traffic Management Guide
•Unified IP MIB Reference
Getting technical help
To contact Technical Support, go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the
latest e-mail and telephone contact information.

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Chapter
1
Product Overview
In this chapter
•Hardware features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Network and management interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•Port, system, and power status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware features
The ICX 6450-C12-PD
The following sections describe the physical characteristics of an ICX 6450-C device. For more
details about physical dimensions and power supply specifications, refer to Chapter 5, “Hardware
Specifications”.
ICX 6450-C models
There is one ICX 6450-C model:
•ICX 6450-C12-PD: A compact switch with 12 10/100/1000 BASE-T ports (ports 1–4 are also
PoE- and MACsec-capable). This switch also has 2 x 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45 Uplink ports
that are also Powered Device (PD) capable and 2 x 1G SFP uplink ports. The uplink and
stacking ports are also MACsec-capable.
Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the front and rear panels of the ICX 6450-C models.
FIGURE 1 ICX 6450-C12-PD front panel

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FIGURE 2 ICX 6450-C12-PD rear panel
Network and management interfaces
The ICX 6450-C12-PD device includes the following management interfaces, and a reset button on
the front panel of the device:
•Console management interface (RJ45 serial port)
•Out-of-band management interface (RJ45 port)
•Reset button
These RJ45 management ports are located together on the left side of the front panel. Refer to
Figure 3.
FIGURE 3 Management interfaces on an ICX 6450-C12-PD device
Console management interface
The console management interface is an RJ45 serial port that allows you to configure and manage
the device using a third-party terminal emulation application from a directly connected PC.
Out-of-band management interface
The out-of-band management interface is an RJ45 port that allows you to configure and manage
the device from the network.
1 Console port 3 Slot 2 (Copper uplink and PD ports) 5 Out-of-band
management port
2 Slot 1 (10/100/1000 Mbps ports) 4 Slot 3 (SFP uplink ports) 6 Reset button

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Reset button
The reset button allows you to restart the system without switching the power supplies off and on
or using the CLI or Web Management Interface. When reset button is pressed, the system resets
and the software is reloaded. The button is directly below the power LED on the very left of the
device’s front panel.
Network interfaces for a ICX 6450-C device
An ICX 6450-C12 device contains the following interfaces:
•12 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45 copper connectors (Slot 1, Ports 1- 12)
-Ports 1- 4 are dedicated PoE/PoE+ ports.
•4 100M/1G ports:
•2 10/100/1000 BASE-T, RJ45 ports (Slot 2, ports PD1/C1-PD2/C2); can be used as uplink or
PD ports
•2 1G SFP uplink ports (Slot 3, ports F1-F2)
Slot designations
Table 1 lists the slot designations for an ICX 6450-C device. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of
slots 1- 3 on the front panel of an ICX 6450-C device.
10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45
An ICX 6450-C device provides 12 RJ45 ports that reside on Slot 1 of the device. The 12 RJ45
ports operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps half or full duplex, or at 1000 Mbps full duplex. Because all
ports support automatic MDI or MDI-X operation, you can use straight-through cables for all
network connections to PCs or servers, or to other devices or hubs. In addition, it is ideal (and
preferred) to use straight-through cables for switch-to-switch connections.
Each port supports auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode (half or full duplex), and
the data rate (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) can be selected automatically. If a device connected to one
of these ports does not support auto-negotiation, the communication mode of the port can be
configured manually.
Ports 1-4 are PoE+ and MACsec capable. Ports 5-12 are non-PoE.
RJ45 uplink ports
An ICX 6450-C device provides 4 independent uplink ports that are MACsec-capable.
The 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45 PD1/C1 and PD2/C2 ports, residing on slot 2 of the device, can
be used as uplink ports or additional network connections. They can also be used as PD ports.
TABLE 1 Slot designations for a ICX 6450-C device
Device Slot 1
(10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45 ports)
Slot 2
(10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ45 uplink ports)
Slot 3
(1G SFP uplink ports)
ICX 6450-C12-PD Ports 1-12 Ports PD1/C1-PD2/ C2 Ports F1-F2

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The other 2 uplink ports are 1G small form factor pluggable (SFP) ports (ports F1 and F2), which
reside on slot 3 of the switch. In future releases they can be used for stacking, though the stacking
functionality is not available in release 08.0.00. The SFP ports support 100Mbps/1GbE port
speeds.
For information about supported SFP transceivers, refer to the following Brocade website:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/Optics_
DS.pdf
MACsec Ports
The ICX 6450-C device provides 8 ports that are MACsec-capable, as shown in Figure 4.
FIGURE 4 MACsec-capable ports on an ICX 6450-C12-PD device
Port, system, and power status LEDs
An ICX 6450-C device include LEDs that indicate the status of device components:
•“Port status LEDs”
•“System status LEDs” (including power status LEDs)
•“Network connection status LEDs”
Port status LEDs
Figure 5 shows the location of the port status LEDs on the ICX 6450-C12-PD model.
FIGURE 5 Port status LEDs an ICX 6450-C12-PD device
1PortstatusLEDs
2 PoE/PoE+ LEDs
11
2
2

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Table 2 lists the port status LEDs on an ICX 6450-C device and their corresponding conditions and
status.
System status LEDs
Figure 6 shows the location of the system status LEDs on an ICX 6450-C device.
FIGURE 6 System status LEDs on an ICX 6450-C12-PD device
TABLE 2 Port status LEDs
LED Condition Status
Out-of-band
management
port (2 LEDs)
Off (right side) Offline
On/Flashing (left side) Link-up. Flashing indicates the port is transmitting and receiving
user packets.
On/Green (right side) 1 Gbps Link-up
Right LED off, left LED
on or flashing
10/100 Mbps Link-up. Flashing indicates the port is transmitting
and receiving user packets.
1GbE ports
(1 - 12, Slot 1)
Link/Act
Off (right side) The right LED on the ports indicates PoE/PoE+ activity and is only
active on ports 1-4. On non-PoE/PoE+ ports, the right LED
remains off.
Off (left side) A link is not established with a remote port.
On/Flashing Green
(left side)
The port has established a valid link at 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps.
Flashing indicates the port is transmitting and receiving user
packets.
PoE/PoE+
(1 - 4)
On/Green (right side) The port is providing PoE or PoE+ power to a connected device.
Off (right side) The port is not providing PoE or PoE+ power.
100M/1GbE
RJ45 ports
(PD1/C1 -
PD2/C2, Slot 2)
Link/Act
On/ Flashing Green The port is operating at 1 Gbps. Flashing indicates the port is
transmitting and receiving user packets at 1 Gbps.
Off A link is not established with a remote port.
100M/1GbE SFP
ports
(F1 - F2, Slot 3)
Link/Act
On/ Flashing Green The SFP port is operating at 1 Gbps. Flashing indicates the port is
transmitting and receiving user packets at 1 Gbps.
Off A link is not established with a remote port.
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Table 3 lists the system status LEDs on an ICX 6450-C device and their corresponding conditions
and status.
TABLE 3 System status LEDs
LED Condition Status
PWR
(Power)
Green Power supply is operating normally.
Amber Power supply fault.
Off Power supply off.
PD1 and PD2 Green PD power is operating normally.
Off PD power supply off.
Diag
(Diagnostic)
Flashing Green System self-diagnostic test in progress. System reloads
automatically.
Steady Amber System self-diagnostic test has detected a fault. (Fan, thermal,
or any interface fault.) The user must reload the system.
Steady Green System self-diagnostic test passed.
Uplink
(Reserved for future use)
Off LED is reserved for future use.
Downlink
(Reserved for future use)
Off LED is reserved for future use.
ID (1-4)
(Reserved for future use)
Off LED is reserved for future use.

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Network connection status LEDs
After you install the network cables, you can observe certain LEDs to determine if the network
connections are functioning properly. Table 4 outlines the LEDs related to the network connections,
the desired state of each LED, possible abnormal states of each LED, and what to do if an LED
indicates an abnormal state.
TABLE 4 Network connection-related LED states
LED Desired state Meaning Abnormal state Meaning or action
Ethernet (1-12, Slot 1)
Link/Act
On or flashing
(Green)
The port has established
a valid link at 10, 100 or
1000 Mbps. Flashing
indicates the port is
transmitting and receiving
user packets.
Off A link is not established with the remote port.
You can do the following:
•Verify that the connection to the other
network device has been properly made.
Also, make certain that the other
network device is powered on and
operating correctly.
•Verify that the port has not been
disabled through a configuration
change. You can use the CLI. If you have
configured an IP address on the device,
you also can use the Web management
interface or Brocade Network Advisor.
•If the other actions do not resolve the
problem, try using a different port or a
different cable.
PoE/PoE+
(1-4, Slot 1)
On (Green) The port is providing PoE
or PoE+ power to a
connected device.
Off A link is not established with the PoE device.
You can do the following:
•Verify that the connection to the other
network device has been properly made.
•If the other actions do not resolve the
problem, try using a different port or a
different cable.

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If a problem persists after taking these actions, contact Brocade Technical Support.
SFP
(F1 - F2, Slot 3)
On or flashing
(Green)
The SFP port is operating.
Flashing green indicates
the port is transmitting
and receiving user
packets.
Off A link is not established with the remote port.
You can do the following:
•Verify that the connection to the other
network device has been properly made.
Also, make certain that the other
network device is powered on and
operating correctly.
•Verify that the transmit port on the
device is connected to the receive port
on the other network device, and that
the receive port on the device is
connected to the transmit port on the
other network device. If you are not
certain, remove the two cable
connectors from the port connector and
reinsert them in the port connector,
reversing their order.
•Dust may have accumulated in the cable
connector or port connector.
•Verify that the port has not been
disabled through a configuration
change.
•If the other actions do not resolve the
problem, try using a different port or a
different cable.
Uplink ports
(PD1/C1-PD2/C2, Slot 2)
On or flashing
(Green)
The ports are operating.
Flashing green indicates
the port is transmitting
and receiving user
packets.
Off A link is not established with the remote port.
You can do the following:
•Verify that the connection to the other
network device has been properly made.
Also, make certain that the other
network device is powered on and
operating correctly.
•Verify that the port has not been
disabled through a configuration
change. You can use the CLI. If you have
configured an IP address on the device,
you also can use the Web management
interface or Brocade Network Advisor.
•If the other actions do not resolve the
problem, try using a different port or a
different cable.
TABLE 4 Network connection-related LED states (Continued)
LED Desired state Meaning Abnormal state Meaning or action

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Power supplies
An ICX 6450-C device has one standard power supply receptacle on the rear panel of the device for
the AC power cord (Figure 7).
FIGURE 7 ICX 6450-C AC power connection
Power supply usage
The maximum power capacity of the ICX 6450-C12-PD device is 100W. 23W drawn from the AC line
power supply input (of the total 100W capacity of the device) are necessary to power the
ICX 6450-C12 device. PoE/PoE+ power capacity and output capability is 68W.
Table 5 shows the device power usage and the PoE/PoE+ power configurations available to PSE
ports in the AC power mode.
PD power usage
An ICX 6450-C device can be powered using PoE/PoE+ provided by a Power Sourcing Equipment
(PSE). Table 6 shows the device power usage in the PD power mode.
1 Kensington lock hole
2ACpowersupplysocket
TABLE 5 Device power usage and available PoE/PoE+ power configurations in the AC power mode
Power Input Uplink power
inputs (W)
Minimum
input power (W)
Effective
power (W)
System
power (W)
Does ICX 6450-C12-PD
turn on?
Power available to PSE ports (W)
AC (100W internal) All PD inputs are
disabled if AC
power is available.
100 100 18.67 Yes 68 in one of these
configurations:
•Four Class 3 devices
•One Class 4 device,
two Class 3 devices, and
one Class 2 device
•One Class 3 device
•Two Class 4 devices and
one Class 2 device

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NOTE
In Table 6, the information listed in the last column, which shows the PoE/PoE+ power
configurations available to PSE ports, is not supported in the 8.0.00a release. In the 8.0.00a
release, you can power the ICX 6450-C12-PD device using the power supplied to the PD ports, but
you cannot provide PoE/PoE+ power to other devices using ports 1-4. This should be possible in the
next software release, as shown in this table. Depending on the input power, you can either power
one Class 2 device, or one Class 2 device and a Class 3 device.
TABLE 6 Device power usage and available PoE/PoE+ power configurations in the PD power mode
AC Input Uplink power
inputs (W)
Minimum
input power (W)
Effective
power (W)
System
power (W)
Is the PD power
enough to turn
ICX 6450-C-PD on?
Power available to PSE ports (W)
None 1 PoE 12.95 10.71 N/A No N/A
None 2 PoE 25.9 20.35 18.67 Yes N/A
None 1 PoE+ 25.4 21.01 18.67 Yes N/A
None 1 PoE+ and 1 PoE 38.85 29.62 18.67 Yes 7 (one Class 2 device)
None 2 PoE+ 50.8 39.92 18.67 Yes 22.4
•One Class 3 device
•One Class 2 device