The 600-watt Redundant AC Power System (RPS), the PWR600-AC-RPS, is a separate chassis that provides redundant power for any combination of up to four of the following products:
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Cisco 4000 Series routers
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Catalyst 4908G-L3 switch
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Catalyst 4912G switch
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Cisco MC3810 Multiservice Access Concentrator
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Cisco 3600 Series access server/routers
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Catalyst 2948G-L3 switch
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Catalyst 2948G switch
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Cisco 2600 Series routers
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Cisco 2500 Series routers
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Cisco 2500 Series access servers
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Catalyst 2900 Series XL Ethernet switches
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Catalyst 1900 Series Ethernet switches
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Catalyst 2820 Series Ethernet switches
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FastHub 300 Series 100BaseT hubs
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FastHub 200 Series 100BaseT hub
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Fast Hub 100 Series 10/100BaseT hub
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HP 10Base-T Hub-16M
This power system is ideal for powering a stack or rack mounted set of any mix of these products in the NetBeyond extended network system of modular, stackable LAN and WAN products. It is flexible and cost-effective in addressing the uptime requirements of these offices by offering two levels of redundancy: quasi-redundant mode and fully redundant mode.
In quasi-redundant mode, the RPS can support four load units. In this configuration, the mean time between failure (MTBF) of the RPS substantially exceeds that of the power supply in the individual external devices (hubs, switches, routers and access servers). In fully redundant mode, the RPS can support two external devices with a special cable offering extremely high uptime. Individual external devices can be hot inserted without affecting other external devices in either configuration.
The RPS supports both local and remote monitoring of status. Front panel LEDs allow a quick local check of status for AC input power, DC output power, cooling fans, and system temperature. When one of the external devices that the RPS powers is a Cisco 3600 Series, the Cisco 3600 can receive and store status signals from the RPS. In turn, the RPS status stored on the Cisco 3600 series is available for remote monitoring via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) products such as CiscoWorks.
The RPS is appropriate for applications that customers consider to be "mission critical." Whenever the customer`s business depends on reliable, fail-safe network access - the added reliability offered by the RPS is attractive.
Both the resiliency of the RPS to incur a failure and continue operating and its capability to remotely communicate current or impending failures are particularly valuable for remote locations.
The following are the features:
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Two redundant modes: quasi-redundant, and fully redundant
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Support of up to four of any combination of 150-watt external devices (hubs, switches, routers, and access servers)
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Hot insertion of external devices
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Dual AC inputs and power cords
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Two fully redundant AC input power modules
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Four DC output power modules
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Four one-to-one DC power cables (in model PWR600-AC-RPS-CAB)
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Front panel LEDs for AC input power, DC output power, fan, and temperature status
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Redundant cooling fans
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Remote monitoring using SNMP via a Cisco 3600 series
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19 in. rack-mount kit included (24 in. optional)
The following are the benefits
Figure 17-1: Cisco RPS Front Panel
Figure 17-2: Cisco RPS Rear Panel
Figure 17-3: Quasi-Redundant Configuration
Figure 17-4: Fully Redundant Configuration
Figure 17-5: Fully Redundant with Reboot Configuration
Figure 17-6: Mixed Configuration
Figure 17-7: Two-to-One Y-shaped Cable for Full Redundancy
Figure 17-8: One-to-One Cable for Quasi-Redundancy
The following table describes the hardware specifications for the 600-Watt Redundant Power Supply.
