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Cisco Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Supported Devices and Configurations
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Note
You might need to order a power adapter plate for your router or concentrator to
make it compatible with the Cisco RPS.
Table 3-1 on page 3-6
lists adapter plates
and order numbers.
Table 1-1
Cisco RPS-Supported External Devices and Power Configurations
External Device
Quasi-
Redundant
1
1.
The Cisco RPS has a demonstrated mean time between failures (MTBF) of greater than 500,000 hours in this mode.
Fully
Redundant
Redundant with
Reboot
2
2.
The redundant-with-reboot configuration is not recommended because of the reboot and downtime; if you use this
configuration, always power up the switch before you power up the Cisco RPS to ensure correct operation.
FastHub 400 series hubs
3
3.
The Cisco RPS can also be used with the older FastHub 100, 200, and 300 series hubs.
Yes
No
Yes
Cisco 1516M hub (HP 10BASE-T Hub-16M)
Yes
No
No
Catalyst 1900 series switches
Yes
No
Yes
Catalyst 2820 series switches
Yes
No
Yes
Catalyst 2900 series XL switches
Yes
No
Yes
Catalyst 3500 series XL switches
4
4.
If you are using a Cisco RPS with a revision level lower than Z3 with a Catalyst 3508G or a Catalyst 3548 XL switch, the
switch RPS LED and the RPS DC LED might display amber (normally indicating RPS malfunction) even when the Cisco RPS
is functioning properly. The LEDs display correctly for Cisco RPS revision level Z3 or later revision. The label on the bottom
of the Cisco RPS shows the revision level.
Yes
No
Yes
Cisco 2500 series routers and access servers
5
5.
For simplicity, Cisco 2500 series access servers, such as the Cisco 2509 or the Cisco 2511, are referred to as Cisco 2500 series
routers throughout this guide.
Yes
Yes
No
Cisco 2600 series routers
Yes
Yes
No
Cisco 3620 and Cisco 3640 routers
Yes
Yes
No
Cisco 3725 routers
Yes
Yes
No
Cisco MC3810 multiservice concentrators
Yes
Yes
No
Cisco 4000 series routers
Yes
Yes
No
