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Catalyst 2975 Switch Hardware Inst allation Guide

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CONTENTS

Preface vii

Related Publications viii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request viii

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1 Product Overview 1-1

Switch Model 1-1
Front Panel 1-1

10/100/1000 PoE Ports 1-2
SFP Module Slots 1-2
LEDs 1-3

System LED 1-4
RPS LED 1-4
Master LED 1-4
Port LEDs and Modes 1-4

Rear Panel 1-8

Stack Ports 1-8
Console Port 1-8
RPS Connector 1-9

Cisco RPS 2300 and RPS 675 1-9

AC Power Connector 1-9

Management Options 1-9

Network Configurations 1-10

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2 Switch Installation 2-1

Preparing 2-1

Safety Warnings 2-1
Installation Guidelines 2-5
Box Contents 2-5
Tools and Equipment 2-5

Planning a Switch Stack 2-6

Stack Guidelines 2-6
Stack Cabling 2-6
Stack Bandwidth and Partitioning Examples 2-8
Power-On Sequence for Switch Stacks 2-9

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Installing the Switch 2-9

Rack-Mounting 2-9

Attaching the Rack-Mount Brackets 2-10
Mounting in a Rack 2-12

Wall-Mounting 2-13

Attaching the Brackets for Wall-Mounting 2-13
Attaching the RPS Connector Cover 2-14

Mounting on a Wall 2-15
Table- or Shelf-Mounting 2-16
After Switch Installation 2-16

Connecting to the Stack Ports 2-16
Installing SFP Modules 2-17

Installing an SFP Module 2-18
Removing an SFP Mo dul e 2-18

10/100/1000 PoE Port Connections 2-19

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Where to Go Next 2-20

3 Troubleshooting 3-1

Diagnosing Problems 3-1

Switch POST Results 3-1
Switch LEDs 3-1
Switch Connections 3-2

Bad or Damaged Cable 3-2

Ethernet and Fiber Cables 3-2

Link Status 3-2

10/100/1000 PoE Port Connections 3-3

SFP Module Issues 3-3

Interface Settings 3-3

Ping End Device 3-3

Spanning Tree Loops 3-3
Switch Performance 3-4

Speed, Duplex, and Autonegotiation 3-4

Autonegotiation and Network Interface Cards 3-4

Cabling Distance 3-4

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Clearing the Switch IP Address and Configuration 3-4
Finding the Switch Serial Number 3-5
Replacing a Failed Stack Member 3-6

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APPENDIX

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A Technical Specifications A-1

B Connector and Cable Specifications B-1

Connector Specifications B-1

10/100/1000 PoE B-1
SFP Module Connectors B-2

Cables and Adapters B-3

SFP Module Cables B-3
Cable Pinouts B-4
Console Port Adapter Pinouts B-6

C Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program C-1

Accessing the CLI Through Express Setup C-1
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port C-1

Connecting to the Console Port C-2
IP Settings C-2
Completing the Setup Program C-2

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Preface

This guide is for the networking or computer technician installing the Catalyst 2975 switch. It
document s th e ph ysi cal ch ar acteristics of th e sw itch, exp lai ns how to instal l t he switch , an d p rov id es
troubleshooting information.

This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to configure your switch.
For more information, see th e s w itc h so ft wa re con figuration guide, the switch command refe re nc e, an d
the switch system message guide on Cisco.com. For information about the standard Cisco IOS
Release

12.1 or 12.2 commands, see the Cisco IOS documentation on Cisco.com.

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in

this man ual.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situatio n, you m i gh t do so me t hi ng t hat could resu lt i n equipm e nt

damag e or los s of data .

IMPORTANT SAFETY I NST RU CTIONS

Warning

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar
with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of
each warning to locate its translation in t he translat ed safety w arnings that accompanied this
device.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

The sa f ety warnings f o r this product are translated into several languages in the Regulatory Comp liance
and Safety Information for the Catalyst 2975 Switch that ships with the product. The EMC regulatory

statement s ar e also inclu d ed in th at g ui d e.

Statement 1071

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Related Publicat ions

These doc ument s prov ide inf ormati on about the switc h and ar e av aila ble f rom the Cisco. com sites shown
below:

http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10081/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

• Catalyst 2975 Switch Getting Started Guide

• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 2975 Switch

• Release Notes fo r th e Catalyst 2975 S witch

• Catalyst 2975 Switch Software Configuration Guide

• Catal ys t 29 75 Switc h C om mand Reference

• Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3550, 2975, 2970, and 2960 Switch System Message Guide

• Device manager online help (available on the switch)

http:/ /w w w.cisco.com/en /US/products /h w /router s /p s 28 83/pro d_ in s tallation_gui des_list.html

• Cisco Redundant Power System 2300 Hardware Installation Guide

• Cisco Redundant Power System 675 Hardware Installation Guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5000/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Preface

• Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggab l e M o du les Installation N o tes

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html

• Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Modules Compatibility Matrix

• Cisco 100-Megabit Ethernet SFP Modules Compatibility Matrix

• Cisco S m all Form - Factor Pl ug gable M o du le s C om patibil ity Mat rix

• Compatibility Mat rix for 1 00 0 BAS E- T S ma l l Form-Factor Pl ugg a bl e M o dules

• Cisco C WD M SFP Transcei ver Co m p atibility Matr ix

Obtaining Documentati on and Submitti ng a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see the monthly What’s
revised Cisco

http:/ /w w w.cisco .com/en /U S /docs/ genera l/ whatsn ew/w hatsnew.html

Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a R eally Simple Syndication (RSS) feed
and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop us ing a reader application. The RS S feeds are a free
service and Cisco c urrently supports RSS

technical documentation, at:

New in Cisco Pr oduct Docume ntation, which also lists all new and

Version 2.0.

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Product Overview

The Catalyst 2975 of switch is a stackable Ethernet switch to which you can connect devices like Cisco
IP Phones, Cisco Wireless Access Points, workstations, and other network devices such as servers,
route rs, an d ot her s witc he s.

The switch supports stacking through Cisco stack technology. Unless otherwise noted, the term switch
refers to a s tand alo n e sw i tch a nd t o a sw it ch s t ack .

• Switch Model, page 1-1

• Front Panel, page 1-1

• Rear Pa nel, pa ge 1-8

• Management Options, page 1-9

Switch Model

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Table 1-1 Switc h Mode l and Description

Switch Model Part Number Description

Cataly st 29 75 WS-C2975GS-48PS-L 48 10/100/1000 PoE1 ports and 4 SFP2 module slots

1. PoE = Power ove r Et herne t .

2. SFP = smal l f or m-f ac tor pluggable.

The swit ch fr ont pa nel in Figure 1-1 has the 10/100/1000 PoE p orts, t he SFP module slots, an d the LEDs.

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1 Mode button and switch LEDs 3 SFP module slots
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1. Port numbering is from left to rig h t, with port 1 on the far left. Th e f irst member of the pair (port 1) is above
the sec ond m e mbe r (p ort 2) . Mod ul e s lot n um ber s ar e 4 9, 51 upp er , 50, 5 2, low e r.

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10/100/1000 PoE Ports

The 10/100/1000 PoE ports use RJ-45 connectors with Ethernet pinouts. The maximum cable length is
328 feet (100 meters ). The 100BASE-TX and 1000BAS E-T traffic requ ires Category
Categor y

6 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. The 10BASE-T traff ic can use Ca tegory 3 or Ca tegory

4 UTP cabl e.
The ports provide PoE support for devices compliant with IEEE 802.3af and also provide Cisco

prestandard PoE support for Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points.
The switch delivers 15.4 W o f PoE on any 24 of the 48 ports , or any comb ination of the ports del iver an

aver ag e of 7. 7 W of PoE at the sam e ti me, up to a maxim um swi t ch power ou tput of 37 0 W. On a pe r -p ort
basis, you can control whether or not a port automatically provides power when an IP phone or an access
point is connect ed .

For more in for m a tio n ab o ut p or t co nn ect io n s an d port sp ec ific at io ns, see th e “10/100/1000 PoE Port

Connections” section on page 2-19, and Appendix B, “Connector and Cable Specifications.”

SFP Modul e Sl ots

The switch has four Gigabit Ethernet SFP module slots. Y ou can use any combination of these Cisco SFP
modules:

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100BASE-FX multimode fiber (MMF)

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1000BASE-BX

5, Category 5e, or

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For more information about SFP modules, see yo ur SFP module documentation and the “Installing SFP

Modules” section on page 2-17. For ca bl e s p eci ficati on s, see Appendix B, “Connect or a nd C ab le
Specificat io n s .” For an updated list of supported SFP modules, see the switch release notes on

Cisco.co m.

Y ou can use the switch LEDs to monitor switch activity and its performance. Figure 1-2 shows the switch
LEDs and t he M ode button th at you u se t o select one o f th e po r t modes.

Figure 1-2 Switch LEDs and Mode Button

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1 Mode button 6 Status LED
2 PoE LED 7 Master LED
3 Stack LE D 8 RPS1 LED
4 Speed L ED 9 System LED
5 Duplex LED

1. RPS = red undant pow er sy stem.

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Table 1-2 Syst em LED

Color System Status

Off System is not powered on.
Green System is operatin g norm ally.
Amber System is rec ei vi ng po wer but is no t f unct io nin g prop er ly.

For inform at io n on t he Sy s tem LED colors du r ing pow er-on se lf -t est (PO S T), see th e “Switch POST

Results” section on page 3-1.

Table 1-3 RPS LED

Color RPS Status

Off RPS is off o r no t properly c o nn e c te d .
Green RPS is connected and ready to provide back-up power.
Blinking green RPS is connected but is unavailable because it is providing power to another device

(redundancy has been allocated to a neighboring device).

Amber The RPS is in sta ndby mod e or in a faul t c on diti on. See t he RPS docu ment at ion for

more information about the standby mode and fault conditions.

Blinking amber The pow er sup pl y in a sw itch h as fa i le d , and t he RPS is pr ov iding power t o t he

switch (redundancy has been allocated to this device).

For more information about the Cisco RPS 2300 or the Cisco RPS 675, see the “Related Publi cat io ns”
section.

Master LED

Table 1-4 Master LED

Port Mode D esc ription

Off Switch is n ot th e s tac k m ast er.
Green Switch is the stac k m aster or a sta nd al o ne s w itc h.
Amber An error occurred when the stack was electing the stack master switch, or another type

Port LEDs and Modes

Each port and mod ule sl ot h as a por t L ED. As a gro up or indi v id uall y, the LED s sho w i nfo rmat ion a bou t
the switch and about the individual ports.
and meanings .

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Table 1-5 Port Mode LEDs

Mode LED Port Mode Description

STAT Port status The port status. This is the default mode.
DUPLX Port duplex The port duplex mode: full duplex or half duplex.

SPEED Port sp eed The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000 Mb/s.
STACK Stack member status

Front Panel

Note The ports operate only in full-duplex mode.

The stack member status.

Stack port status

The stack port status. See the “Stack LED” section on page 1-6
for more information.

PoE PoE p or t power The PoE status.

Table 1-6 PoE Mode LED

Color PoE Status

Off PoE mode is not select ed. No port has bee n denied power or is in a fault condition.
Green PoE mode is selected, and the port LEDs show the PoE status.
Blinking amber PoE mode is not selected. At least one port was denied power, or at least one port

has a P o E fa u l t .

To select or change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is highlighted. When you
change p ort m o des , th e meani ngs o f th e p o rt LED colo rs al so c ha ng e.

Table 1-7 Me a n in g s of L ED C o lo r s in Di fferent M o des

Port Mode Port LED Color Meaning

PoE Off PoE is off. If the powered device is receiving power from an AC

power sour ce, the port LED is off even if th e p owe red devi ce is
conne cted to the switc h po rt.

Green PoE is on. The port LED is green only when the switch port is

providing power.

Alternating
green and

PoE is denied because providing power to the powered device will
exceed the 3 70 - W s w it ch p ower c ap acity.

amber
Blinki ng am ber PoE is off due to a fault.

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Caution Noncompliant cabling or powered devices can cause a

PoE port fault. Use only standard-compliant cabling to
connect Cis co pr est anda rd IP P hon es and wi rele ss acce ss
points or IEEE

802.3af-compliant devices. You must

remove any c a bl e o r d evice th at ca uses a PoE fau lt.

Amber PoE f o r the p o rt is disabled. (P oE is en a b led by de fa u lt.)

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Table 1-7 Meanings of LED Colors in Different Modes (continued)

Port Mode Port LED Color Meaning

STAT
(port status)

DUPLX
(duplex)

SPEED Off Po rt is operat in g at 10 M b /s.

STACK
(stack member)

Off No li nk , or por t was a d m i nistrative l y s hu t down.
Green Link presen t.
Blinking green Activity. Port is sending or receiving data.
Alternating

green-amber

Link fault. Error frames can affect connectivity, and errors such as
excessive collis i on s, cycl ic redunda ncy ch ec k ( C RC ) er r ors , an d
alignment and jabber errors are monitored for a link-fault
indication.

Amber Port i s bl ocked by S p a n ning Tree Prot ocol ( S TP ) a n d is no t

forwarding data.
After a port is reconfigured, the port LED ca n remain amber for up

to 30 seconds as STP checks the switch for possible loops.
Blinki ng am ber Port is blocked by S TP an d is sendin g a n d r e ceiving p ackets.
Off Port is operating in half duplex.
Green Port i s op er at ing in f u ll du plex.

Green Port is oper at in g at 10 0 M b /s .
Blinking green Port is op er at in g at 10 0 0 M b/s .

SFP module ports

Off Port is oper at in g at 10 M b /s .
Green Port is oper at in g at 10 0 M b /s .
Blinking green Port is op er at in g at 10 0 0 M b/s .
Off No stack member has that member number.
Blinking green Stack me m b er nu mb er.
Green Membe r numbers of other stack memb er swi tches.

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If your sw it ch es are s t ack ed an d y o u p res s th e M o d e butto n on any sw it ch in th e s t ack , al l t he s w itc he s
change to display the same selected mode. For example, if you press the mode button on the stack master
to display SPEED, all the o ther stack m emb ers display SPEED.

Even if PoE m o de is not selected, th is LED s t il l sh ows P oE p ro b lem s if t hey are d etected.

The stack LED shows the sequence of member switches in a stack. Up to nine switches can be members
of a stack . Th e firs t n ine port L ED s sh ow t he m e m b er nu mb er o f a switch in a s t ack .
the LED s o n th e fi rst sw it ch , w h ich is st ack member nu mb er 1 . F or ex am p le , i f yo u pres s th e M o de
button an d s elect S t a ck , th e LED for port 1 blinks gr e en. Th e L EDs f or p or t 2 an d 3 are so lid green , as
these represent the member numbers of other stack members. The other port LEDs are off because there
are no more members in the sta ck.

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switch rear panel) are up, and the representative Stack LEDs are amber when the ports are down. SFP
module port LEDs 51 and 52 on the switch show the status for stack ports 1 and 2, respectively.

If the port LEDs are green on all the switches in the stack, the stack is operating at full bandwidth. If any
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The switch re a r pa ne l i n Figure 1-4 has two stack ports, an RJ-45 console port, an RPS connector, and
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Figure 1-4 Catalyst 2975 Switch Rear Panel

Stack Ports

Caution Use only approved cables, and connect only to other Catalyst 2975 switches. Equipment might be

Console Po rt

1 Stack ports 4 R PS c onnector
2 RJ- 45 c onso le port 5 AC power connector
3 Fa n exhaust

The Cataly s t 29 7 5 swi tc h shi ps with a 0. 5-m e ter stack cab le to co nn ec t the stack p or ts .

damaged if connected to other nonapproved Cisco cables or equipment.

You can orde r t h ese s t ac k c ab les from y o ur C isco sale s r ep re sen tat ive:

• STACK-CAB-50CM-NH= (0.5-meter cable)

• STACK-CAB-1M-NH= (1-meter cable)

• STACK-CAB-3M-NH= (3-meter cable)

You can connect the switch to a PC by means of the console port and the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 female
cable. If y ou wa n t t o co nnect the s witch conso l e p or t to a ter minal, yo u ne ed to p r ovide an
RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE ada pter. You can order a kit (part number ACS-DSBUASYN=) containing
that adapter from Cisco. For console port and adapter pinout information, see the

“Connect or an d Cable

Specifications” section on page B-1.

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RPS Conne ct or

Management Options

The Cisco RPS 2300 (model PWR-RPS2300) and the Cisco RPS 675 (model PWR675-AC-RPS-N1=)
support th e Catalys t

2975 switch.

Warning

Attach only the following Cisco RPS model to the RPS receptacle:
PWR-RPS2300 , PWR675- AC-RPS -N1=.

Connec t the Cat alyst 2975 switch and the redundant power system to the same AC power source.

Cisco RPS 2300 and RPS 675

The Cisco RPS 2300 has two output levels: –52 V and 12 V with a total maximum output power of
2300

W. The Cisco RPS 675 has two out put levels : –48 V and 12 V with a total maximum output power

of 675

W.

The RPS 2300 and RPS 675 are redundant power systems that can support six external network devices
and provide power to one failed device at a time. The RPS automatically senses when the internal power
supply of a connected device fails and provides power to the failed device, preventing loss of network
traffic. For more information, see the

AC Power Con nect o r

The switch i s p owered through th e in ter n al power su p pl y. The inter n al power supp l y i s an a ut ora n g ing
unit that supports input voltages between 100 and 240 VAC. Use the supplied AC power cord to connect
to an AC power outlet.

Statement 370

“Relate d Publicat ions” section.

Management Options

• Cisco Network Assistant

Cisco Network Assistant is a PC-based network management GUI application for LANs of small
and mediu m -s iz ed busi ne s ses. You can use the G UI to co n fig ure and man ag e s w i tch cl u ster s o r
standalone switches. Cisco Network Assistant is available at no cost and can be downloaded from
this URL :

http:/ /w w w.cisco .com/g o/ network a ss is t ant

For infor mation on s t ar ti ng t he Netwo rk A ss i stan t application, s e e t he Getting Started with Cisco
Network Assistant guide on Cisco.com.

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

• Device manager

You can use the device manager, which is in the switch memory, to manage individual and
standalone switches. This web interface offers quick configuration and monitoring from anywhere
in your network through a web browser. For more information, see the switch getting started guide
and th e device m anage r onli ne help.

• Cisco I O S CL I

You can fully con fig ure an d monitor the switch and swi tch clu ster membe rs f rom th e CLI . You can
access t he CLI by conn ecting y ou r m anage m ent station di rectly to the sw itch cons o le port or by
using Telnet fr om a r e mote m anage m e n t s ta t ion. Se e the sw itch comm and re ferenc e o n Cisco .com
for more information.

• CiscoWorks application

The Cisc oWork s L AN Mana ge ment Sol ut io n ( LMS) i s a su it e of ma na gement t ools th at si mpli fy the
configuration, administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Cisco networks. See the LMS
documentation for more information.

• SNMP network management

You can manage swit ches fr om a Si m p le Networ k Man ag e m e nt Prot ocol ( SNMP)- compat i b le
management stat ion that is runni ng platfo rms suc h as HP OpenV ie w or Sun Net Mana ger . The switch
supports a compreh ensive set of Mana gement Information Base (MIB) extensions and four Re mote
Monitoring (RMON) groups. See the switch software configuration guide on Cisco.com and the
documentation that came with your SNMP application for more information.

Network Configurations

See the sw i tch s o f twar e co n fig uration gu id e on Cisco.com for network configuration concepts and
examples o f u sin g th e s w i tch t o cr eat e d ed ic a te d net wo rk segment s an d in terconn ect in g th e segments
through Gigabit Ethernet connections.

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2

Switch Installation

Read th ese topics an d perform the proc ed ures in th is or d er :

• Prepa rin g, pa ge 2-1

• Planning a Switch Stack, page 2-6

• Installin g th e S w i tch , p ag e 2-9

• Conne cting to the Stack P o r ts , page 2-16

• Installing SFP Modules, page 2-17

• 10/10 0/ 1000 Po E P ort C on nections, page 2-19

• Where to Go Next, page 2-20

For init ial sw itch set up , how to assign th e s w i tch I P a dd r ess , a nd f o r pow er in g inform at io n, see th e
switch gettin g starte d gu ide on Cisco .com .

Preparing

• Safety Warnings, page 2-1

• Install ati o n G u id el ines, pa ge 2-5

• Box Contents, page 2-5

• Tools and Equi pme nt, pa ge 2-5

Safety Warnings

This se ctio n i nclu de s th e b asi c in sta lla ti on caut io n and wa rning sta t ement s . Re ad th is s ect i on bef ore yo u
start the installation p roc e du r e. Trans la tio n s o f th e w arni n g s t at emen ts appear in t he Regulatory

Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst

online at Cisco.com.

Warning

To prevent the switch from overheating, do not operate it in an area that exceeds the maximum
recommended ambient temperature of 113•F (45•C). To prevent airflow restriction, allow at least
3 inches (7.6 cm) of cl earance around the v entilati on openings.

2975 Switch guide on th e documentation C D an d

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