
Product Overview
The Catalyst 6840-X switch family consists of four fixed-aggregation switches supporting redundant power
supplies. The chassis has 16/24/32/40 fixed 10-Gigabit SFP+, 1-Gigabit SFP, or 100BASE-FX SFP ports
and also 40-Gigabit uplink ports on selected switch models.
Switch Models, page 1
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Front Panel Components, page 2
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Rear Panel, page 21
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Switch Models
Table 1: Switch Models
DescriptionSwitch Model
16 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slotsCatalyst 6816-X-LE
32 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slotsCatalyst 6832-X-LE
Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G
Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G
24 10-Gigabit SFP+ports and two 40-Gigabit QSFP+ uplink
ports, and two power supply slots
40 10-Gigabit SFP+ and two 40-Gigabit QSFP+ uplink ports,
and two power supply slots
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Front Panel Components
Front Panel Components
Figure 1: Catalyst 6816-X-LE
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Front Panel Components
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fiber-optic ports
Console port (RJ-45 Serial)616 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP
Ethernet management SFP port7Grounding pad2
System ID (blue beacon LED)8USB mini Type B console port3
Reset button9USB Type A host port4
Two power supply slots
10Ethernet management RJ-45 port5
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Front Panel Components
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Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered, a blank panel is installed.
Figure 2: Catalyst 6832-X-LE
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fiber-optic ports
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Console port (RJ-45 Serial)632 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP

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Ethernet management SFP port7Grounding pad2
System ID (blue beacon LED)8USB mini Type B console port3
Reset button9USB Type A host port4
Two power supply slots
10Ethernet management RJ-45 port5
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Front Panel Components
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Front Panel Components
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Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered, a blank panel is installed.
Figure 3: Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G
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fiber-optic ports
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Ethernet management SFP port724 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP
Two 40G QSFP+ uplink ports8Grounding pad2

Product Overview
Front Panel Components
System ID (blue beacon LED)9USB mini Type B console port3
Reset button10USB Type A host port4
Two power supply slots
11Ethernet management RJ-45 port5
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Console port (RJ-45 Serial)6
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