I can add this.....In the past year I have replaced 3 power supplies on 3 different 4006's. I would probably vote to have the extra one's in.
HTH ms --- x wrote: > Jeff, > We just bought a Cisco 4006 switch. Our reseller > and > our Cisco rep both told us we need two power > supplies > to run it and one for redundancy. They both went on > to say the power supply is the first thing to go. > They sold me on it so I got all three power > supplies. > > I got the switch a few weeks ago and I threw in the > two 10/100 blades and the extra power supply. I > unplugged one power supply and it still seemed fine. > > I decide to unplug another and leave only one > running > just to see if it would die. It ran for 30 minutes > until I decided to plug it back in, keep in mind I > didn't have anything attached at the time. > > I am guessing if you really wanted to you could get > away with one, but when your spending that > much(think > it was around $14k to $15k) an extra $600 or so to > protect your investment is no big deal. I also like > the fact that if two powersupplies die it will still > probably run and I can take my time replacing them. > A > good night's sleep is worth $600 to me. > > > --- Jeffrey Reed wrote: > > Im trying to understand power redundancy in the > > Cisco 4006 switch. Reading > > through the online information, Cisco seems to > imply > > you must have at least > > two power supplies up and running at all times. > The > > 3rd power supply > > provides redundancy. Other vendors allow you to > run > > at least a partially > > populated chassis on one power supply. If I have a > > 4006 with SUPII and one > > 48-port blade, do I really need three power > > supplies? Anyone have experience > > with 4006s and power supplies? > > > > Thanks!! > > > > Jeffrey Reed > > Classic Networking, Inc. > > Cell 717-805-5536 > > Office 717-737-8586 > > FAX 717-737-0290 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=41295&t=41257 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
