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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.
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Switch Models
Table 1: Switch Models
Switch Model
Catalyst 6816-X-LE
Catalyst 6832-X-LE
Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G
Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G
Switch Models, page 1
Front Panel Components, page 2
Rear Panel, page 21
Description
16 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slots
32 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slots
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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Page 1: Product Overview
Rear Panel, page 21 Switch Models Table 1: Switch Models Switch Model Description Catalyst 6816-X-LE 16 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slots Catalyst 6832-X-LE 32 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slots Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G 24 10-Gigabit SFP+ports and two 40-Gigabit QSFP+ uplink... -
Page 2: Front Panel Components
Product Overview Front Panel Components Front Panel Components Figure 1: Catalyst 6816-X-LE Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide... - Page 3 Product Overview Front Panel Components 16 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP Console port (RJ-45 Serial) fiber-optic ports Grounding pad Ethernet management SFP port USB mini Type B console port System ID (blue beacon LED) USB Type A host port Reset button Ethernet management RJ-45 port Two power supply slots...
- Page 4 Product Overview Front Panel Components 1 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 32 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP Console port (RJ-45 Serial) fiber-optic ports Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide...
- Page 5 Product Overview Front Panel Components Grounding pad Ethernet management SFP port USB mini Type B console port System ID (blue beacon LED) USB Type A host port Reset button Ethernet management RJ-45 port Two power supply slots Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide...
- Page 6 Product Overview Front Panel Components 2 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 24 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP Ethernet management SFP port fiber-optic ports Grounding pad...
- Page 7 Product Overview Front Panel Components USB mini Type B console port System ID (blue beacon LED) USB Type A host port Reset button Ethernet management RJ-45 port Two power supply slots Console port (RJ-45 Serial) Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide...
- Page 8 Product Overview Front Panel Components 3 Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered, a blank panel is installed. Figure 4: Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G 40 10G SFP+ ports or 100 MB or 1G SFP Two 40G QSFP+ uplink ports fiber-optic ports Grounding pad...
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Page 9: Sfp And Sfp+ Transceiver Module Ports
All ports support 1-Gigabit SFP, 10-Gigabit SFP+, or 100BASE-FX fiber-optic SFP modules with two 40-Gigabit uplink ports on selected switch models. The ports also support Cisco Trust Security (CTS) and virtual switch link (VSL) and can operate as an Instant Access (IA) Parent in both 1-Gigabit, 10-Gigabit modes and 40-Gigabit modes. - Page 10 Product Overview SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Ports 10-Gigabit ports Configurable 40-Gigabit ports 5, 6, 7, and 8 9, 10, 11, and 12 13, 14, 15, and 16 5 To configure 10G ports to function as 40G ports, you need to use adapter cables that connect four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on one end to a 40G QSFP port of the switch on the other end.
- Page 11 31, 32, 33, and 34 8 To configure 40G ports to function as 10G ports, you need to use Cisco QSFP to four SFP+ Active Optical Breakout Cables that connect a 40G QSFP port of the switch on one end to four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on the other end.
- Page 12 Product Overview SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Ports Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G Figure 8: 10G native port numbering Table 5: Port mapping for Catalyst 6840-X-LE 10-Gigabit ports Configurable 40-Gigabit ports 1, 2, 3, and 4 5, 6, 7, and 8 9, 10, 11, and 12 13, 14, 15, and 16 17, 18, 19, and 20 21, 22, 23, and 24...
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Page 13: Power Supply Slots
Power Supply Slots 10 To configure 40G ports to function as 10G ports, you need to use Cisco QSFP to four SFP+ Active Optical Breakout Cables that connect a 40G QSFP port of the switch on one end to four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on the other end. -
Page 14: Mini Usb Type B Console Port
The USB 2.0 Type A port (disk0) is the only external storage interface for this switch. The port is connected to the route processor, which allows the Cisco IOS software to access the port. The port supports Cisco USB flash drives with capacities from 128 MB to 8 GB (USB devices with port densities of 128 MB, 256 MB, 1 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB are supported). -
Page 15: System Reset Button
Product Overview System Reset Button System Reset Button This recessed access button is used to reset the system. Pressing the button brings down the route processor. Related Topics Front Panel Components Fan Tray The fan tray is responsible for cooling the entire chassis and interfacing with environmental monitors to trigger alarms when conditions exceed thresholds. -
Page 16: Led Indicators
Product Overview LED Indicators LED Indicators You can use the switch LEDs to monitor switch activity and performance. You can also monitor the status of the fan tray assembly, and the power supplies. Figure 9: Status, Fan, and System ID LEDs Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide... - Page 17 Product Overview LED Indicators Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide...
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Page 18: Management Port Led
Product Overview LED Indicators Status LED The status LED indicates the status of the system. Table 7: Status LED Indicator Color/State Description System is not operational. Green System is operating normally without alarms. Amber System has triggered a minor environmental alarm. System has triggered a major environmental alarm. - Page 19 Product Overview LED Indicators Fan Tray LED The Fan LED is located on the front panel of the switch. The following image depicts the Fan LED, the system status LED, and the blue beacon LED on the front panel of the switch. Table 10: Fan LED Indicator Color/State Description...
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Page 20: Power Supply Leds
Product Overview LED Indicators Power Supply LEDs The power supply includes LEDs on the front of the module. The different states of the LEDs are described in the following table. Figure 10: Power Supply LED Table 11: Power Supply LED Indicators Color/State Description Solid green... -
Page 21: Rear Panel
Product Overview Rear Panel Color/State Description Yellow Power supply is failed. Blinking yellow The power supply needs attention, activated for events like high temperature, high power or slow fan. Rear Panel Figure 11: Rear Panel Fan trays Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide... - Page 22 Product Overview Rear Panel Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide...