How to remotely shutdown the power supply installed in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 with a Supervisor Engine 720 that runs Cisco IOS software

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How to remotely shutdown the power supply installed in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 with a Supervisor Engine 720 that runs Cisco IOS software
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This function is only possible when you have the 8700W enhanced AC power supply.

This allows a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch to be remotely power cycled or shut down even with no access to the console or CLI of the switch for maintenance that uses an appropriate third-party relay controller.

This feature reduces the maintenance cost and improves mean-time-to-repair (MTTR).

A separate relay controller is needed in order to use the remote power restart and shut down of the 8700W AC power supply. These relays can be purchased directly from any appropriate third-party vendor.

For more information, refer to:

8700 Watt Enhanced AC Power Supply for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

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