APC Solutions for Cisco®

Catalyst® Switches
The Cisco / APC relationship began in 1998 with a focus on non-stop networking and
has since grown to include the integration of various platforms, the sharing of
intellectual property for white papers and design specifications as well as joint field
The APC Smart-UPS® Family
engagements. With over 10 million currently installed, APC Smart-
UPS is the one you can trust. Smart-UPS protects
Power protection is a crucial component of VoIP & IP Telephony networks and helps to critical data by supplying reliable, network grade
power in either traditional tower or rack-optimized
ensure that they meet the demands for “always available” systems. To achieve the
form factors. For mission-critical applications
highest levels of availability, it is essential that Layer 0 solutions support VoIP & IP requiring additional runtime
runtime, Smart
Smart-UPS
UPS extended
Telephony networks, in line with your business requirements. This document discusses runtime models (SUA-XL and SMX) are available.
the power needs of Cisco® Catalyst® Switches and appropriate APC UPS solutions.
APC Smart-UPS® support for Cisco®
APC’s Power Protection is Ideal for Protecting and Supporting Cisco CallManager®:
Catalyst Family Switches APC Smart-UPS supports Cisco CallManager 6.x
Which Cisco equipment needs APC power protection? out-of-the-box with exclusive built-in UPS support.
This Cisco Compatible integration provides for
> Catalyst 2950 Series, Catalyst 2960 Series, Catalyst 3560/3750 Series, Catalyst 3550
graceful unattended shutdown of CallManager in the
Series, Catalyst 4500 Series event of an extended power outage, thus preventing
> Catalyst
C t l t 6500/6500E S Series
i data corruption and improving time-to-recovery. In
this application, Smart-UPS communicates serially or
How to select the right APC protection for a Cisco® Catalyst® over the network. Any APC UPS with a Network
Family Switch? Management Card using PowerChute Network
Shutdown (PCNS) software will provide graceful
shutdown to CallManager.
Step 1: Consider the Application
> What model Cisco Catalyst Switch will the UPS support?
> What is the input voltage for the switch? APC Smart-UPS® support for Cisco®
> Will the Cisco Catalyst Switch support PoE devices? If so, how many and what PoE class? Unity Express® and CUCM 6.x:
> What is the pplug
g type
yp for the Cisco Catalyst
y Switch? APC Smart-UPS
Smart UPS supports Cisco Unity Express with
> How many power supplies does the switch have? exclusive built-in UPS support. This Cisco
> What will be the total loading on the UPS VA and Watts, both initially and in the future? Compatible integration provides for graceful
> How much runtime is required if the power goes out? unattended shutdown of voicemail and automated
attendant services in the event of an extended power
Step 2: Use the UPS Selector or Call APC for Assistance outage, thus preventing data corruption and
www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/ or 1-800-800-4272 improving time-to-recovery. In this application,
Smart-UPS communicates serially and requires the
APC Unity Express UPS Simple Signaling Cable
Step 3: Recommend APC Power Protection (APC Part#: AP9840)
> APC Symmetra® and Smart-UPS® are the best solutions for the Cisco Catalyst Switch family
i th
in the d
dense wiring
i i closet
l t environment.
i t Additionally, APC Smart
Additionally Smart-UPS,
UPS as outlined in Cisco
Cisco’ss
> For mission-critical or remote closets, you may also consider the NetBotz® family of manual, have been tested to gracefully shutdown
accessories which provide real-time environmental monitoring and visibility to wiring closet Cisco Unified Communications Manager versions 6.x
environments. via a point-to-point direct Universal Serial Bus (USB)
> For dense closet and server room environments, consider InRow® RD. connection in the event of an extended power
> All of these components are InfraStruXure® Certified to integrate seamlessly with the APC outage.
InfraStruXure® system.
Choose Symmetra® or Smart-UPS® RT
for Catalyst 6500 and High Density
Environments:
Resources Available from APC Symmetra, popular protection for Cisco Catalyst
www.apc.com 6500, offers scalability and the additional protection
> Cisco Partnership Information: www.apc.com/techpartners of N+1 redundancy for high density environments.
> Wiring Closet Design Tool: configurator.apcc.com Symmetra supports up to 16kVA in a rack or tower
> Wiring Closet Solutions: http://apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id form factor.
Smart-UPS RT, double conversion online family of
On Demand trainings at www. Datacenteruniversity.com
UPS’ offers performance for high density voice and
data networks. Supports up to 20kVA in a 12U rack
APC White Papers
or tower form factor. All SURT models are rack/tower
> White Paper #88: Power and Cooling Considerations for Power over Ethernet (PoE) convertible and extended runtime-capable.
runtime capable.
APC Application Notes
> Application Note #50: APC Power Protection for Cisco VoIP and IP Telephony Solutions

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 APC Smart-UPS® Recommendations for Cisco® Catalyst® Switches
Basic Power Supply Options for a Selection of the Cisco® Catalyst® Switches
Nominal Line Input to Available DC Power
Cisco Switch PSU Size Options AC Load on UPS
PSU from PSU
Series Watts Volts (AC) Watts Watts
2950 Internal 100 - 240 Internal 30 - 45
2960/S 370, 740 100 - 240 Internal 60 - 960
3550 Internal 100 - 240 Internal 65 - 525
3560 350, 715, 1100 100 - 240 Internal 45 - 590
3750 350, 715, 1100 100 - 240 Internal 50 - 590
1000 100 - 240 1000 1176
1300 100 - 240 1300 1529 APC Smart-UPS® SMX2200RMLV2U
4500 2800 200 2800 3294
Two 120V lines 2100 2471
4200
Two 200V lines 4200 4941
1000 100 - 240 1000 1176
1300 100 - 240 1300 1529
120 1300 1529
2500
200 2500 2941
120 1400 1647
3000
200 3000 3529
4000 200 4000 4706
6000
Two 120V lines 2900 3412
6500
6000 *1 One 200V line 2900 3412
Two 200V lines 6000 7059
APC Smart-UPS® SURTA3000RMXL3U/
Two 120V line 2800 3294 SURTD5000RMXLT3U/
Three 120V Lines 4200 4941 SURT6000RMXLT3U/
8700 *2 One 220V line 2800 3294 SURTD5000RMXLP3U
Two 220V line 5800 6824
Three 220V Lines 8700 10235
All information shown is based on a single power supply in each chassis, in the larger systems an additional unit can be included to provide
redundancy.
*1 Compatible with full output in Cisco Catalyst 6506-E, Catalyst 6509-E, and Catalyst 6513 switches. Works in Catalyst 6506 and Catalyst 6509
with a maximum output of 4000W.
*2 Available power is limited to 4000W in Cisco Catalyst 6506 and 6509 Switches, 4500W in the Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB-A Switch and 6000W in
the Cisco Catalyst 6513 Switch. Full power is available in the Cisco Catalyst 6506-E and 6509-E Switches.
For full details on all Cisco Systems (including Power Supply Units (PSUs)) and system compatibility please visit www.cisco.com.

The following table provides a guide to selecting an appropriate size UPS to support your chosen
Cisco® Catalyst
y ® Series switch.

Wiring Closets (IDF), Power Solution Guide (Nominal UPS input voltage ranges covered, 120V & 208V)
Nom inal Line Input Available DC Pow er AC Load on Rack m ount Sm art-UPS
Extension Battery Pack*4 Extension Battery Pack Qty.
to PSU*1 from PSU*2 UPS*3 Fam ily
0 1 2
V (AC) Watts Watts APC Part Number APC Part Number
Approximate Total Runtime (min.)
120 100 Internal 118 SMX750 SMX48RMBP2U 113 431 787
120 250 Internal 294 SMX750 SMX48RMBP2U 38 153 282
SMX1000 SMX48RMBP2U 14 63 118
120 500 588
SURTA1500RMXL2U SURTA48RMXLBP2U 25 93 166
SMX2200RMLV2U SMX120RMBP2U 20 77 138
120 1000 1176 SUA3000XL SUA48XLBP 20 88 163
10 44 79
SURTA2200RMXL2U SURTA48RMXLBP2U
7 32 59
120 1300 1529 SMX2200RMLV2U SMX120RMBP2U 14 58 104
14 64 121
SUA3000XL SUA48XLBP
13 59 111
120 1400 1647 SMX2200RMLV2U SMX120RMBP2U 13 53 96
SURTA3000RMXL3U SURT192RMXLBP3U 19 75 134
SURTD5000RMXLT3U SURT192RMXLBP3U 8 38 70
200 2500 2941
SYA4K8RMP SYARMXR3B3 7 20 47
SURT6000RMXLT3U SURT192RMXLBP3U 8 29 53
200 2800 3294
SYA8K8RMP SYARMXR9B9 16 129 252
SURTD5000RMXLP3U SURT192RMXLBP3U 7 32 59
120 2900 3412
SYA8K8RMP SYARMXR9B9 15 125 244
SURT6000RMXLT3U SURT192RMXLBP3U 7 26 49
200 3000 3529
SYA8K8RMP SYARMXR9B9 14 119 233
SURT8000RMXLT6U SURT192RMXLBP3U 12 30 50
200 4000 4706
SYA8K8RMP SYARMXR9B9 10 88 173
SURT8000RMXLT6U SURT192RMXLBP3U 11 28 47
200 4200 4941
SYA8K8RMP SYARMXR9B9 9 83 164
SURT10000RMXLT6U SURT192RMXLBP3U 6 18 31
200 6000 7059
SYA12K16RMP SYARMXR3B3 10 26 43
SURT15KRMXLT SURT192RMXLBP2 11 28 46
200 8700 10235
SYA16K16RMP SYARMXR9B9 8 43 81
Double Conversion On-Line w ith
Line Interactive Double Conversion On-Line
scalability & N+1 options
*1 The "No minal Line Input to P SU" is the no minal vo ltage supplied by the UP S to the Cisco po wer supply. No te so me Cisco P SUs derate o n lo w no minal line vo ltages.

*2 The "A vailable DC P o wer fro m P SU" is the maximum o utput po wer o f individual Cisco po wer supplies and relates to the data in the previo us po wer supply o ptio ns chart.

*3 The " A C Lo ad o n UP S" is the A C po wer drawn by the internal Cisco po wer supplies allo wing fo r a typical efficiency o f 85%.
*4 With the Symmetra LX (SYA SKUs) runtime can be increased by adding additio nal batteries to the base unit as well as external (XR) battery packs, please go to www.apcc.co m fo r full details.