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Example: Display PoE status

Updated: September 15, 2025

Overview

Provides sample outputs of PoE status.

This is a sample example of show power inline upoe-plus command.

Device# show power inline upoe-plus

Module   Available     Used     Remaining
          (Watts)     (Watts)    (Watts) 
------   ---------   --------   ---------
3          1310.0      660.0       650.0
Codes: DS - Dual Signature device, SS - Single Signature device 
       SP - Single Pairset device 

Interface   Admin  Type Oper-State       Power(Watts)     Class   Device Name
            State       Alt-A,B       Allocated Utilized  Alt-A,B  
----------- ------ ---- ------------- --------- --------- ------- -----------

Te3/0/1     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/2     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.7       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/3     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/4     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/5     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/6     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Codes: DS - Dual Signature device, SS - Single Signature device 
       SP - Single Pairset device 

Interface   Admin  Type Oper-State       Power(Watts)     Class   Device Name
            State       Alt-A,B       Allocated Utilized  Alt-A,B  
----------- ------ ---- ------------- --------- --------- ------- -----------

Te3/0/7     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/8     auto   DS   on,on         60.0      6.8       3,3     Ieee PD            
Te3/0/9     auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/10    auto   SS   on,off        30.0      5.4       4       Ieee PD            
Te3/0/11    auto   SS   on,off        30.0      9.0       4       Ieee PD            
Te3/0/12    auto   SS   on,off        30.0      9.7       4       Ieee PD            
Te3/0/13    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/14    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/15    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/16    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/17    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Codes: DS - Dual Signature device, SS - Single Signature device 
       SP - Single Pairset device 

Interface   Admin  Type Oper-State       Power(Watts)     Class   Device Name
            State       Alt-A,B       Allocated Utilized  Alt-A,B  
----------- ------ ---- ------------- --------- --------- ------- -----------

Te3/0/18    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/19    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/20    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/21    auto   n/a  off           0.0       0.0       n/a                        
Te3/0/22    auto   SS   on,off        30.0      12.0      4       Ieee PD            
Te3/0/23    auto   SS   on,off        30.0      12.3      4       Ieee PD            
Te3/0/24    auto   SS   on,off        30.0      5.3       4       Ieee PD            
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------- -----

Totals:            14   on          660.0    107.9  

These are descriptions of the fields that you see in the output of the show power inline upoe-plus command:

Table 1. Fields displayed in the output command

Field

Description

Type

Type of PD: Single Pairset device (SP), Single Signature device (SS), Dual Signature device (DS)

Oper-State

The state of each pair on the port

Power Allocated

Power allocated to the port

Power Utilized

Power consumed by the Powered Device on the port.

Class Alt-A, B

Signal, Spare-pair respectively

Device Name

Name of the Powered Device as advertised by CDP.

This is a sample output of the show power inline command. This command displays 802.3bt-compliant device information such as the operational status of the device, IEEE class of the device, physical assigned class, allocated Power, (Power) ,measured at the port.

Device# show power inline Te3/0/1 detail
                  
 Interface: Te3/0/1
 Inline Power Mode: auto
 Operational status (Alt-A,B): on,on
 Device Detected: yes
 Device Type: Ieee PD
 Connection Check: DS
 IEEE Class (Alt-A,B): 3,3
 Physical Assigned Class (Alt-A,B): 3,3
 Discovery mechanism used/configured: Ieee and Cisco
 Police: off

 Power Allocated 
 Admin Value: 60.0
 Power drawn from the source: 60.0
 Power available to the device: 60.0
 Allocated Power (Alt-A,B): 30.0,30.0
 
 Actual consumption
 Measured at the port(watts) (Alt-A,B): 3.4,3.3
 Maximum Power drawn by the device since powered on: 6.9
 
 Absent Counter: 0
 Over Current Counter: 0
 Short Current Counter: 0
 Invalid Signature Counter: 0
 Power Denied Counter: 0

 Power Negotiation Used: None
 LLDP Power Negotiation       --Sent to PD--      --Rcvd from PD--
 Power Type:                  -                    -
 Power Source:                -                    -
 Power Priority:              -                    -
 Requested Power(W):          -                    -
 Allocated Power(W):          -                    -

Four-Pair PoE Supported: Yes
Spare Pair Power Enabled: Yes
Four-Pair PD Architecture: Independent

This is a sample output of the show power inline police command:

Device# show power inline police

 Module   Available     Used     Remaining
          (Watts)     (Watts)    (Watts) 
------   ---------   --------   ---------
3          1310.0      660.0       650.0
Interface Admin  Oper       Admin      Oper       Cutoff Oper  
          State  State      Police     Police     Power  Power 
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------ ----- 
Te3/0/1   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.8   
Te3/0/2   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.7   
Te3/0/3   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.9   
Te3/0/4   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.8   
Te3/0/5   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.8   
Te3/0/6   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.8   
Te3/0/7   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.8   
Te3/0/8   auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    6.8   
Te3/0/9   auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/10  auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    5.4   
Te3/0/11  auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    8.9   
Te3/0/12  auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    9.5   
Te3/0/13  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/14  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/15  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Interface Admin  Oper       Admin      Oper       Cutoff Oper  
          State  State      Police     Police     Power  Power 
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------ ----- 
Te3/0/16  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/17  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/18  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/19  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/20  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/21  auto   off        none       n/a        n/a    n/a   
Te3/0/22  auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    12.0  
Te3/0/23  auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    12.2  
Te3/0/24  auto   on         none       n/a        n/a    5.3   
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------ ----- 
Totals:                                                  107.6     

This is a sample output of the show power inline priority command:

Device# show power inline priority

Interface  Admin  Oper       Admin
           State  State      Priority
---------- ------ ---------- ----------
Te3/0/1    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/2    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/3    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/4    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/5    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/6    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/7    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/8    auto   on         low       
Te3/0/9    auto   off        low       
Te3/0/10   auto   on         high      
Te3/0/11   auto   on         high      
Te3/0/12   auto   on         high      
Te3/0/13   auto   off        high      
Te3/0/14   auto   off        high      
Te3/0/15   auto   off        high      
Te3/0/16   auto   off        high      
Te3/0/17   auto   off        low       
Te3/0/18   auto   off        low       
Te3/0/19   auto   off        low       
Te3/0/20   auto   off        high      
Te3/0/21   auto   off        high      
Te3/0/22   auto   on         high      
Te3/0/23   auto   on         high      
Te3/0/24   auto   on         high

This is a sample output of the show power inline meter command:

Device# show power inline meter

Module   Available     Used     Remaining
          (Watts)     (Watts)    (Watts) 
------   ---------   --------   ---------
1          1625.0       85.6      1539.4
Interface    Meter Update              Three Hours Metered    Metered Energy in MilliWattSec (15min Buckets) 
             Time                      Value (MilliWattSec)                                                  
----------   -----------------------   --------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tw1/0/1      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/2      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/3      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/4      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/5      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC               29439712   2373112-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600-2460600
Tw1/0/6      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC               29166857   2355512-2440250-2439315-2443385-2430515-2443000-2438380-2436620-2435080-2427600-2433650-2443550
Interface    Meter Update              Three Hours Metered    Metered Energy in MilliWattSec (15min Buckets) 
             Time                      Value (MilliWattSec)                                                  
----------   -----------------------   --------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tw1/0/7      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/8      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/9      2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/10     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/11     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC               29375104   2367904-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200-2455200
Tw1/0/12     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/13     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/14     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Tw1/0/15     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC               89776174   7238706-7499648-7504958-7500310-7502066-7509576-7499730-7508690-7501684-7504556-7505350-7500900
Tw1/0/16     2024-06-25 20:59:28 UTC                      0   0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Interface    Meter Update              Three Hours Metered    Metered Energy in MilliWattSec (15min Buckets) 
             Time                      Value (MilliWattSec)                                                  
----------   -----------------------   --------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------