Thank you for some clarifications around this.  So to sum it up, the bt standard in this case is used to achieve mgig support poe over 4 wires? Still 30w on port and 25.5 for the PD? ... View more

Found the issue: IOS-XE mode switches do not include the Message-Authenticator attribute even though in CS mode they do (MS switches also include it).  ... View more

Just to close the loop with the community I spoke with @Brennan_Martin offline so we could clearly workout what each of us was attempting to say. At this point we are on the same page and I want to thank him for the time he spent with me today. ... View more

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Hey @Slobs2, I’m sorry to hear we’ve missed the mark for you on this. It was a tough decision but know that contrary to your experience, we’ve had a lot of customers that have had problems when they try to split stacks into separate upgrades. That being said, we also hear that being able to upgrade stacks without interruption would bring a lot of value for customers like yourself so we’ll investigate to see what is feasible.  ... View more