Cisco Systems OL-11568-01 manual

Data Center Infrastructure Design Guide 2.1— Readme File

What is Included in this DG Release?

This design guide (DG) provides guidelines for designing and building the data center switching infrastructure.

Table 1 lists the technologies used in the data center infrastructure design documented in version 2 of this design guide. This table provides a quick glance of the topics and lists the timeframe (current or future) of documentation availability for each technology.

Table 1	Cisco Data Center Technologies and DG Status

Technology/Product		Description	Other	In this DG?

Cisco Catalyst 6500		8 port 10 GigE line card for the	6708 notations have been added	No
WS-X6708-10G-3C		Catalyst 6500 Series switch	to reflect the increased port
			density. Testing is scheduled for
			a future DG release. The data
			sheet is available at:
			http://www.cisco.com/en/US/pr
			oducts/hw/switches/ps708/prod
			ucts_data_sheet09186a00801dc
			e34.html

Cisco Catalyst 6500 next generation		This DG is based on lab testing using	Native 12.2.18 SXD3 was used	Yes
hardware—Sup720 and 6700 Series		the Sup720 and 6700 Series line	in the lab environment.
line cards.		cards in the Cisco Catalyst 6500
		platform in core, aggregation, and
		access layer switches.

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OL-11568-01 specifications

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Data Center Infrastructure Design Guide 2.1— Readme File

What is Included in this DG Release?

Technology/Product

Description

Other

In this DG?

OL-11568-01 specifications