Cisco Systems 6500 manual Feature Description

Chapter 1 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Chassis Overview

Catalyst 6503-E Switch

Table 1-3 Catalyst 6503-E Switch Features (continued)

Feature	Description
Supervisor engines	• Supports Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor Engine 32, Supervisor
	Engine 32 PISA, Supervisor Engine 720, Supervisor Engine 720-10GE,
	and Supervisor Engine 2T.
	– Supervisor engines are installed in slot 1 and slot 2.
	– Supervisor Engine 720, Supervisor Engine 720-10GE, and
	Supervisor Engine 2T have built-in switching fabric and do not
	support Switch Fabric Modules (WS-C6500-SFM and
	WS-X6500-SFM2).
	– Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 32 PISA do not
	support the Switch Fabric Modules ((WS-C6500-SFM and
	WS-X6500-SFM2).
	• The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine
	when it is in standby mode.
	Note In systems with redundant supervisor engines, both supervisor
	engines must be the same model and have the same daughter card
	configurations. Each supervisor engine must have the resources to
	run the switch on its own, which means all supervisor engine
	resources are duplicated. Identical supervisor engine memory
	configurations are recommended, but are not required as long as the
	supervisor engine with the smaller memory configuration is
	sufficient to run the configured features of the switch. Additionally,
	each supervisor engine must have its own flash device and console
	port connections.
Modules	• Chassis supports up to two Catalyst 6500 series modules.
	• Chassis does not support the WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2
	Switch Fabric Modules.
	• Some Catalyst 6500 series modules:
	– Are not supported
	– Require that you install a Supervisor Engine 720 or Supervisor
	Engine 2T
	– Have chassis slot restrictions
	– Require a specific software release level
	Check your software release notes for specific information on module
	support and restrictions.

Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide

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