Cisco Systems DFC3A, DFC3BXL manual Contents, Installation Requirements and Guidelines

Contents

Contents

This publication contains these sections:

•Installation Requirements and Guidelines, page 2

•Safety Overview, page 3

•Required Tools and Parts, page 9

•Removing a CFC or DFC Daughter Card, page 10

•Removing the DFC3 Daughter Card, page 12

•Upgrading the DFC3BXL Daughter Card Memory, page 19

•Installing the DFC3 Daughter Card, page 23

•Removing and Installing Modules in the Chassis, page 32

•Attaching Your ESD Grounding Strap, page 40

•Related Documentation, page 43

•Obtaining Documentation, page 43

•Documentation Feedback, page 44

•Cisco Product Security Overview, page 44

•Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 45

•Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 47

Installation Requirements and Guidelines

To install and use the DFC3 daughter card, you need the following:

•Catalyst 6500 series switch or Cisco 7600 series router

•Supervisor Engine 720 with an MSFC3 running Cisco IOS software on both the Supervisor Engine 720 and the MSFC3

•The WS-F6700-DFC3A, WS-F6700-DFC3B, and WS-F6700-DFC3BXL daughter cards can be installed only on the following Catalyst 6500 series modules:

–WS-X6704-10GE

–WS-X6724-SFP

–WS-X6748-SFP

–WS-X6748-GE-TX

•Observe the restrictions listed in Table 1 for PFC3/DFC3 mismatch.

Catalyst 6500 Series DFC3A, DFC3B, and DFC3BXL Installation Note

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