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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Appendix D Module Overview and Specifications
Supervisor Engines
On the Catalyst 4503-E and 4506-E switches, you can install the Supervisor Engine in slot 1 only. On
the Catalyst 4507R-E switch, you install the primary supervisor engine in slot 3, and you can install an
optional redundant supervisor engine in slot 4. On the 4510R-E switch, you install the primary
supervisor engine in slot 5, and you can install an optional red undant supervisor engine in slot 6.
The supervisor engines have the following features:
• Data path and control for all network interfaces
• Management functions:
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Interface monitoring
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Environmental status
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SNMP and console/Telnet interface
• Hot-swapping
Note Packets are not forwarded while the module is removed. A system reboot occurs when a
supervisor engine is reinserted.
To install a supervisor engine, follow the procedure in its installation note.
The supervisor engine introduced with Catalyst 4500-E switches is shown in Figure D-1.
Figure D-1 Supervisor Engine 6-E, 2x10GE(X2) w/ Twin Gig (WS-X45-Sup6-E)
1Status LED 6Uplink ports
2Reset button 7USB port
3Active Supervisor LED 8Console port
4Utilization LEDs 9Management port
5Compact flash port
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3
5
7
6
8
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