Datasheet

Q&A
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Compact Flash memory cards contain internal controllers. Typically vendors change these
internal controllers without notifying/marking it on the outside, visible to the user. In internal
engineering validation and field trials, Cisco has found that the quality of these components
varies vastly, which in turn affects the life of the Compact Flash. Therefore, Cisco does not
support third-party Compact Flash.
In addition, vendors approved by Cisco will provide failure analysis reports for failed Compact
Flash units, which is not available for third-party Compact Flash.
Q. Can I increase the DRAM in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 (WS-
Sup720; 3A version)?
A. No. DRAM memory is fixed at 512 MB for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine
720 (WS-Sup720; 3A version).
Q. What does a customer that wants to upgrade Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor
Engine 720 (3A, 3B) to Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/7600 Series Supervisor Engine 720-
3BXLs and Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Uplinks (3C version) to Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Uplinks (3CXL version) have to order? What is the part number for the
upgrade?
A. To upgrade from WS-Sup720 or WS-Sup720-3B to WS-Sup720-3BXL, customers need to
order WS-F6K-PFC3BXL. The Upgrade kit comes with 1GB DRAM upgrades for both the RP
and SP.
To upgrade from VS-S720-10G-Sup720-3C to VS-S720-10G-3CXL, customers need to order
VS-F6K-PFC3CXL. Since the PFC3C and PFC3CXL versions of the VS-S720-10G supervisor
have 1GB of DRAM for the RP and SP by default, no additional memory is shipped with the
upgrade kit.
For installation, refer to
www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_16220.html
.
Q. I know that the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2 has reached EoS. But is
there a 128 MB/256 MB Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
(PCMCIA) or ATA flash card for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2 for
image upgrade?
A. No. There is no requirement to support 128 MB/256 MB PCMCIA or ATA flash cards for the
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2.
Q. What are the memory requirements for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor
Engine 2 to load Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(18) SXF?
A. Table 8 shows the memory requirements.
Table 8. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2 requirements for Cisco IOS Software Release
12.2(18) SXF
Supervisor Engine SP Bootflash RP Bootflash SP DRAM RP DRAM
S2-PFC2 32 MB* – 256 MB –
S2-MSFC2 32 MB* 32 MB 256 MB 256 MB
S2U-MSFC2 32 MB* 32 MB 512 MB 512 MB
*Use an external PCMCIA ATA flash card, part number MEM-C6K-ATA-1-64M=. EoS for this part number will
be announced soon