Datasheet
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Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.1E on the Catalyst 6500 and Cisco 7600 Supervisor Engine and MSFC
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Supported Hardware
Switch Fabric Modules
Note • Supported only with Supervisor Engine 2.
• Supported only in Cisco 7600 series chassis and 6500-series chassis. Not supported in 6000-series
chassis.
• Not supported in 3-slot chassis.
• Except in 13-slot chassis, WS-X6500-SFM2 and WS-C6500-SFM can be used together to provide
redundancy.
10-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules
Note Release 12.1(8a)EX provides support only with Supervisor Engine 2. Later releases provide support
with both Supervisor Engine 2 and Supervisor Engine 1 with MSFC2.
Product Number
(append with “=” for spares)
Power
Required Product Description
Minimum
Software
Version
WS-X6500-SFM2 2.79 A Switch Fabric Module, version 2, to support fabric-enabled
modules
Note Supports all chassis.
12.1(8a)E
WS-C6500-SFM 2.79 A Switch Fabric Module to support fabric-enabled modules
Note Does not support 13-slot chassis.
12.1(8a)E
Product Number
(append with “=” for spares)
Power
Required Product Description
Minimum
Software
Version
WS-X6502-10GE 1.94 A 1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet, fabric-enabled,
QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx): 1p1q8t/1p2q1t
Number of ports: 1
Number of port groups: 1
Port ranges per port group: 1 port in 1 group
12.1(11b)E
Note The WS-X6502-10GE module does not support ISL encapsulation.
Optical Interface Module (OIM) for WS-X6502-10GE
WS-G6488 10GBASE-LR serial 1310 nm long-haul OIM 12.1(11b)E
WS-G6483 10GBASE-ER serial 1550 nm extended-reach OIM 12.1(13)E