Datasheet

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

Supervisor Engine 1, PFC, MSFC, and MSFC2 Default and Recommended

Configurations

These are the required memory configurations for c6sup11 and c6sup12 images:

• MSFC2 on Supervisor Engine 1—These default memory configurations are acceptable for all

MSFC2 images:

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128-MB synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) DIMM

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16-MB Flash SIMM or 32-MB Flash SIMM

Note 128 MB is the minimum acceptable MSFC2 DRAM configuration. We recommend 256 MB or

512 MB of DRAM for large networks or complex configurations.

• MSFC1:

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128-MB SDRAM DIMM (upgrade from 64 MB if necessary)

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16-MB Flash SIMM

• Supervisor Engine 1—These default memory configurations are acceptable:

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64-MB SDRAM DIMM

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16-MB Flash SIMM

Supported Hardware

Note • Use the values in the “Power Required” column to determine the exact power requirements for your

configuration to ensure that you are within the power budget. Enter the show power command to

display current system power usage.

• With Supervisor Engine 2, the minimum software version is Release 12.1(8a)E or later.

• Supervisor Engines, page 9

• Distributed Forwarding Card, page 10

• Switch Fabric Modules, page 11

• 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules, page 11

• Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs), page 12

• Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules, page 12

• 10/100/1000 Ethernet Switching Modules, page 14

• Fast Ethernet Switching Modules, page 15

• Ethernet/Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switching Modules, page 15

• Ethernet Switching Module, page 17

• Optical Services Modules, page 17

• FlexWAN Modules, page 21