Technical information

IPSec VPN Acceleration Services Module Installation and Configuration Note

78-14459-03 Rev C0

Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware Requirements

This section lists the hardware requirements for the VPN module:

• The following Catalyst 6500 series switches are supported:

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Catalyst 6503 switch

–

Catalyst 6506 switch

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Catalyst 6509 switch

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Catalyst 6513 switch

Note With Cisco IOS Release 12.2(9)YO4, you can install only one VPN module per chassis.

Note With Cisco IOS Release 12.2(14)SY or later releases, you can install up to 10 VPN modules

per chassis. For more information, see the “Using Multiple VPN Modules in a Chassis”

section on page 33.

• The following Cisco 7600 Series Internet Routers are supported:

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7603 Internet Router (CISCO7603)

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7606 Internet Router (CISCO7606)

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7609 Internet Router (CISCO7609)

–

7609 Internet Router (OSR-7609)

Note The 7606 Internet Router is not supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(9)YO4.

• Supervisor Engine 2 (MSFC2 and PFC2)

Note The VPN module MSFC2 DRAM requirements are as follows:

– Up to 500 tunnels with 128-MB DRAM

– Up to 4,000 tunnels with 256-MB DRAM

– Up to 8,000 tunnels with 512-MB DRAM

These numbers are chosen to leave some memory available for routing protocols and other

applications. However, your particular use of the MSFC2 may demand more memory than

the quantities listed above. In an extreme case, you could have one tunnel but still require

512-MB DRAM for other protocols and applications running on the MSFC2.

For MSFC2 DRAM upgrade information, refer to the following publication at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/cfgnotes/78_6953.htm

• All Catalyst 6500 series Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet switching modules are supported.