Installation guide

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Supervisor Engines

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide

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Figure 1-1 shows the front panel features of Supervisor Engine 1, Figure 1-2

shows the front panel features of Supervisor Engine 2, and Figure 1-3 shows the

front panel features of the Supervisor Engine 720.

Supervisor Engine 720

• Two Ethernet uplink ports: port 1 supports gigabit

Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) module; port 2

configurable with either a gigabit SFP or a

10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45

• Integrated 720-Gbps Switch Fabric

• 2 CompactFlash Type II slots (DISK 0 and DISK 1)

• Must be installed in slots 5 or 6 in a 6-slot and a 9-slot

chassis, and slots 7 or 8 in a 13-slot chassis

• Requires installation of a high-speed fan tray

• Policy Feature Card 3A (PFC3A)

• Multilayer Switch Feature Card 3 (MSFC3) with

64-MB bootflash device and 512-MB DRAM

• QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx) is 1p1q4t/1p2q2t

1. Supervisor Engine 1 is not supported in the Catalyst 6513 switch.

2. Specific combinations of supervisor engines and modules may not be supported in your chassis. Refer to

the release notes of the software version running on your system for specific information on modules and

supervisor engine combinations that are not supported.

Table 1-2 Supervisor Engines (continued)

Product Number Description