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Catalyst 6506 Switch
Catalyst 6506 Switch
The Catalyst 6506 switch is a 6-slot horizontal chassis.
switch chassis.
the Catalyst 6506 switch.
Table 1-7
Catalyst 6506 Switch Features
Feature
Chassis
Supervisor Engines
Modules
Backplane Bandwidth
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Table 1-8
lists the specifications of the Catalyst 6506 switch chassis.
Descriptions
Six horizontal slots. Slots are numbered from 1 (top) to 6 (bottom).
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Supports Supervisor Engine 1, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor
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Engine 32, and Supervisor Engine 720.
Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2 are installed in slot 1
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or slot 2.
Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 are installed in
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slot 5 or slot 6.
Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 require that you
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install the high-speed fan tray. You must also install a 2500 W or
higher capacity power supply in the chassis to power the high-speed
fan tray.
The 2500 W power supply, when supporting the high-speed fan
Note
tray, can be powered from either 120 VAC or 220 VAC.
Supervisor Engine 720 has built-in switching fabric. Switch Fabric
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Modules are not supported by Supervisor Engine 720 and cannot be
installed in the same chassis.
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The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine
in standby mode.
Redundant supervisor engines must be configured identically.
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Supports up to five Catalyst 6500 series modules.
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WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2 Switch Fabric Modules must be
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installed in slot 5 or slot 6.
Some Catalyst 6500 series modules may:
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Not be supported
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Require that you install a Supervisor Engine 720
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Have chassis slot restrictions
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Require a specific software release level
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Check your software release notes for specific information.
32 GBps shared bus.
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256 GBps switch fabric.
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720 GBps switch fabric.
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Chapter 1
Table 1-7
lists the features of the Catalyst 6506
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