Cisco 6509 Installation Guide - Page 42

Catalyst 6506 Switch Chapter 1 Product Overview Catalyst 6506 Switch The Catalyst 6506 switch is a 6-slot horizontal chassis. Table 1-7 lists the features of the Catalyst 6506 switch chassis. Table 1-8 lists the specifications of the Catalyst 6506 switch chassis. Figure 1-7 shows the Catalyst 6506 switch. Table 1-7 Catalyst 6506 Switch Features Feature Chassis Supervisor Engines Descriptions • Six horizontal slots. Slots are numbered from 1 (top) to 6 (bottom). • Supports Supervisor Engine 1, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor Engine 32, and Supervisor Engine 720. - Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2 are installed in slot 1 or slot 2. - Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 are installed in slot 5 or slot 6. - Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 require that you 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. Note The 2500 W power supply, when supporting the high-speed fan tray, can be powered from either 120 VAC or 220 VAC. - Supervisor Engine 720 has built-in switching fabric. Switch Fabric Modules are not supported by Supervisor Engine 720 and cannot be installed in the same chassis. • The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine in standby mode. Modules Backplane Bandwidth Note Redundant supervisor engines must be configured identically. • Supports up to five Catalyst 6500 series modules. • WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2 Switch Fabric Modules must be installed in slot 5 or slot 6. • Some Catalyst 6500 series modules may: - Not be supported - Require that you install a Supervisor Engine 720 - Have chassis slot restrictions - Require a specific software release level Check your software release notes for specific information. • 32 GBps shared bus. • 256 GBps switch fabric. • 720 GBps switch fabric. 1-18 Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide OL-5781-04