Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 Informationshandbuch
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Table 2.
8.4 Release Feature Sets
Part Number
Description
SC6K-S323K8-8.4
Catalyst 6000 Sup 32 PFC3 Flash Image, Rel 8.4 cat6000-sup32pfc3k8
SC6K-S323K9-8.4
Catalyst 6000 Sup 32 PFC3 Flash Image w/SSH, Rel 8.4 cat6000-sup32pfc3k9
SC6K-S323CVK8-8.4
Catalyst 6000 Sup 32 PFC3 Flash Image w/CV, Rel 8.4 cat6000-sup32pfc3cvk8
SC6K-S323CVK9-8.4
Catalyst 6000 Sup 32 PFC3 Flash Image w/CV and SSH, Rel 8.4 cat6000-sup32pfc3cvk9
Q.
What PFC3B features will the Sup32 support at FCS?
A.
Although all the features shown in Table 3 are supported in hardware, some features will be available in Cisco IOS Software only.
Table 3.
Features Supported on Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32
Feature
Support
Control Plane Rate Limiters
Yes
IPv6
Cisco IOS Software only
MPLS
Cisco IOS Software only
PIM SM and SSM, PIM Snooping
Yes
ERSPAN
Cisco IOS Software only
NAT/PAT
Yes
GRE Tunneling
Yes
NetFlow
Yes
Bridged NetFlow, Multicast NetFlow with v9 export
Cisco IOS Software only
Q.
Which Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) features will be supported at FCS?
A.
Sup32 enables in hardware MPLS VPN and EoMPLS (Martini tunnels) and multicast VPN. MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) and Fast Re-
Route (FRR) are supported as well. Such functionalities allow Sup32 to act as a service provider access device in an H-VPLS architecture.
Q.
Does Sup32 support Cisco IOS Software Modularity?
A.
Software Modularity will be introduced on Sup32 in the first half of 2006.
Q.
Which high-availability features are available on Sup32?
A.
Sup32 supports Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF)/Stateful Switchover (SSO) for unicast traffic, MMLS NSF/SSO for multicast traffic and
RPR/RPR+ for IPv6 data. Sup32 also supports proactive detection and prevention of network equipment failures using Generic Online
Diagnostics (GOLD).
Q.
What type of congestion avoidance mechanism is supported on Sup32 uplink interfaces?
A.
Sup32 uplinks support the Shaped Round Robin (SRR) scheduling mechanism.
Q.
Will the USB ports be operational in the first release of software?
A.
No, the USB port functionality will be enabled in a future release of software.
Q.
Will the Sup32 support Compact Flash removable storage?
A.
Yes, the Sup32 will support a single external Compact Flash slot. In place of a traditional bootflash, the Sup32 will also support an internal
Compact Flash bootdisk.