Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6000 Multilayer Switch Feature Card MSFC2 Installation Guide
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Connecting Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules
to the Network
to the Network
Revised: May 1, 2008, OL-12832-01
This guide describes how to connect Cisco EtherSwitch service modules to your network. It contains the
following sections:
following sections:
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Note
This document describes the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules only. For information about other Cisco
Ethernet switch network modules, see the “Connecting Ethernet Switch Network Modules to a Network”
section at the following URL:
Ethernet switch network modules, see the “Connecting Ethernet Switch Network Modules to a Network”
section at the following URL:
Cisco EtherSwitch Services Modules
Cisco EtherSwitch service modules are complete switching platforms and can be stacked with other
Cisco switches to form a switching stack integrated with the router and capable of supporting the
following features:
Cisco switches to form a switching stack integrated with the router and capable of supporting the
following features:
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Dynamic addition and removal of individual Cisco EtherSwitch service modules from the switching
stack
stack
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Integrated management through all management interfaces (command-line interface [CLI], Simple
Network Management Protocol [SNMP], and HTTP)
Network Management Protocol [SNMP], and HTTP)