Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T Information Guide
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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T
Q. What is the Cisco Catalyst
®
6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T?
A. The Cisco
®
Supervisor Engine 2T is the newest addition to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supervisor product
family. The Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T is designed to deliver higher performance, better scalability, and
enhanced hardware enabled features. It integrates a high-performance 2-terabit (Tb) crossbar switch fabric
that enables 80-Gbps switching capacity per slot on all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches.
Q. What chassis support the Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T?
A. The Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T is supported only in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series chassis: Cisco
Catalyst 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-E, 6509-V-E, and 6513-E Switches. The Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T
will not be supported in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series NEB chassis or non-E-Series chassis.
Q. How do I upgrade my current systems to a Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T system if I currently have line cards
other than Cisco 6700 Series line cards?
A. A system with Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T will support the following line cards in addition to Cisco 6700
Series line cards:
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WS-X6148A-RJ-45, WS-X6148-FE-SFP, and WS-X6148A-GE-TX
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WS-X6148A-GE-45AF, WS-X6148E-GE-AT, and WS-X6148A-45AF
No hardware or software changes are required. Starting 15.1(1)SY, WS-X6148E-GE-AT can be supported in
a Cisco Virtual Switching System (VSS) enabled system. Other line cards listed above are not supported.
Q. Which Cisco 6800 series line cards are supported with the Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T system?
A. All Cisco 6800 series line cards are supported in a Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T system. The Cisco 6800
series line cards come assembled with DFC4 or DFC4XL daughter cards.
Q. Are the supervisor slots dedicated to Cisco Supervisor Engine 2T, or can I reuse a supervisor slot for a line
card?
A. Table 1 shows the allowed supervisor and line-card slot allocation by chassis type.
Table 1.
Allowed Supervisor and Line-Card Slot Allocation by Chassis Type
Cisco Catalyst
6503-E
6503-E
Cisco Catalyst
6504-E
6504-E
Cisco Catalyst
6506-E
6506-E
Cisco Catalyst
6509-E
6509-E
Cisco Catalyst
6509-V-E
6509-V-E
Cisco Catalyst
6513-E
6513-E
Slot 1
Supervisor or line
card
card
Supervisor or line
card
card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Slot 2
Supervisor or line
card
card
Supervisor or line
card
card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Slot 3
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Slot 4
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Line card
Slot 5
Supervisor or line
card
card
Supervisor or line
card
card
Supervisor or line
card
card
Line card
Slot 6
Supervisor or line
card
card
Supervisor or line
card
card
Supervisor or line
card
card
Line card
Slot 7
Line card
Line card
Supervisor or line
card
card
*