Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Firewall Services Module Manual Técnica
Catalyst 6500 series switches, with the required components as shown:
Supervisor engine with Cisco IOS
®
software, which is known as supervisor Cisco IOS, or
Catalyst operating system (OS). See Table for supported supervisor engine and software
releases.
releases.
a.
Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) 2 with Cisco IOS software. See Table for supported
Cisco IOS software releases.
Cisco IOS software releases.
b.
Supervisor
Engines
1
Cisco IOS Software Release
Cisco IOS Software Release
12.2(18)SXF and later
12.2(18)SXF and later
720, 32
Cisco IOS Software Release
12.2(18)SXF2 and later
12.2(18)SXF2 and later
2, 720, 32
Cisco IOS Software Modularity
Cisco IOS Software Release
12.2(18)SXF4
12.2(18)SXF4
720, 32
Catalyst OS
2
8.5(3) and later
2, 720, 32
•
1
The FWSM does not support the supervisor 1 or 1A.
2
When you use Catalyst OS on the supervisor, you can use any of these supported Cisco IOS software releases
on the MSFC. When you use Cisco IOS software on the supervisor, you use the same release on the MSFC.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.
Related Products
This configuration can also be used for the Cisco 7600 series routers, with the required components as shown:
Supervisor engine with Cisco IOS software. See Table for supported supervisor engine and Cisco IOS
software releases.
software releases.
•
MSFC 2 with Cisco IOS software. See Table for supported Cisco IOS software releases.
•
Conventions
Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.
Background Information
The FWSM is a high−performance, space−saving, stateful firewall module that installs in the Catalyst 6500
series switches and the Cisco 7600 series routers.
series switches and the Cisco 7600 series routers.
Firewalls protect inside networks from unauthorized access by users on an outside network. The firewall can
also protect inside networks from each other, for example, when you keep a human resources network
separate from a user network. If you have network resources that need to be available to an outside user, such
also protect inside networks from each other, for example, when you keep a human resources network
separate from a user network. If you have network resources that need to be available to an outside user, such