Catalyst 6509 Switch
Catalyst 6509 Switch
The Catalyst 6509 switch is a 9-slot horizontal chassis.
switch chassis.
the Catalyst 6509 switch.
Table 1-11 Catalyst 6509 Switch Features
Feature
Chassis
Supervisor Engines
Modules
Backplane Bandwidth
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Table 1-12
lists the specifications of the Catalyst 6509 switch chassis.
Description
Nine horizontal slots. Slots are numbered from 1 (top) to 9 (bottom).
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Supports Supervisor Engine 1, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor
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Engine 32, and Supervisor Engine 720.
Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2 are installed in slot 1
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and slot 2.
Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 are installed in
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slot 5 and slot 6.
Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 require that you
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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.
The 2500 W power supply, when supporting the high-speed fan
Note
tray, can be powered from either 120 VAC or 220 VAC.
Supervisor Engine 720 has built-in switching fabric. Switch Fabric
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Modules are not supported by Supervisor Engine 720 and cannot be
installed in the same chassis.
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The uplink ports are fully functional on all redundant supervisor engine
models when they are in standby mode.
Redundant supervisor engines must be configured identically.
Note
Supports up to eight Catalyst 6500 series modules.
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WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2 Switch Fabric Modules must be
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installed in slot 5 or slot 6.
Some Catalyst 6500 series modules may:
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Not be supported
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Require that you install a Supervisor Engine 720
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Have chassis slot restrictions
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Require a specific software release level
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Check your software release notes for specific information.
32 GBps shared bus.
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256 GBps switch fabric.
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720 GBps switch fabric.
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Chapter 1
Table 1-11
lists the features of the Catalyst 6509
Product Overview
Figure 1-9
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