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Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine Guide
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Chapter 2 Supervisor Engines
Supervisor Engine 720
Table 2-14 lists and describes Supervisor Engine 720 features.
Table 2-14 Supervisor Engine 720 Features
Feature Description
Chassis compatibility Supported on all Catalyst 6500 series chassis.
Software requirements
(minimum)
• Supervisor Engine 720—12.2(14)SX
• Supervisor Engine 720-3B—12.2(17d)SXB1
• Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL—12.2(17b)SXA
Fan tray requirements All versions of Supervisor Engine 720 require that a high-speed fan tray
(either a fan tray
2 or Catalyst 6500-E series fan tray) be installed in the
chassis.
Note Low-speed fan trays do not provide sufficient cooling for Supervisor
Engine
720.
Slot installation restrictions Supervisor Engine 720 must be installed in:
• Slots 1 and 2 in a 3-slot or a 4-slot chassis
• Slots 5 and 6 in a 6-slot or a 9-slot chassis
• Slots 7 and 8 in a 13-slot chassis
Note The primary supervisor engine can be installed in either slot.
Backplane 32-Gbps shared bus
Integrated 720-Gbps Switch Fabric
Hardware restrictions There are no additional hardware restrictions for Supervisor Engine 720.
Memory
Switch Processor DRAM • 512 MB (WS-SUP720)
• 512 MB (WS-SUP720-3B)
• 1 GB (WS-SUP720-3BXL)
Route Processor DRAM • 512 MB (WS-SUP720)
• 512 MB (WS-SUP720-3B)
• 1 GB (WS-SUP720-3BXL)
Switch Processor
Bootflash/Bootdisk
For all three Supervisor Engine 720 models:
• 64 MB (before May 5, 2006)
• 512 MB (after May 5, 2006)
Note Use upgrade kit WS-CF-UPG= to upgrade the bootflash from 64 MB
to 512
MB.
Route Processor Bootflash For all three Supervisor Engine 720 models—64 MB
CompactFlash (disk0) Compact flash Type 2 (supports 64, 128, 256, 512 MB, and 1 GB