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Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Catalyst 6506 Switch
Catalyst 6506 Switch
The Catalyst 6506 switch is a 6-slot horizontal chassis supporting redundant power supplies, redundant
supervisor engines, and slots for up to five modules. The chassis is NEBS L3 compliant.
Figure 1-7
shows a front view of the Catalyst 6506 switch chassis.
Figure 1-7
Catalyst 6506 Switch
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INPUT
OK
FAN
OK
OUTPUT
FAIL
o
INPUT
OK
FAN
OK
OUTPUT
FAIL
o
1
2
3
FAN
STATUS
4
5
6
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
ATUS
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LIN
K
ST
ATUS
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LI
NK
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LI
N
K
LIN
K
LI
NK
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LIN
K
ST
ATUS
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LI
NK
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LI
N
K
LIN
K
LI
NK
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
ATUS
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
ST
ATUS
SY
ST
EM
AC
TIV
E
PWR
M
GMT
RE
SE
T
CATALYST 6500 SUPERVISOR ENGINE 32
CONSOLE
EJECT
DISK 0
PORT 1
PORT 2
PORT 3
PORT 4
PORT 5
PORT 6
PORT 7
PORT 8
PORT 9
USB 2.0
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LINK
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
ST
ATUS
SY
ST
EM
AC
TIVE
PWR M
GMT
RE
SE
T
CATALYST 6500 SUPERVISOR ENGINE
32
CONSOLE
EJECT
DISK 0
PORT 1
PORT 2
PORT 3
PORT 4
PORT 5
PORT 6
PORT 7
PORT 8
PORT 9
USB 2.0
LINK
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LIN
K
LINK
LINK
Fan assembly
Supervisor engine
Redundant supervisor
engine
Switching
modules
Power supply 2
(redundant)
Power supply 1
ESD ground strap
connector
