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Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Catalyst 6509-E Switch
Catalyst 6509-E Switch
The Catalyst 6509-E switch is an enhanced version of the Catalyst 6509 switch. The 9-slot horizontal
chassis supports redundant power supplies, redundant supervisor engines, and slots for up to eight
modules. It also supports a greater power capacity per slot than the Catalyst 6509 switch chassis. The
Catalyst 6509-E switch chassis is NEBS L3 compliant.
Figure 1-10
shows the Catalyst 6509-E switch.
Figure 1-10
Catalyst 6509-E Switch
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FAN
STATUS
INPUT
OK
FAN
OK
OUTPUT
FAIL
o
INPUT
OK
FAN
OK
OUTPUT
FAIL
o
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Power supply 2
(redundant)
Power supply 1
ESD ground strap
connector
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
AT
US
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
AT
US
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LIN
K
LINK
LINK
LINK
LIN
K
LINK
LINK
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
AT
US
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LIN
K
LIN
K
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
AT
US
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LINK
LIN
K
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LIN
K
8 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6408
1
LINK
ST
ATUS
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
24 PORT 100FX
WS-X6224
ST
ATUS
24 PORT 100FX
WS-X6224
ST
AT
US
1
LINK
2
LIN
K
3
LIN
K
4
LIN
K
5
LIN
K
6
LIN
K
7
LIN
K
8
LIN
K
9
LINK
10
LIN
K
11
LINK
12
LIN
K
13
LIN
K
14
LIN
K
15
LIN
K
16
LINK
17
LIN
K
18
LIN
K
19
LIN
K
20
LINK
21
LIN
K
22
LIN
K
23
LIN
K
24
LIN
K
1
LIN
K
2
LIN
K
3
LIN
K
4
LIN
K
5
LIN
K
6
LIN
K
7
LIN
K
8
LIN
K
9
LIN
K
10
LIN
K
11
LIN
K
12
LIN
K
13
LIN
K
14
LIN
K
15
LIN
K
16
LIN
K
17
LIN
K
18
LIN
K
19
LIN
K
20
LIN
K
21
LIN
K
22
LIN
K
23
LIN
K
24
LIN
K
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
ST
ATUS
SYSTEMAC
TI
VE
PWR MGM
T
RESET
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
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
ST
ATUS
SYSTEMAC
TI
VE
PWR MGMTRESET
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
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
LINK
Switching
modules
Switching
modules
Fan assembly
Supervisor engine
Redundant supervisor
engine
