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Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Chassis Overview
Catalyst 6503 Switch
Modules
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Supports up to two Catalyst 6500 series modules.
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Does not support the WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2 Switch
Fabric Modules.
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Does not support the WS-X67xx modules.
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Some Catalyst 6500 series modules:
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Are not 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
Check your software release notes for specific information on module
support.
Port density
(including supervisor engine
ports)
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10-Gigabit Ethernet—2 ports
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Gigabit Ethernet (SFP transceivers)—8 ports
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Gigabit Ethernet (GBIC transceivers)—34 ports
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10/100/1000 Ethernet—97 ports
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10/100 Fast Ethernet—192 ports
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100BASE-FX—96 ports
Table 1-1
Catalyst 6503 Switch Features (continued)
Feature
Description