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Catalyst 8540 Chassis Installation Guide
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the
Catalyst 8540 Chassis Installation Guide. It also provides an overview of new
information in the document and how to obtain related documentation.
Audience
To use this publication, you need to be familiar with electronic circuitry and
wiring practices and have some experience as an electronic or electromechanical
technician.
New and Changed Information
Feature
Description
Chapter or Section
Redundancy
The Catalyst 8540 chassis supports fault
tolerance by allowing a secondary (or
redundant) route processor and switch module
to take over if the primary route processor or
primary switch module fails.
Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” in
the “Route Processors” section on
page 1-3 and the “Switch
Modules” section on page 1-3.
