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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 46 Configuring the Switch Fabric Modules
Configuring and Monitoring the Integrated Switch Fabric and Switch Fabric Module on the Switch
Configuring and Monitoring the Integrated Switch Fabric and
Switch Fabric Module on the Switch
The integrated 720-Gbps switch fabric and the Switch Fabric Modules do not require any user
configuration but support a number of
show
commands for monitoring purposes. A fully automated
startup sequence brings the module online and runs the connectivity diagnostics on the ports.
From the supervisor engine, you can reset the module by entering the
reset
module
command, disable
and enable the module by entering the
set module enable
|
disable
command, and power down the
module by entering the
set module powerdown
module
command.
These sections describe how to configure the integrated 720-Gbps switch fabric and Switch Fabric
Modules:
•
Configuring a Fallback Option, page 46-4
•
Configuring the Switching Mode, page 46-5
•
Redundancy, page 46-6
•
Monitoring the Integrated Switch Fabric and Switch Fabric Module, page 46-6
•
Configuring the LCD Banner, page 46-12
Configuring a Fallback Option
The
set system crossbar-fallback
{
bus-mode
|
none
} command allows you to configure a fallback option
if the Switch Fabric Module connection fails.
If a switch is in compact mode, setting the crossbar-fallback to
none
prohibits the switch from running
in any other switching mode. Assuming there are no non-fabric-enabled modules in the switch, the
switching mode will be compact. Then if the crossbar-fallback is set to
none
and a non-fabric- enabled
module is inserted, the module will not be powered up because that would force the switch out of
compact mode. Also, if crossbar-fallback is set to
none
and the last Switch Fabric Module is removed,
ports on all modules will be disabled. If a port fails to become disabled, the module on which it resides
will be powered down. With no Switch Fabric Module, the switch cannot run in compact mode so the
switch is effectively disabled since crossbar-fallback is set to
none
.
Table 46-2
Switching Modes with Switch Fabric Module Installed
Types of Modules Installed
Switching Modes
CEF256 or CEF720 modules (no non-fabric-enabled
modules are installed)
Compact
CEF256 and/or CEF720 modules (non-fabric-enabled
modules are installed)
Truncated
CEF256 and non-fabric-enabled modules
Flow-through
Non-fabric-enabled modules
Flow-through