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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Product Overview
The Catalyst 6500 series switches support the following configurations:
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Supervisor Engine 32 with the following onboard components: Policy Feature Card 3B (PFC3B) or
PFC3BXL, and Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2A (MSFC2A)
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Supervisor Engine 720 with the following onboard components: PFC3A, PFC3B, or PFC3BXL,
MSFC3, and integrated 720-Gbps switch fabric
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Supervisor Engine 2, PFC2, and MSFC2
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Supervisor Engine 2 and PFC2
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Supervisor Engine 1, PFC, and MSFC or MSFC2
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Supervisor Engine 1 and PFC
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Supervisor Engine 1
Refer to the
Release Notes for Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Release 8.x
publication for complete
information about the chassis, modules, software features, protocols, and MIBs that are supported by the
Catalyst 6500 series switches.
Note
Throughout this publication, except where specifically differentiated, the term
supervisor engine
is used
to refer to Supervisor Engine 1, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor Engine 720, and Supervisor Engine 32.
The term
MSFC
is used to refer to the MSFC, MSFC2, MSFC2A, and MSFC3 except where specifically
differentiated. The term
PFC3
is used to refer to the PFC3A, PFC3B, or PFC3BXL except where
specifically differentiated.
Note
This publication includes the information that previously was in the
Catalyst 6000 Family Multilayer
Switch Feature Card (12.x) and Policy Feature Card Configuration Guide
.
Note
For the complete descriptions of all Cisco IOS commands that are used in this publication, refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference
at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/prod_command_reference_list.html