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PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
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Chapter 1 Overview
Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms
Catalyst RSM/VIP2 Slot Numbering
The Catalyst RSM/VIP2 can be installed in any slot in a Catalyst 5000 family switch except the top slots,
which contain the supervisor engine modules. The Catalyst RSM/VIP2 does not use interface processor
slot numbering; therefore, the slots in which it is installed are not numbered. The PA-E3 can be installed
into either port adapter slot 0 or slot 1 on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2.
with two port adapters installed.
Note
The Catalyst 5500 switch has 13 slots. Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine module. If a redundant
supervisor engine module is used, it would go in slot 2; otherwise, slot 2 can be used for other modules.
Slot 13 is a dedicated slot, reserved for the ATM Switch Processor (ASP) module. Refer to the Catalyst
5000 Series Route Switch Module Installation and Configuration Note for any additional slot restrictions
for the Catalyst RSM/VIP2.
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