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Catalyst 6500 Series DFC, DFC3A, DFC3B, and
DFC3BXL Installation Note
Product numbers:
WS-F6K-DFC(=)
WS-F6K-DFC3A(=)
WS-F6K-DFC3B(=)
WS-F6K-DFC3BXL(=)
Note
Throughout this publication, unless otherwise noted, the term DFC refers to the DFC, DFC3A, DFC3B,
and DFC3BXL.
This publication describes how to install the Catalyst 6500 series Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC)
on Catalyst 6500 series fabric-enabled modules.
Note
You can only install the DFC on fabric-enabled modules. See the
“Hardware and Software
Requirements” section on page 2
for more information.
Contents
This publication contains these sections:
•
Hardware and Software Requirements, page 2
•
Safety Overview, page 3
•
Parts List, page 7
•
Required Tools, page 8
•
Installation Guidelines, page 8