Memory Upgrade - Cisco WS-X45-SUP6L-E Installation And Configuration Note

Memory Upgrade

Grasp the left and right ejector levers and simultaneously pivot the levers outward to release the
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supervisor engine from the backplane connector.
Step 4 Grasp the front panel of the supervisor engine with one hand and place your other hand under the carrier
to support and guide it out of the slot. Do not touch the printed circuit boards or connector pins.
Step 5 Carefully pull the supervisor engine straight out of the slot, keeping your other hand under the carrier to
guide it.
Place the supervisor engine on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam, or immediately install it in another
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slot.
In chassis configured with redundant supervisor engines, if the chassis slot is to remain empty, you must
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install either a blank faceplate (C4K-SLOT-CVR) or a blank line card (C4K-SLOT-CVR-E). The
following guidelines explain when to use a blank faceplate and when to use a blank line card.
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Warning Blank faceplates and cover panels serve three important functions: they prevent exposure to
hazardous voltages and currents inside the chassis; they contain electromagnetic interference (EMI)
that might disrupt other equipment; and they direct the flow of cooling air through the chassis. Do not
operate the system unless all cards, faceplates, front covers, and rear covers are in place.
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Memory Upgrade
This section describes how to perform a memory upgrade from a MEM-X45-512MB-LE (shipped with
the supervisor engine) to a MEM-X45-1GB-LE. You might need to upgrade memory on the Supervisor
Engine 6L-E for the following reasons:
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This document describes how to upgrade dynamic memory. The Supervisor Engine 6L-E ships with
512 MB and can be upgraded to 1 GB in the form of an SDRAM SODIMM.
Tools and Equipment Needed
You need the following tools and equipment to remove and install DIMMs in a Supervisor Engine 6L-E:
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Installation and Configuration Note for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series Supervisor Engine 6L-E
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If you have either a Catalyst 4507R or a Catalyst 4510R switch chassis, you must install the blank
line card (C4K-SLOT-CVR-E) rather than the blank faceplate to cover the empty chassis slot. A
blank faceplate does not direct sufficient airflow to adequately cool the remaining Supervisor
Engine 6L-E.
If you have any other Catalyst 4500 series chassis, you can install the blank faceplate
(C4K-SLOT-CVR) over the empty chassis slot. The airflow is sufficient to adequately cool the
remaining Supervisor Engine 6L-E.
To upgrade to a new Cisco IOS feature set or release that requires additional memory. (Memory
requirements for each feature set and release are available in the release notes for that release.)
To use very memory-intensive features.
ESD-preventive wrist strap
Antistatic mat
Figure 5 shows a close-up of the right ejector lever.
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