Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Installation Manual page 31

Chapter 1 Product Overview
Table 1-1 Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Key Features (continued)
Feature
Component
Hot-Swapping
Memory
Components
Management
1. GBICs = Gigabit Interface Converters
2. MSFC = Multilayer Switch Feature Card
3. PFC = Policy Feature Card
4. The high-speed fan tray is required if you install a Supervisor Engine 720. The high-speed fan tray requires that a 2500 W or
larger power supply be installed in the chassis.
5. EEPROM = electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
78-15725-02
Description
Modules (including the supervisor engine if you have redundant supervisor
engines) and fans can be replaced without interrupting the system power or
causing other software or interfaces to shut down.
512-KB NVRAM stores configuration information.
•
5
EEPROM component on the supervisor engine stores module-specific
•
information, such as the module serial number, part number, controller type,
hardware revision, configuration information, and other details unique to
each module.
128-MB DRAM (Supervisor Engine 1A), 128-MB DRAM (Supervisor
•
Engine 2), 256-MB DRAM (Supervisor Engine 2U), or 512-MB DRAM
(Supervisor Engine 720) for the default system software.
16-MB (Supervisor Engine 1), 32-MB (Supervisor Engine 2), or 64-MB
•
(Supervisor Engine 720) Flash memory stores and runs software images.
PC Flash—One or two slots for an optional Flash PC card, Compact Flash
•
card, or MicroDrive; use this additional memory to store and run software
images and configuration files, or to serve as an I/O device.
Flash file system—Flash memory contains a file system. You can use a
•
variety of commands to manage the file system (such as cd, pwd, dir, and
delete). The file system includes the following devices:
Onboard bootflash
–
PC Flash slot
–
CLI through the console port or Telnet
•
• Simple Network Management Protocol
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
1-7