Chapter 1
Product Overview
Catalyst 6504-E Switch
The Catalyst 6504-E switch is a 4-slot horizontal chassis.
Catalyst 6504-E switch chassis.
Figure 1-5
Table 1-5
Catalyst 6504-E Switch Features
Feature
Chassis
Supervisor Engine
Modules
Backplane Bandwidth
Clock and VTT module
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Table 1-6
shows the front view and
Figure 1-6
Description
Four horizontal slots. Slots are numbered from 1 (top) to 4 (bottom).
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Supports Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720.
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Supervisor engines are installed in slot 1 and slot 2.
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The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine
in standby mode.
Note
Redundant supervisor engines must be configured identically.
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Supports up to three Catalyst 6500 series modules.
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Does not support the WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2 Switch
Fabric Modules.
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Some Catalyst 6500 series modules may:
Not be supported
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Require that you install a Supervisor Engine 720
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Have chassis slot restrictions
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Require a specific software release level
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Check your software release notes for specific information.
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32 GBps shared bus.
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720 GBps switch fabric.
One replaceable clock module (CLK-7600=) provides clocking signals
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to the EOBC channel and the switching bus.
Non-replaceable voltage termination (VTT) module provides reference
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voltage for bus signals.
Table 1-5
lists the specifications of the Catalyst 6504-E switch chassis.
shows the rear view of the Catalyst 6504-E switch.
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
Catalyst 6504-E Switch
lists the features of the
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