Installation Guidelines; Preparing The Supervisor Engine - Cisco Catalyst 6000 Installation Note

Installation Guidelines

Follow these guidelines when installing an MSFC2 on a supervisor engine:
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Preparing the Supervisor Engine

Note Review the guidelines in the
supervisor engine.
To install the MSFC2 on a Supervisor Engine 1A with a PFC and an MSFC, you must shut down the
switch, remove the Supervisor Engine 1A from the chassis, and remove the MSFC from the
Supervisor Engine 1A.
To install the MSFC2 on a Supervisor Engine 2, you must shut down the switch and remove the
Supervisor Engine 2 from the chassis.
Always use an ESD wrist strap when handling modules or coming into contact with internal
Caution
components.
Before you remove a supervisor engine, you should first upload the current configuration to a server.
This saves time when bringing the module back online. You can recover the configuration by
downloading it from the server to the nonvolatile memory of the supervisor engine. For more
information, refer to Chapter 26, "Working with Configuration Files," in the Catalyst 6000 Family
Software Configuration Guide.
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The hardware on both supervisor engines in a single chassis must be identical. You cannot mix an
MSFC and an MSFC2 in the same chassis. You must shut down the switch to install the MSFC2,
even if you have redundant supervisor engines.
If you have redundant supervisor engines, you must install an MSFC2 on each supervisor engine.
The Supervisor Engine 1A with only a PFC cannot be upgraded to MSFC2. There are no standoffs
installed for securing the MSFC2 to the supervisor engine.
The Supervisor Engine 1A with a PFC and an MSFC (WS-X6K-SUP1A-MSFC) can be upgraded to
an MSFC2. You must remove the existing MSFC from the Supervisor Engine 1A. The MSFC2 uses
the same standoffs used for the MSFC.
The Supervisor Engine 2 with a PFC2 (WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE) can be upgraded to an MSFC2. The
supervisor engine has standoffs installed for securing the MSFC2 to the supervisor engine.
"Software Requirements" section on page 6
Catalyst 6000 Family Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 Installation Note
Installation Guidelines
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