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1 2007, Cisco Systems, Inc. All righ ts reserved. Product Overview

2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Course acronym vx.x#-1

Cisco Catalyst 6500Series SwitchProduct Overview

Cisco E-Service Training

Course Developer: Steve Palmisano, Joe Liu and Pete King, Technical Program Managerfor Cisco Systems.

Presenter: Steve Palmisano, Technical Program Manager for Cisco Systems.

Revision 1.1.0


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2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Overview 2

Objectives

Upon completion o f this course, you will be able to identify the

following aspects of Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch:

Catalyst 6500 Functional Description

Catalyst 6500 Features and Benefits

Catalyst 6500 Deployment Scenarios

Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engines

Catalyst 6500 Interface Modules

Catalyst 6500 Backp lane

Catalyst 6500 Software Overview

Catalyst 6500 Boot Process

Catalyst 6500 Command Line Interface

The objectives of this course is to help you identify the following aspects ofthe Cisco Catalyst 6500 series Switch:

Catalyst 6500 Functional Description

Catalyst 6500 Features and Benefits

Catalyst 6500 Deployment Scenarios

Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engines

Catalyst 6500 Interface Modules

Catalyst 6500 Backplane

Catalyst 6500 Software Overview

Catalyst 6500 Boot Process

Catalyst 6500 Command Line Interface


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Cisco Catalyst 6500Functional Description

Chassis Options

Modular Architecture

Hardware-Forwarding Architectures

Switching Architecture

In this first section of this course we will look at the Cat6500 functional areas. Theseinclude the 6500 chassis options, the modular architecture, HW forwarding features andswitching architecture


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Functional Description Chassis Options

Catalyst 6506

6 slot chassis

Catalyst 6503

3 slot chassis

Catalyst 6509

9 slot chassis

Catalyst 6509-NEBS

NEBS Compliant 9 slot chassis

Catalyst 6509-NEBS-A

9 slot chassis

Catalyst 6513

13 slot chassis

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is available in six different chassis offerings, from the 65033 slot chassis to the 6513 13 slot chassis.


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Catalyst 6500 Series SwitchesModels Comparison

Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Model Comparisons. Models with numbers of slots,Available Power Supply Options, Supervisor Engine options and dimensions are called out.


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Catalyst 6500 Series SwitchesModels Comparison (Cont.)

Continuing with the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Model Comparisons.

Note that on the 6509-NEB-A model, the SUP32 and SUP720 do not support three of thepower supply options


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Catalyst 6500 Series SwitchesModels Comparison (Cont.)

Concluding with the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Model Comparisons.

Note that both the 6506 and6509 Models do not support certain Power Supply options.


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Functional Description Modular Architecture

ConfigurableSeparately, simplif ying the addition of newservices appliance

InteroperableIn the same chassis, providing flexible designoptions

InterchangeableAmong Cisco Catalyst 6500 Seriessystems, simplifying sparing and network expansion

Hot-swappableWithout requiring a chassis to be poweredoff, providing fast upgrade and repair

UpgradeableAs newer modules come along, providinginvestment protection

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is a modular system that can grow as customerrequirements expand and technology evolves, allowing customers to upgrade andreconfigure systems by adding new modules, replacing existing modules, and adding andredeploying systems. Throughout the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, modules areConfigurable, Interoperable, Interchangeable, Hot-swappable, and Upgradeable.


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Functional Description Hardware-Forwarding Architectures

Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) Scaling to 30 Mpps, thistechnology uses a central Cisco Express Forwarding engine located

on the supervisor engine's policy feature card (PFC) daughter andCEF forwarding tables located on the supervisor engine.

Accelerated Cisco Express Forwarding (aCEF) Suited for high-performance enterprise environments, this technology uses theaCEF engine and aCEF tables located on the interface module,along with the central CEF engine located on the supervisor engine'sPFC daughter card and central CEF forwarding tables located on thesupervisor engine.

Distribu ted Cisco Express Forwarding (dCEF) Suited for themost demanding environments, this technology uses the dCEFengine located on the interface module's distributed forwarding card(DFC) daughter card and the dCEF table, a local copy of the

supervisor engine's central CEF table located on the interfacemodule's DFC.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series modules use one of three forwarding technologies, eachhaving a different architecture with different characteristics and capabilities.


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Functional Description Switching Architecture

256-Gbps switch fabricLocated on the switch fabric module (SFM) 32-Gbps busAllowing access to a central shared bus

720-Gbps switch fabricLocated on Cisco Catalyst 6500 SeriesSupervisor Engine 720

Cisco developed the following switching architectures for Cisco Catalyst 6500 modules toallow platforms to scale in any deployment:

32-Gbps bus Allowing access to a central shared bus

256-Gbps switch fabric Located on the switch fabric module (SFM)

720 Gbps switch fabric Located on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine

720


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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Features

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Benefits

Cisco Catalyst 6500Features and Benefits

The following slides provide an overview of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 system features andbenefits.


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Features and BenefitsCisco Catalyst 6500 Series Features

Six, nine or thirteen-slot modular chassis Catalyst 6506,6509, 6513 and a NEBS level 3 compliant version of the6509

High-availability design throughout the system

32-Gbps in tegrated switch ing fabric, upgradeable to256Gbps with crossbar Switch Fabric Module

15-30Mpps of L3 forwarding using Supervisor I/IIrespectively, scales to over 210Mpps of IP traffic withDistribu ted CEF forwarding architecture and DFC cards

Maximum 10/100 Ethernet port density: 240 (6-slot chassis)and 384 (9-slot chassis) and 756 (13-slot chassis)

Maximum Gigabit Ethernet port density: 82 (6-slot chassis)and 130 (9-slot chassis) and 194 (13-slot chassis)

Contents of slide self decripibed


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Features and BenefitsCisco Catalyst 6500 Series Features (Contd)

EtherChannel aggregation, load balancing, and fail-

over on every port, even across modules for highavailability applications

10 Gigabit Ethernet with Serial 1550nm (40k) or Serial1310nm (10k) 1-port modules

Intelligent multilayer switching

Extensive quality of service (QoS), security, VLAN, andmulticast support

Full interoperability with other Catalyst switches andCisco routers

Enhanced Security & network management throughIDS and NAM modules

Contents of slide self described


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Features and BenefitsCisco Catalyst 6500 Series Features (Contd)

Wide range of multip rotocol WAN modules f rom T1/E1,

T3/E3, through OC-48, ATM, POS/SDH, POS/DPT

L5-7 Content Switching services with high-performanceContent Switching Module

Contents of slide self described


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Features and BenefitsCisco Catalyst 6500 Series Benefits

Maximum network uptime

Comprehensive network security

Scalable performance

Forward-Thinking architecture with investmentprotection

Operational consistency

Unparalleled services integration and flexibility

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides market-leading services, performance, port densities,and availability with investment protection for enterprise and service provider markets. Theseinclude:

Maximum network uptime With platform, power supply, supervisor engine, switch fabric,and integrated network services redundancy provides one- to three-second stateful failover anddelivers application and services continuity in a converged network environment, minimizing

disruption of mission-critical data and services

Comprehensive network security Integrates proven, multi-gigabit Cisco securitysolutions, including intrusion detection, firewall, VPN, and SSL into existing networks

Scalable performance Provides up to 400 Mpps performance with distributed forwardingarchitecture

Forward-Thinking architecture with investment protection Supports three generationsof interchangeable, hot-swappable modules in the same chassis, optimizing IT infrastructureusage, maximizing return on investment, and reducing total cost of ownership

Operational consistency Features 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations sharing acommon set of modules, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software, and

network management tools that can be deployed anywhere in the network

Unparalleled services integration and flexibili ty Integrates advanced services such assecurity, wireless LAN services, and content with converged networks, provides the widestrange of interfaces and densities, from 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet to 10 Gigabit and fromDS0 to OC-48, and performs in any deployment end to end


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Campus Networks

ISP Network

Cisco Catalyst 6500Deployment Scenarios

The following slides show that the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivers secure convergedservices for campus and Internet service provider (ISP) Network.


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Deployment Scenarios Campus Networks

Deployment Scenarios for Catalyst 6500 Series Switches inCampus Networks

MultilayerSwitch

Web Browser

File Server

Campus networks Features 10/100 and 10/100/1000 auto-sensing modules thatprovide inline power for the wiring closet, along with robust high availability, security, andmanageability features; world-class networking software; high-performance Gigabit and 10Gigabit interface modules; and network management for the distribution and core.


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Deployment Scenarios ISP Network

Deployment Scenarios for Catalyst 6500 SeriesSwitches in ISP Networks

Content SwitchWorkgroupSwitch

Route/SwitchProcessor

ISP network Provides robust high-availability, security, and manageability features;world-class networking software; high-performance Gigabit and 10 Gigabit interfacemodules; and network management for the most demanding service provider networkingenvironments requiring Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Multicast, IP Version 6(IPv6), an extensive set of WAN interfaces, and hierarchical traffic shaping.


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Supervisor Engines

Supervisor Options

Supervisor 720 Variations

Supervisor 32 Variations

Supervisor Common Features

PISA on the Supervisor 32

Supervisor/Linecard Chassis Slot Options

Supervisor Feature Comparison

In this section of this product Overview we will cover the Supervisor Engines


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The Catalyst 6500 has five Supervisor optio ns on of fer with

each providing a different architectural backpl ane

configuration for line cards to connect into

Supervisor 1A Supervisor 2 Supervisor 720

256Gb backplane support ing

hardware accelerated Layer 2

and 3, QoS and Security

policies up to 210Mpps

720Gb backplane suppor ting



policies up to 400Mpps

32Gb backplane support ing



policies up t o 15Mpps

Supervisor Options for the Catalyst 6500

Supervisor Engines Supervisor Options

The Catalyst 6500 has five Supervisor options on offer with each providing a differentarchitectural backplane configuration for line cards to connect into, including the Sup 1A,Sup 2, Sup 720


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Supervisor Engines Supervisor Options(Cont.)

Supervisor 32Superviso r 32 (PISA)Programmable Intelligent Services Ac celerator

32 Gbps shared bus backplane supporting

hardware accelerated Layer 2 and 3, QoS and

Security policies up to 15Mpp IPv4 services

32 Gbps shared bus backplane

supporting hardware accelerated Layer 2

and 3, QoS and Security poli cies up t o

15Mpp IPv4 services

Supervisor Options f or t he Catalyst 6500

and Sup 32 and Sup 32 PISA


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The Supervisor 720 is now supported in three variations while the supervisors look simil ar, the

capabilities supported by each can be different

Supervisor 720 Supervisor 720-3BXL Supervisor 720-3B

Original Supervisor 720 uses

PFC3a and was released

March 2003 Can be

upgraded with PFC3BXL or

PFC3B

Incorporates new PFC3BXL

extending hardware features

and system capacity for

routes, flows, etc

Incorporates new PFC3B

providing same features as

XL version but not as high a

capacity for routes, flows, etc

Supervisor Engines Supervisor 720 Options

The Supervisor 720 is supported in three variations while the supervisors look similar,the capabilities supported by each can be different


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The Supervisor 32 is now supported in two variations while the supervisors look simil ar, the

capabilities supported by each can be different

Supervisor 32 Supervisor 32 PISA

The Supervisor Engine 32 extends the

intelligent services of the Supervisor Engine

720 to the access layer, and at the same time

provides performance and price points

suitable for the LAN access, WAN edge, and

Metro Ethernet Access and contains PFC3B

onboard

The Supervisor Engine 32 PISA provides

the intelligent services of the Supervisor

Engine 32 and at the same time provides

hardware acceleration of services like

NBAR and FPM. Additionally, it provides

performance and price points suitable forthe LAN access, WAN edge, and Metro

Ethernet access

Supervisor Engines Supervisor 32 and Supervisor 32 PISA Options

The Supervisor 32 is also supported in two variations like the 720 supervisors, the two

Supervisor 32s look similar, however the capabilities supported by each can be different


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Supervisor Engines Common Features

High availabilit y

Scalable performance

Wire-rate traffic management

Supervisor Engine 1-PFC Supervisor Engine 2MSFC2

Supervisor Engine 720

End-to-end management tools Comprehensive security

Advanced Layer 2, Layer 3, and Layer4 forwarding

Supervisor Engine 32Supervisor Engine 32 PISA

The Cisco 6500 Supervisor Engines provide the following features:

High availability - Supervisor Engines can be deployed in dual-supervisor engine configurationsin all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis,(slots 1 and 2 for the Supervisor Engine 1A and SupervisorEngine 2; and slots 1 and 2 in the Cisco Catalyst 6503 and 6504 chassis, slots 5 and 6 in the Cisco Catalyst6506 and 6509 chassis, and slot 7 and 8 in the Cisco Catalyst 6513 chassis for the Supervisor Engine 32 andSupervisor Engine 720) with one being the running, or active, supervisor engine and the other being thestandby supervisor engine. The dual-supervisor engine configuration synchronizes protocol statesbetween the primary and the redundant supervisor engine, provides industry-leading networkavailability with sub-3-second failover, and maximizes network uptime by allowing hot swapping ofstandby supervisor engines.

Scalable performance - Supervisor Engines 1A and 2 provide scalable performance, from 15Mpps to 210 Mpps with bandwidth scaling from 32 Gbps to 256 Gbps, that densely populatedwiring closets and high-throughput network cores with multi-gigabit trunks require. The CiscoSupervisor Engine 720 provides scalable performanceup to 400 Mpps with 720 Gbpsbandwidthwhich is required in high-throughput network cores and data centers with multi-gigabittrunks. The Cisco Supervisor Engine 32 and 32 PISA provide scaleabvle performance up to 15Mpps IPv4 services with 32 Gbps of shared bus bandwidth and is ideal for ideal forsecuring campus access networks, converged services MAN/WAN applications andsmall/medium backbone functions.

Wire-rate traffic management - Supervisor Engines provide wire-rate traffic management usingLayer 2, 3, and 4 QoS and security checks, including ACL policy enforcement, as part of theirforwarding process to protect and secure content.

End-to-end management tools - Managed with CiscoWorks2000, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series

switches can be configured and managed to deliver end-to-end device, VLAN, traffic, and policymanagement. Cisco Resource Manager, a Web-based management tool that works withCiscoWorks2000, provides: automated inventory collection, software deployment, easy tracking ofnetwork changes, views into device availability, and quick isolation of error conditions.

Comprehensive security - The advanced security capabilities of the Supervisor Engines canreduce the threat of malicious network attacks while enabling authentication, authorization, andaccounting (AAA).

Advanced Layer 2-4 forwarding Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engines provide theadvanced Layer 2-4 features that network designers require to build advanced network designs


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Catalyst 6500 PISAProgrammable Intelligent Services Acceleratoron the Supervisor 32

Appl ication Awareness

Deep & Stateful Packet Inspection

Performance @ 2Gbps

The Programmable Intelligent Services Acceleratoror PISA daughter card is anaddition to the Superviser 32. The PISA on the Supervisor Engine 32 PISA provideshardware acceleration of intelligent services such as network-based applicationrecognition (NBAR) and flexible packet matching (FPM) at multigigabit speeds, in additionto the management and control plane functions traditionally provided by the multilayerswitch feature card (MSFC). The Supervisor Engine 32 PISA is offered with the PolicyFeature Card 3B (PFC3B), to ensure feature and performance compatibility with the CiscoCatalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32.


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Supervisor Engines Linecard Slot Options with Supervisor 1A and 2

Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Slot 9

Slot 10

Slot 11

Slot 12

Slot 13

6503 6506 6509 6509-NEBS/A 6513

Sup

Sup or LC

LC Only LC Only

SFM or LC

SFM or LC

LC Only

LC Only

LC Only

LC Only

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Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Slot 9

Slot 10

Slot 11

Slot 12

Slot 13

Different Supervisor Slots for different chassis

options

SFM or LC

SFM or LC

SFM or LC

SFM or LC

SFM or LC

SFM or LC

Sup

Sup or LC

Sup

Sup or LC

Sup

Sup or LC

Sup

Sup or LC

This slide shows the slot assignment for line cards and Supervisor Engine 1A and 2 indifferent Catalyst 6500 chassis's.

The Supervisor Engine 1A and 2 can be installed in slot1 or slot2 for all Catalyst 6500chassiss.

Switch Fabric Module is not supported on Catalyst 6503. Switch Fabric Module can be

installed in slot5 or slot6 for Catalyst 6506, 6509 and 6509-NEBS and cab be installed inslot7 or slot8 in Catalyst 6513.


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Supervisor Engines Linecard Options with Supervisor 720

Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Slot 9

Slot 10

Slot 11

Slot 12

Slot 13

6503 6506 6509 6509-NEBS/A 6513

Sup or LC

Sup or LC

LC Only LC Only

LC Only

LC Only

Sup or LC

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Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Slot 9

Slot 10

Slot 11

Slot 12

Slot 13


options

This slide shows the slot assignment for line cards and Supervisor Engine 720 in differentCatalyst 6500 chassis's.

The Supervisor 720 can be installed in slot1 or slot2 for Catalyst 6503.

The Supervisor 720 can be installed in slot5 or slot6 for Catalyst 6506, 6509 and 6509-

NEBS.

The Supervisor 720 can be installed in slot7 or slot8 for Catalyst 6513.


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Supervisor Engines Linecard Options withSupervisor 32 & Supervisor 32 PISA

Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Slot 9

Slot 10

Slot 11

Slot 12

Slot 13

6503 6506 6509 6509-NEBS/A 6513

Sup or LC

Sup or LC

LC Only LC Only

LC Only

LC Only

Sup or LC

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Slot 1

Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Slot 9

Slot 10

Slot 11

Slot 12

Slot 13


options

This slide shows the slot assignment for line cards and Supervisor 32 and 32 PISA indifferent Catalyst 6500 chassis's.

The Supervisor 32 and 32 PISA can be installed in slot1 or slot2 for Catalyst 6503.

The Supervisor 32 and 32 PISA can be installed in slot5 or slot6 for Catalyst 6506, 6509

and 6509-NEBS.

The Supervisor 32 and 32 PISA can be installed in slot7 or slot8 for Catalyst 6513.


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Supervisor Engines Feature Comparison

256 MB,upgradeable to512 MB, 1GB

1 GB

32-Gbpsshared busconnectionto modules

Up to 15Mpps IPv4services

SupervisorEngine 32

PISA

256 MB,upgradeable to512 MB, 1GB

512 MBdefault,upgradeable to 1 GB

32-Gbpsshared busconnectionto modules

Up to 15Mpps IPv4services

SupervisorEngine 32

16MB32MB64MBOnboardFlash(BootFlash)

128MB128MB, 256MB,512MB

512MB, 1GBDynamicRam (DRAM)

32 Gbps256 Gpbs (withSwitch FabricModule)

720 GbpsMaximumBandwidth

15 Mpps30 Mpps, Up to 210Mpps with SwitchFabric Module (SFM)and DistributedForwarding Cards(DFCs)

Up to 400 Mppsfor aCEF720 anddCEF720interfacemodules

Performance

SupervisorEngine 1A

PFC/MSFC2

Supervisor Engine 2MSFC2

SupervisorEngine 720

Feature

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engines 1A and 2 manage the system by storingand running the system software, controlling the various modules in the chassis,performing basic forwarding, and providing the Gigabit uplinks that allow redundantsupervisor engine connections.

Supervisor Engine 2 offers an improved forwarding design. The Supervisor Engine 1ACPU performs Layer 2 forwarding, but Supervisor Engine 2 performs Cisco Express

Forwarding (CEF) and distributed CEF, doubling the forwarding performance.

As shown in Table above and in the next 2 slides, Supervisor Engines 1A, 2, 720, 32 and32 PISA offer choices in operating characteristics, including forwarding architecture,performance, bandwidth, DRAM and boot Flash sizes, and support for chassis, PolicyFeature Card, Policy Feature Card 2, Policy Feature Card 3 and Policy Feature Card 3B(PFC/PFC2, PFC3, PFC3B), MSFC2, and Switch Fabric Module (SFM).


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Supervisor Engines Feature Comparison (Contd)

6006, 6009,6503, 6506,6509, 6509-NEB; 6509-NEB-A

6006, 6009, 6503,6506, 6509,6509-NEB, 6509-NEB-A, 6513

6503, 6506,6509, 6509-NEB, 6509-NEB-A, 6513

All Cisc oCatalyst 6500Series chassiswith fan tray 2or E-Series fantray and2500W powersupplies or

above

All Cisc oCatalyst 6500Series chassiswith fan tr ay 2or E-Series fantray and2500W powersupplies or

above

ChassisSupported

No

No

SupervisorEngine 32

PISA

No

No

SupervisorEngine 32

NoNoWith aCEF720

interfacemodules

Acc elerated

Cisco ExpressForwarding(aCEF)

NoWith dCEF256interfacemodules

With dCEF720and dCEF256interfacemodules

DistributedCisco ExpressForwarding(dCEF)

SupervisorEngine 1A

PFC/MSFC2

Supervisor

Engine 2 MSFC2

Supervisor

Engine 720

Feature

Continuation of the Supervisor Engine Features


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Supervisor Engines Feature Comparison (Contd)

No

PFC3Bonboard

Hardware-based andPISAassistedfor featureslike NBARand FPM

SupervisorEngine 32

PISA

No

PFC3Bonboard

Yes,hardware-basedforwardingwithMSFC2A

SupervisorEngine 32

NoYesIntegrated switc h

fabric

Switch Fabric

Module (SFM)Supported

PFC on board;not field-upgradeable

PFC2 on board;not field-upgradeable

PFC3 on boardHardware-basedforwardingEngine

With CEF256and Classicinterfacemodules (insoftware)

With CEF256 and

Classic interface

modules

With CEF256 andClassic interfacemodules

Cisco ExpressForwarding(CEF)

SupervisorEngine 1A

PFC/MSFC2

Supervisor

Engine 2 MSFC2

Supervisor Engine

720Feature

Conclusion of the Supervisor Engine features


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Linecards

Service Modules

Cisco Catalyst 6500Interface Modules

In this section we will look at the Linecard options for the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch aswell as the Service Module options.


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The Catalyst 6500 has a family o f linecards to suit all networ k needs

10/100 TX and 100 Fiber 10/100/1000 TX GE SFP

GE GBIC 10GE WAN

Optical Switch Modules Inline Power ATM

Catalyst 6500 Interface ModulesLinecards

The Ethernet interface modules, designed for wiring closet, distribution and core, anddata center applications, as well as service provider and Metro Ethernet environments.

The FlexWAN module fits inside Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and uses Cisco 7200and 7500 Series port adapters for a wide range of WAN/MAN protocols, including FrameRelay, ATM, PoS, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), and High-Level Data Link Control(HDLC). Additionally, the FlexWAN module provides media options such as clear channel

and Channelized T1/E1, T3/E3, High-Speed Service Interface (HSSI), OC-3 PoS, andATM.

The Optical Services Modules are line cards that provide high-speed WAN connectivitywith onboard network processors for distributed-line-rate IP service applications.


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Content ServicesCommunications Media MWAN

Firewall Module VPN Module Intrusion Detection

Content Switching SSL Network Management

Service Modules represent the next generation of intelligent modu les for the Catalyst 6500. Each

module provides a high performance option, scalable and feature rich deployment options

Catalyst 6500 Interface ModulesService Modules

Content Services Gateway (CSG) Enables differentiated billing, user balanceenforcement, and activity tracking for customer billing systems.

Content Switching Module (CSM) Integrates advanced content switching into theCisco Catalyst 6500 Series to provide high-performance, high-availability load balancing ofcaches, firewalls, Web servers, and other network devices.

Network Analysis Module (NAM 1 and 2) Provides application-level visibility into thenetwork infrastructure for real-time traffic analysis, performance monitoring, andtroubleshooting; performs traffic monitoring with embedded Web-based traffic analyzer.

Firewall Services Module (FWSM) The FWSM allows any port in the chassis tooperate as a firewall port and integrates stateful firewall security inside the networkinfrastructure.

Intrusion Detection System Module (IDSM and IDSM-2) Takes traffic from the switchbackplane at wire speed, integrating IDS functions directly into the switch.

IPSec VPN Module (IVSM) Provides infrastructure-integrated IPSec VPN servicescapable of 1.9-Gbps Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) performance, 8000 activetunnels, and up to 60 tunnels per second.

SSL Services Module (SSM) Offloads processor-intensive tasks related to securingtraffic with SSL accelerating the performance and increasing the security of Web-enabledapplications.

Communications Media Module (CMM) Provides flexible, high-density T1 and E1gateways, allowing organizations to connect their existing time-division multiplexing (TDM)networks to their IP communications networks, and providing connectivity to the PSTN.


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Catalyst 6500 Backplane Classic 32Gb Bus Backplane

Classic Linecard Fabric Linecard

Shared Bus Connector Shared Bus Connector

Linecards connect int o the Shared Bus usi ng a single connector l ocated at the rear right of

the module this connector is present on Classic linecards as well as Fabric Enabled

linecards

The 32-Gbps advanced pipelining switching bus is a shared medium bus; that is, all theports attached to the bus see all the frames transmitting across it. Coupled with thepipelining mechanism, this switching is very efficient because after a decision is made theswitching engine orders the non-destination ports to ignore the frame.


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Catalyst 6500 BackplaneCrossbar Switch Fabric Connector onLinecards

CEF256 Fabric Linecard

Crossbar Connector Crossbar Connector

CEF720 Fabric Linecard

Linecards connect i nto the Switch Fabric Bus usi ng a single connector lo cated at the rear

left of t he module this c onnector i s present on all CEF256, dCEF256m, CEF720 anddCEF720 linecards

The Catalyst 6500 and the Switch Fabric Module (SFM) provide a 256-Gbps switchingsystem with forwarding rates over 100 million pps. The SFM uses the connectors on theleft side of the Catalyst 6500 chassis to interconnect the line cards on the switch.

The CEF720 architecture is a reference to the Supervisor 720s innovative architecture thatcouples proven Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) packet forwarding technology with amult-speed 720 Gbps auto-negoatiating switch fabric. This architecture enables maximum

investment protection for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 series using existing Cisco Catalyst 6500modules while also enabling higher performance modules with local packet forwardingcapability using the full 720 Gbps switch fabric bandwidth.


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Catalyst 6500 BackplaneCrossbar Switch Fabric Supervisor 720

Switch Fabric

Supervisor 720 incorpor ates an integrated Switch Fabric on the module that support s 18 x

fabric channels. Each fabric channel in this switch f abric is dual speed, supporting the

channel at either 20-Gbps or 8-Gbps depending on the linecard that is used in the slot.

Supervisor 720 incorporates an integrated Switch Fabric on the module that supports 18 xfabric channels. Each fabric channel in this switch fabric is dual speed, supporting thechannel at either 20-Gbps or 8-Gbps depending on the linecard that is used in the slot.


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Catalyst 6500 Backplane Crossbar Switch Fabric - SFM

Switch Fabric Module Switch Fabric Module 2

WS-C6500-SFM WS-X6500-SFM2

The Switch Fabric Module inco rporates 18 x 8-

Gbps traces that are equally apportioned

across each of the linecard slots I the chassis.

This module is used for all six and nine slot

chassis. It d oes not o perate in either the 6503or 6513.

This fabric module is designed for the 6513

and assigns on e x 8Gbps trace to slots 1-8

and two 8-Gbps traces to slo ts 9-13. If it is

installed in a six or nine slot chassis then it

operates in the same manner as the WS-C6500-SFM.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch fabric modules, including the new Switch FabricModule 2 (WS-X6500-SFM2) and the Switch Fabric Module (WS-C6500-SFM), incombination with the Supervisor Engine 2, deliver an increase in available systembandwidth from the existing 32Gbps to 256 Gbps.


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Catalyst 6500 - Software Overview

Difference between CatOS and IOS on a Cat 6500

CatOS and Cisco IOS Naming Conventions on the 6500

CLI

Boot

In this section we will perform a high level overview of the Catalyst 6500 softwarecomponents


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Difference Between CatOS andCisco IOS System Software

CatOS on the Supervisor Engine and Cisco IOSSoftware on the MSFC (Hybrid): a CatOS image can beused as the system software to run the Supervisor Engineon Catalyst 6500/6000 switches. If the optional MSFC isinstalled, a separate Cisco IOS Software image is used torun the MSFC.

Cisco IOS Software on both the Supervisor Engine andMSFC (Native): a single Cisco IOS Software image can beused as the system software to run both the SupervisorEngine and MSFC on Catalyst 6500/6000 switches.

Note: For more information, refer to Comparison of the

Cisco Catalyst and Cisco IOS Operating Systems for theCisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch.

The basic differences between the two operating systems on the Cat6500 series Switchesare presented in this slides


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Naming Convention That CatOS and Cisco IOSSoftware Images Use on the Cat6500

This section describes the CatOS image naming conventions for Supervisor

Engines 1, 2, 720, and 32 as well as the Cisco IOS Software image naming

conventions for the MSFC1, MSFC2, MSFC2A, and MSFC3.

Cisco IOS Software on the Multi Layer Switch Fabric Card (MSFC)

c6msfcMSFC1

c6msfc2MSFC2

c6msfc2aMSFC2A

c6msfc3MSFC3

c6msfc-bootMSFC1 boot image

c6msfc2-bootMSFC2 boot image

CatOS naming conventions for the Supervisor Engine 1, 1A, 2, 720, and 32

cat6000-supSupervisor Engine 1 and 1A

cat6000-sup2Supervisor Engine 2



In this slide we look at the different naming conventions used for the IOS Software for theMulti Layer Switch Fabric Card (MSFCs) and for the CatOS naming conventions on theSupervisor Engines.


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IOS Command Line Interface Using the Console Port

NoneParity

2Stop bits

8Data bits

9600 baudSpeed

SettingFeature

Accessing the switch for the f irst time w il l require us ing the console por t to

setup an initial configuration on the switch

Using a standard VT100 terminal emulator, the following default settings

are required to connect int o the switch via the console port on the

Supervisor Module

Accessing the switch for the first time will require using the console port to setup an initialconfiguration on the switch. Using a standard VT100 terminal emulator, the listed defaultsettings are required to connect into the switch via the console port on the SupervisorModule.


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Switch CLI

Catalyst 6500 series switches are multimodule systems. Commandsyou enter from the CLI can apply to the entire system or to a specificmodule, port, or VLAN.

You can configure and maintain the Catalyst 6500 series switches byentering commands from the switch CLI. The CLI is a basiccommand-line interpreter similar to the UNIX C shell. Using the CLIsession command, you can access the router configuration softwareand perform tasks such as history substitution and alias creation.

Accessing the Switch CLI

You can access the switch CLI from a console terminal connected toan EIA/TIA-232 port or through a Telnet session. The CLI allows fixedbaud rates. Telnet sessions disconnect automatically after remainingidle for a user-defined time period

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ROM Monitor CLI

The ROM monitor is a ROM-based program that executes upon platform

startup, reset, or when a fatal exception occurs.

Accessing the ROM Monitor CLI

The system enters ROM-monitor mode if the switch does not find a valid system image, if the

NVRAM configuration is corrupted, or if the configuration register is set to enter ROM-monitormode. From the ROM-monitor mode, you can load a system image manually from Flash memory,

from a network server file, or from bootflash. You can also enter ROM-monitor mode by restarting

the switch and pressing the Break key during the first 60 seconds of startup.

Operating the ROM Monitor CLI

The ROM monitor commands are used to load and copy system images, microcode images, and

configuration files. System images contain the system software. Microcode images contain

microcode to be downloaded to various hardware devices. Configuration files contain commands to

customize Catalyst 6500 series software.

The manual boot command has the following syntax:

bootBoot from ROM

boot [-xv] [device:][imagename]Boot from the local device. If you do not specify an image name,

the system defaults to the first valid file in the device. The image name is case sensitive.

Once you are in ROM-monitor mode, the prompt changes to rommon 1>. While you are in ROM-monitor mode, each time you enter a command, the number in the prompt increments by one.

The ROM monitor is a ROM-based program that executes upon platform

startup, reset, or when a fatal exception occurs. This slides describes accessingand operating the ROM Monitor CLI.


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Boothttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/catos/8.x/command/reference/a_b_cmds.html

boot

To boot up an external process, use the boot command.

boot [-x] [-v] [device:][imagename]

Syntax Description

-x (Optional) Loads the image but does not execute.

-v (Optional) Toggles verbose mode.

device: (Optional) ID of the device.imagename (Optional) Name of the image.

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Types

ROM monitor command.

Command Modes

Normal.

Usage Guidelines

If you do not enter any arguments, the boot command boots the first image in bootflash. To specify an image, enter theimage name. To specify the device, enter the device ID.

If a device is not entered with an image name, the image is not booted.

If a device name is not recognized by the monitor, the monitor passes the device ID to the boot helper image.

This command will not boot the MSFC if the PFC is not present in the Catalyst 6500 series switch.

Examples

This example shows how to use the boot command:rommon 2 > boot bootflash:cat6000-sup.6-1-1.bin

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Uncompressing file:##########################################################################################

This slides provide a high level overview of the boot command. To boot up externalprocesses, use the boot command.


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Catalyst 6500 Series Switches References

Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E Series Switch Introduction

Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E Series Install and Upgrade

Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E Series Configuration Guide

System Software Conversion from CatOS to Cisco IOS for Catalyst6500/6000 Switches

System Software Conversion from Cisco IOS to CatOS for Catalyst6500/6000 Switches

Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E Series Troubleshooting and Alerts

Catalyst 6500 IOS and CatOS Command Reference

Catalyst 6500 Password Recovery

Catalyst 6500 Data Sheets

This final slide provides links to some key reference documents that can be accessedthrough CCO.


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cisco catalyst 6500

Documents