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Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH and Later Releases

Table Of Contents

Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH and Later Releases

Contents

Chronological List of Releases

Hierarchical List of Releases

Supported Hardware

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches (ME6524)

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches Restrictions

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches Features

Supervisor Engines

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE (CAT6000-VS-S720-10G/MSFC3)

Supervisor Engine 720 (CAT6000-SUP720/MSFC3)

Supervisor Engine 32 (CAT6000-SUP32/MSFC2A)

Policy Feature Cards

Policy Feature Card Guidelines and Restrictions

Policy Feature Card 3CXL

Policy Feature Card 3C

Policy Feature Card 3BXL

Policy Feature Card 3B

Policy Feature Card 3A

Distributed and Centralized Forwarding Cards

Distributed Forwarding Card 3CXL

Distributed Forwarding Card 3C

Distributed Forwarding Card 3BXL

Distributed Forwarding Card 3B

Distributed Forwarding Card 3A

Centralized Forwarding Card (WS-X6700-CFC)

Transceivers

X2 Modules

XENPAKs

Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Modules

Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs)

10-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules

WS-X6716-10GE 16-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet X2 Switching Module

WS-X6708-10GE 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet X2 Switching Module

WS-X6704-10GE 4-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XENPAK Switching Module

WS-X6502-10GE 1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Module

Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules

WS-X6748-SFP 48-port Gigabit or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet SFP Switching Module

WS-X6724-SFP 24-port Gigabit or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet SFP Switching Module

WS-X6816-GBIC 16-port Gigabit Ethernet GBIC Switching Module

WS-X6516A-GBIC 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet GBIC Switching Module

WS-X6516-GBIC 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet GBIC Switching Module

WS-X6416-GBIC 16-port Gigabit Ethernet GBIC Switching Module

WS-X6408A-GBIC 8-port Gigabit Ethernet GBIC Switching Module

WS-X6408-GBIC 8-port Gigabit Ethernet GBIC Switching Module

Power over Ethernet Daughtercards

10/100/1000 Ethernet Switching Modules

Fast Ethernet Switching Modules

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switching Modules

Shared Port Adapter (SPA) Interface Processors (SIPs)

Shared Port Adapters (SPAs)

Gigabit Ethernet SPAs

10/100 Mbps Ethernet SPAs

POS SPAs

Serial SPAs

Services SPA Carrier (SSC)

Services SPAs

Enhanced FlexWAN Module

Enhanced FlexWAN Module Port Adapters

Service Modules

Anomaly Guard Module

Traffic Anomaly Detector Module

Application Control Engine (ACE) Module

Wireless Services Module (WiSM)

Communication Media Module (CMM)

Firewall Services Module

Intrusion Detection System Modules (IDSMs)

Network Analysis Modules (NAMs)

Fan Trays

Power Supplies

CISCO7606 Power Supplies

WS-C6504-E and CISCO7604 Power Supplies

WS-C6503, WS-C6503-E, and CISCO7603 Power Supplies

All Other Power Supplies

Chassis

13-Slot Chassis

9-Slot Chassis

6-Slot Chassis

4-Slot Chassis

3-Slot Chassis

Unsupported Hardware

Universal Boot Loader Image

FPD Image Packages

FPD-Image Dependant Modules

FPD Upgrades

Cisco IOS Software Modularity

Cisco IOS Software Modularity Documentation

Cisco IOS Software Modularity Unsupported Features

Feature Sets

Feature Set Guidelines and Restrictions

Feature Set Descriptions

New Features

New Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH3a

New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH3a

New Software Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH3a

New Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH3

New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH3

New Software Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH3

New Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH2a

New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH2a

New Software Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH2a

New Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH2

New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH2

New Software Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH2

New Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH1

New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH1

New Software Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH1

New Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH

New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH

New Software Features in Release 12.2(33)SXH

Software Features from Earlier Releases

Unsupported Features and Commands

Limitations and Restrictions

Restrictions Removed by the PFC3

General Limitations and Restrictions

FlexWAN Limitations and Restrictions

Service Module Limitations and Restrictions

Caveats in Release 12.2(33)SXH and Rebuilds

Open Caveats in Release 12.2(33)SXH and Rebuilds

Caveats Resolved in Release 12.2(33)SXH3a

Caveats Resolved in Release 12.2(33)SXH3

Caveats Resolved in Release 12.2(33)SXH2a

Caveats Resolved in Release 12.2(33)SXH2

Caveats Resolved in Release 12.2(33)SXH1

Caveats Resolved in Release 12.2(33)SXH

Troubleshooting

System Troubleshooting

Module Troubleshooting

VLAN Troubleshooting

Spanning Tree Troubleshooting

Additional Troubleshooting Information

System Software Upgrade Instructions

Related Documentation

Release-Specific Documents

Platform-Specific Documents

Cisco Feature Navigator

Cisco IOS Software Documentation Set

Documentation Modules

Release 12.2 Documentation Set

Notices

OpenSSL/Open SSL Project

License Issues

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH and Later Releases

September 29, 2008

Note•This publication applies to these platforms:

–CAT6000-VS-S720-10G/MSFC3

–CAT6000-SUP720/MSFC3

–CAT6000-SUP32/MSFC2A

–ME6524

•See this product bulletin for information about the standard maintenance and extended maintenance 12.2SX releases:

http://www/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/prod_bulletin0900aecd804f0694.html

•These release notes are for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH or later on both the switch processor and the route processor.

•If you are running a release earlier than Release 12.2(33)SXH, refer to this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SXF/native/release/notes/OL_4164.html

•If you are running the Catalyst operating system on the supervisor engine and running Cisco IOS Release 12.2SX only on the route processor, refer to this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SXF/hybrid/release/notes/ol_4563.html

The most current release notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH and later releases are available on Cisco.com at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SX/release/notes/ol_14271.html

Caution Cisco IOS running on the switch processor and the route processor supports redundant configurations where the switch processor and the route processor are identical. If they are not identical, one switch processor and the route processor will boot first and become active and hold the other in a reset condition.

Contents

This publication consists of these sections:

•Chronological List of Releases

•Hierarchical List of Releases

•Supported Hardware

•Unsupported Hardware

•Universal Boot Loader Image

•FPD Image Packages

•Cisco IOS Software Modularity

•Feature Sets

•New Features

•Unsupported Features and Commands

•Limitations and Restrictions

•Caveats in Release 12.2(33)SXH and Rebuilds

•Troubleshooting

•System Software Upgrade Instructions

•Related Documentation

•Notices

•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Chronological List of Releases

Note•See the "Feature Sets" section for information about which releases are deferred.

•See the "Hierarchical List of Releases" section for information about parent releases.

This is a chronological list of the 12.2SX releases starting with Release 12.2(33)SXH:

•29 Sep 2008—Release 12.2(33)SXH3a

•29 Jul 2008—Release 12.2(33)SXH3

•28 Apr 2008—Release 12.2(33)SXH2a

•31 Mar 2008—Release 12.2(33)SXH2

•18 Jan 2008—Release 12.2(33)SXH1

•20 Aug 2007—Release 12.2(33)SXH

Hierarchical List of Releases

Note See the "Feature Sets" section for information about which releases are deferred.

These releases support the hardware listed in the "Supported Hardware" section:

•Release 12.2(33)SXH3:

–Date of release: 29 Jul 2008

–Based on Release 12.2(33)SXH2a

•Release 12.2(33)SXH2a:

–Date of release: 28 Apr 2008

–Based on Release 12.2(33)SXH2

•Release 12.2(33)SXH2:

–Date of release: 31 Mar 2008

–Based on Release 12.2(33)SXH1 and Release 12.2(18)SXF13

•Release 12.2(33)SXH1:

–Date of release: 18 Jan 2008

–Based on Release 12.2(33)SXH and Release 12.2(18)SXF12

•Release 12.2(33)SXH:

–Date of release: 20 Aug 2007

–Based on Release 12.2(18)SXF10

This publication does not describe features that are available in Release 12.2, Release 12.2 T, Release 12.2 S, or other Release 12.2 early deployment releases.

For a list of the Release 12.2 caveats that apply to Release 12.2SX, see the "Caveats in Release 12.2(33)SXH and Rebuilds" section and refer to this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1835/prod_release_notes_list.html

For a list of the Release 12.2 S caveats that apply to Release 12.2SX, see the "Caveats in Release 12.2(33)SXH and Rebuilds" section and refer to this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2s/release/notes/122Srn.html

For general product information about the Catalyst 6500 series switches, refer to the Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 Family Software Product Bulletin (URL below). For general information about Release 12.2SX, refer to the Product Bulletin at these URLs:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/si/casi/ca6000/prodlit/

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/732/releases/release122/122s/pbs/

Supported Hardware

These sections describe the hardware supported in Release 12.2(33)SXH and later releases:

•Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches (ME6524)

•Supervisor Engines

•Policy Feature Cards

•Distributed and Centralized Forwarding Cards

•Transceivers

•10-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules

•Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules

•Power over Ethernet Daughtercards

•10/100/1000 Ethernet Switching Modules

•Fast Ethernet Switching Modules

•Ethernet/Fast Ethernet (10/100) Switching Modules

•Shared Port Adapter (SPA) Interface Processors (SIPs)

•Shared Port Adapters (SPAs)

•Services SPA Carrier (SSC)

•Services SPAs

•Enhanced FlexWAN Module

•Enhanced FlexWAN Module Port Adapters

•Service Modules

•Fan Trays

•Power Supplies

•Chassis

Note•Use the values in the "Power Required" column to determine the exact power requirements for your configuration to ensure that you are within the power budget.

•Daughtercard power is shown separately.

•Enter the show power command to display current system power usage.

Flash Memory Device Summary

•bootflash: on the RP of all supervisor engines.

•sup-bootdisk: on the SP of these supervisor engines:

–Supervisor Engine 720-10GE.

–Supervisor Engine 720 with a CompactFlash adapter and CompactFlash card sold by Cisco Systems, Inc., for use in Supervisor Engine 720-10GE.

–Supervisor Engine 32.

•sup-bootflash: on the SP of these supervisor engines:

–Supervisor Engine 720 without a CompactFlash adapter and CompactFlash card sold by Cisco Systems, Inc., for use in Supervisor Engine 720.

–ME 6500.

•disk0: on these supervisor engines:

–Supervisor Engine 720-10GE.

–Supervisor Engine 720.

–Supervisor Engine 32.

–ME 6500.

•disk1: on a Supervisor Engine 720.

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches (ME6524)

•Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches Restrictions

•Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches Features

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches Restrictions

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet switches cannot support these software features and commands:

•Egress multicast replication

•Multicast replication mode detection

•Fabric configuration commands

•RPR and SSO redundancy

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches Features

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

ME-C6524GS-8S

Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet switches:

•Switch processor (SP):

–For Cisco IOS images, 256-MB DRAM (some images require more DRAM)

–For Cisco IOS modularity images, with releases earlier than Release 12.2(33)SXH3, 256-MB DRAM (some images require more DRAM)

–For Cisco IOS modularity images, with Release 12.2(33)SXH3 and later releases, 512-MB DRAM required (some images require more DRAM)

–128-MB bootflash (sup-bootflash:; from ROMMON, it is bootflash:)

•Route processor (RP)—Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2A (MSFC2A):

–512-MB DRAM (some images require more DRAM)

–64-MB bootflash (bootflash:)

•Policy Feature Card 3C (PFC3C)

–See the "Policy Feature Cards" section)

–ME 6500 switches always operate in PFC3C mode. Enter the show platform hardware pfc mode command to display the PFC3 mode.

•Fan tray: FAN-C6524

•Power supplies (can be used together):

–PWR-400W-DC

–PWR-400W-AC

•64 chassis MAC addresses

•One external CompactFlash Type II slot (disk0:; supports CompactFlash Type II Flash PC cards sold by Cisco Systems, Inc., for use in Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet switches)

•Eight SFP ports:

–Requires Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Modules

–1 port group: ports 25-32

–QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx): 2q8t/1p3q8t

•ME-C6524GS-8S:

–24 SFP ports (requires Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Modules)

–4 port groups: ports 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24

–QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx): 1q2t/1p3q8t

•ME-C6524GT-8S:

–24 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports

–4 port groups: ports 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24

–QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx): 1q2t/1p3q8t

12.2(33)SXH

ME-C6524GT-8S

Note See this publication for Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet switch hardware information:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6845/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Supervisor Engines

•Supervisor Engine 720-10GE (CAT6000-VS-S720-10G/MSFC3)

•Supervisor Engine 720 (CAT6000-SUP720/MSFC3)

•Supervisor Engine 32 (CAT6000-SUP32/MSFC2A)

Note For information about DRAM requirements on all supervisor engines, see this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/qa_c67_457347.html

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE (CAT6000-VS-S720-10G/MSFC3)

•Supervisor Engine 720-10GE Common Features

•Supervisor Engine 720-10GE with PFC3C and PFC3CXL

•Supervisor Engine 720-10GE Restrictions

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE Common Features

•Switch processor (SP):

–Internal 1-GB CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk:).

–1-GB DRAM.

•Route processor (RP):

–Internal 64-MB bootflash.

–1-GB DRAM.

•One of these:

–Policy Feature Card 3CXL (PFC3CXL).

–Policy Feature Card 3C (PFC3C).

–See the "Policy Feature Cards" section.

•Integrated 720-Gbps Switch Fabric.

•One external slot:

–disk0:

–For CompactFlash Type II flash PC cards sold by Cisco Systems, Inc., for use in Supervisor Engine 720-10GE.

•Console port—EIA/TIA-232 (RS-232) port.

•Ports 1 and 2:

–QoS architecture: 2q4t/1p3q4t

–Support for these SFPs

· Gigabit and 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet SFPs

· Fast Ethernet SFPs

•Port 3:

–10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45

–QoS architecture: 2q4t/1p3q4t

•Ports 4 and 5:

–Support for 10-Gigabit Ethernet X2 tranceivers

–QoS architecture: 2q4t/1p3q4t

•One port group: ports 1 through 5.

•Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (not currently enabled)

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE with PFC3C and PFC3CXL

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

VS-S720-10G-3CXL

8.65 A@42 V

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE with PFC3CXL

12.2(33)SXH¹

VS-S720-10G-3C

8.05 A@42 V

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE with PFC3C

12.2(33)SXH1

¹If there are no DFC-equipped modules installed, certain configurations require Release 12.2(33)SXH1 or later and impose configuration restrictions that are described in CSCsj95733.

Supervisor Engine 720-10GE Restrictions

•The 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports and the 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports have the same QoS port architecture (2q4t/1p3q4t) unless you disable the 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports with the mls qos 10g-only global configuration command. With the 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports disabled, the QoS port architecture of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports is 8q4t/1p7q4t.

•In RPR redundancy mode, the ports on a Supervisor Engine 720-10GE in standby mode are disabled.

•Supervisor Engine 720-10GE requires a high-capacity fan tray (see the "Fan Trays" section)

•There are no memory-only upgrade options for the Supervisor Engine 720-10GE.

Supervisor Engine 720 (CAT6000-SUP720/MSFC3)

•Supervisor Engine 720 Common Features

•Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3BXL

•Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3B

•Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3A

Supervisor Engine 720 Common Features

•Integrated 720-Gbps Switch Fabric

•Internal 64-MB bootflash device (sup-bootflash:) or 512 MB CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk:)

–WS-CF-UPG=

–See this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_17277.html

•Two external slots (disk0: and disk1:) for CompactFlash Type II flash PC cards sold by Cisco Systems, Inc., for use in Supervisor Engine 720.

Note Some Supervisor Engine 720 Release 12.2SX images are larger than the bootflash device and must be stored on a CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk: or disk0: or disk1:).

•Two Ethernet uplink ports:

–1-MB packet buffer per port

–Port 1—Gigabit or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet SFP

–Port 2—Configurable as:

· Gigabit or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet SFPs

· 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45

•QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx): 1p1q4t/1p2q2t

•Port grouping:

–Number of ports: 2

–Number of port groups: 1

–Port ranges per port group: 1-2

•Supervisor Engine 720 requires a high-capacity fan tray (see the "Fan Trays" section)

Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3BXL

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-SUP720-3BXL

7.82 A@42 V

Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3BXL:

•Switch processor

–Internal 64-MB bootflash device (sup-bootflash:) or
internal 512 MB CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk:)

–1-GB DRAM

•Route processor:

–1-GB DRAM

–64-MB bootflash

•Policy Feature Card 3BXL (PFC3BXL)—See the "Policy Feature Cards" section

12.2(17b)SXA

Note

•There are no memory upgrade options for WS-SUP720-3BXL.

•If you install WS-SUP720-3BXL=, upgrade the memory on any DFC3-equipped switching modules. See this document for DFC3 memory upgrades:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_12409.html

Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3B

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-SUP720-3B

6.72 A@42 V

Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3B:

•Switch processor

–Internal 64-MB bootflash device (sup-bootflash:) or
internal 512 MB CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk:)

–512-MB DRAM

•Route processor:

–64-MB bootflash

–512-MB DRAM

•Policy Feature Card 3B (PFC3B)—See the "Policy Feature Cards" section

12.2(17d)SXB1

Note

•See this document for DFC3 memory upgrades:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_12409.html

•Use WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= to upgrade a WS-SUP720-3B with a PFC3BXL. WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= includes 1 GB memory upgrades for the Supervisor Engine 720 and the MSFC3.

–If you install WS-F6K-PFC3BXL=, upgrade the memory on any DFC3-equipped switching modules.

–See this publication for more information about WS-F6K-PFC3BXL=:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_16220.html

•You can upgrade the WS-SUP720-3B memory to 1-GB DRAM on the Supervisor Engine 720 and 1-GB DRAM on the MSFC3.

–If you upgrade the memory, upgrade the Supervisor Engine 720, the MSFC3, and any DFC3-equipped switching modules.

–See this document for Supervisor Engine 720 and MSFC3 memory upgrades:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_15538.html

Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3A

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-SUP720

7.50 A@42 V

Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3A:

•Switch processor

–Internal 64-MB bootflash device (sup-bootflash:) or
internal 512 MB CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk:)

–512-MB DRAM

•Route processor:

–64-MB bootflash

–512-MB DRAM

•Policy Feature Card 3A (PFC3A; see the "Policy Feature Cards" section)

12.2(14)SX

Note

•See this document for DFC3 memory upgrades:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_12409.html

•Use WS-F6K-PFC3B= to upgrade a WS-SUP720 with a PFC3B. Use WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= to upgrade a WS-SUP720 with a PFC3BXL. WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= includes 1 GB memory upgrades for the Supervisor Engine 720 and the MSFC3.

–If you install WS-F6K-PFC3BXL=, upgrade the memory on any DFC3-equipped switching modules.

–See this publication for more information about WS-F6K-PFC3BXL=:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_16220.html

•Except with WS-F6K-PFC3BXL=, do not upgrade the memory on switch processor or the route processor on a WS-SUP720.

Supervisor Engine 32 (CAT6000-SUP32/MSFC2A)

•Supervisor Engine 32 Restrictions

•Supervisor Engine 32 Features

Supervisor Engine 32 Restrictions

•Supervisor Engine 32 requires a high-capacity fan tray (see the "Fan Trays" section).

•In some chassis, Supervisor Engine 32 requires a high-capacity power supply (see the "Power Supplies" section).

•Supervisor Engine 32 cannot support this hardware:

–DFCs (switching modules with DFCs do not power up with a Supervisor Engine 32)

–WS-X6700 series switching modules

–WS-X6816-GBIC switching modules

–The WS-SVC-WISM-1-K9 Wireless Services Module (WiSM)

•Supervisor Engine 32 does not support this hardware:

–WS-F6K-PFC3A Policy Feature Card 3A (PFC3A)

–WS-F6K-PFC3BXL Policy Feature Card 3BXL (PFC3BXL)

–CISCO7603 3-slot chassis

•Supervisor Engine 32 cannot support these software features and commands:

–Egress multicast replication

–Multicast replication mode detection

–All fabric configuration commands

Supervisor Engine 32 Features

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-SUP32-10GE-3B

2.39 A@42 V

Supervisor Engine 32:

•One 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 port

•WS-SUP32-10GE

–Two 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports

–Requires XENPAKs

•WS-SUP32-GE

–Eight SFP ports

–Requires Gigabit or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet SFPs

•QoS port architecture (Rx/Tx): 2q8t/1p3q8t

•One external slot (disk0:) for CompactFlash Type II flash PC cards sold by Cisco Systems, Inc., for use in Supervisor Engine 32

•Switch processor

–Internal 256 MB CompactFlash card (sup-bootdisk:)

–512-MB DRAM (some images require more DRAM)

•Route processor:

–Internal 64-MB bootflash

–512-MB DRAM (some images require more DRAM)

•Policy Feature Card 3B (PFC3B)—See the "Policy Feature Cards" section)

•Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (not currently enabled)

12.2(18)SXF

WS-SUP32-GE-3B

1.89 A@42 V

Note See this publication for Supervisor Engine 32 hardware information:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Module_Installation/Sup_Eng_Guide/supe_gd.html

Policy Feature Cards

•Policy Feature Card Guidelines and Restrictions

•Policy Feature Card 3CXL

•Policy Feature Card 3C

•Policy Feature Card 3BXL

•Policy Feature Card 3B

•Policy Feature Card 3A

Policy Feature Card Guidelines and Restrictions

•The PFC3C supports a theoretical maximum of 96 K MAC addresses (64 K MAC addresses recommended maximum).

•The PFC3A, PFC3B, and PFC3BXL support a theoretical maximum of 64 K MAC addresses (32 K MAC addresses recommended maximum).

•The PFC3 partitions the hardware FIB table to route IPv4 unicast, IPv4 multicast, MPLS, and IPv6 unicast and multicast traffic in hardware. Traffic for routes that do not have entries in the hardware FIB table are processed by the route processor in software.

The defaults for XL mode are:

–IPv4 unicast and MPLS—512,000 routes

–IPv4 multicast and IPv6 unicast and multicast—256,000 routes

The defaults for Non-XL mode are:

–IPv4 unicast and MPLS—192,000 routes

–IPv4 multicast and IPv6 unicast and multicast—32,000 routes

Note The size of the global internet routing table plus any local routes might exceed the non-XL mode default partition sizes.

These are the theoretical maximum numbers of routes for the supported protocols (the maximums are not supported simultaneously):

–XL mode:

· IPv4 and MPLS—Up to 1,007,000 routes

· IPv4 multicast and IPv6 unicast and multicast—Up to 503,000 routes

–Non-XL mode:

· IPv4 and MPLS—Up to 239,000 routes

· IPv4 multicast and IPv6 unicast and multicast—Up to 119,000 routes

Enter the mls cef maximum-routes command to repartition the hardware FIB table. IPv4 unicast and MPLS require one hardware FIB table entry per route. IPv4 multicast and IPv6 unicast and multicast require two hardware FIB table entries per route. Changing the partition for one protocol makes corresponding changes in the partitions of the other protocols. You must enter the reload command to put configuration changes made with the mls cef maximum-routes command into effect.

Note With a non-XL-mode system, if your requirements cannot be met by repartitioning the hardware FIB table, upgrade components as necessary to operate in XL mode.

•You cannot use one type of PFC3 on one supervisor engine and a different type on the other supervisor engine for redundancy. You must use identical policy feature cards for redundancy.

•Summary of the PFC modes:

–PFC3A mode (does not support virtual switch mode):

· Operating mode with a PFC3A

· Operating mode with any DFC3As
  (the presence of a DFC3A imposes PFC3A mode)

–PFC3B mode (does not support virtual switch mode):

· Potential operating mode with a PFC3B

· Operating mode with a PFC3B if any DFCs are DFC3Bs
  (the presence of a DFC3B allows no more than PFC3B mode)

–PFC3C mode:

· Potential operating mode with a PFC3C

· Operating mode with a PFC3C if any DFCs are DFC3Cs
  (the presence of a DFC3C allows no more than PFC3C mode)

–PFC3BXL mode (does not support virtual switch mode):

· Potential operating mode with a PFC3BXL

· Operating mode with a PFC3BXL if any DFCs are DFC3BXLs
  (the presence of a DFC3BXL allows no more than PFC3BXL mode)

–PFC3CXL mode

· Potential operating mode with a PFC3CXL

· Operating mode with a PFC3CXL if any DFCs are DFC3CXLs

•Switching modules that you install after bootup that are equipped with a DFC that imposes a more restricted PFC mode than the current PFC mode remain powered down.

•You must reboot to use a switching module equipped with a DFC that imposes a more restricted PFC mode than the current PFC mode.

Policy Feature Card 3CXL

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

VS-F6K-PFC3CXL

2.50 A@42 V

Policy Feature Card 3CXL (PFC3CXL)

Supported only with Supervisor Engine 720-10GE

12.2(33)SXH

Note Use VS-F6K-PFC3CXL= to upgrade a VS-S720-10G-3C with a PFC3CXL. See this publication for more information:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_16220.html

Policy Feature Card 3C

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

Policy Feature Card 3B (PFC3B)

VS-F6K-PFC3C

1.90 A@42 V

With Supervisor Engine 720-10GE

12.2(33)SXH

ME-C6524-PFC3C

—

With Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet switches

12.2(33)SXH

Policy Feature Card 3BXL

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-F6K-PFC3BXL

2.57 A@42 V

Policy Feature Card 3BXL (PFC3BXL)

Supported only with Supervisor Engine 720

12.2(17b)SXA

Note Use WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= to upgrade a WS-SUP720 or WS-SUP720-3B with a PFC3BXL. WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= includes 1 GB memory upgrades for the Supervisor Engine 720 and the MSFC3. See this publication for more information:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_16220.html

Policy Feature Card 3B

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-F6K-PFC3B

2.25 A@42 V

Policy Feature Card 3B (PFC3B)

With Supervisor Engine 720

12.2(17d)SXB1

With Supervisor Engine 32

12.2(18)SXF

Note Use WS-F6K-PFC3B= to upgrade a WS-SUP720 with a PFC3B. See this publication for more information:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/hardware/Config_Notes/78_16220.html

Policy Feature Card 3A

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum Software Version

WS-F6K-PFC3A

2.25 A@42 V

Policy Feature Card 3A (PFC3A)

Supported only with Supervisor Engine 720

12.2(14)SX

Note WS-F6K-PFC3A is available only on WS-SUP720. It is not orderable.

Distributed and Centralized Forwarding Cards

•Distributed Forwarding Card 3CXL

•Distributed Forwarding Card 3C

•Distributed Forwarding Card 3BXL

•Distributed Forwarding Card 3B

•Distributed Forwarding Card 3A

•Centralized Forwarding Card (WS-X6700-CFC)

Note See the "Policy Feature Cards" section for Policy Feature Cards (PFC) and Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC) restrictions.

Distributed Forwarding Card 3CXL

Product ID
(append "=" for spares)

Power
Required

Product Description

Minimum
Software
Version

WS-F6700-DFC3CXL

2.35 A@42 V

Distributed Forwarding Card 3CXL (DFC3CXL)