The 4-slot Cisco Catalyst 6504-E Switch a compact 5 rack-unit height that is ideally suited for multi-Gbps secure data centers, remote access, e-commerce, and converged network solutions. The Cisco Catalyst 6504-E supports Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series end-to-end operational consistency benefits.
Important Features
Supports all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series modules, including:
- Supervisor engines
- Fast Ethernet modules (with IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet [PoE])
- Gigabit Ethernet modules (with IEEE 802.3af PoE)
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules
- Flex WAN modules
- Shared Port Adaptors/SPA Interface Processors
- Multi-Gigabit services modules (wireless, network analysis, and security)
The Cisco Catalyst 6504-E supports both Cisco Catalyst OS and Cisco IOS Software. It provides an additional slot for a redundant supervisor engine or extra module when compared to the Cisco Catalyst 6503-E Switch.
The Cisco Catalyst 6504-E provides maximum uptime with redundancy and rapid (1 to 3 seconds) stateful failover across supervisor engines. It supports modular Cisco IOS Software to minimize unplanned downtime through self-healing processes and simplifies software changes through subsystem in-service software upgrades.
Additional Resources
(All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches At-a-Glance)
Pervasive Embedded Application Intelligence and Security Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 PISA (PDF - 478 KB)
(All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Bulletins)
