Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches

Data Sheets and Product Information

At-a-Glance

• Cisco Catalyst Instant Access 24-Jun-2013 (PDF - 317 KB)

Data Sheets

• Cisco Catalyst 6840-X Series Fixed Backbone Switch Data Sheet 03-Jun-2022
• Gigabit Ethernet Modules for Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL and 6500-E Switches Data sheet 16-Apr-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 6800ia Series Switches Data Sheet 15-Apr-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Supervisor Engine 6T Data Sheet 15-Apr-2019
• High-Density Multi-Rate 10-Gigabit Interface Modules for Cisco 6807-XL and 6500-E Series Switches Data Sheet 15-Apr-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Modular Switch Data Sheet 15-Apr-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series 8-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet Module Data Sheet 15-Apr-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 6880-X Series Extensible Fixed Aggregation Switch Data Sheet 15-Apr-2019

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 6800MD 26-Jul-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 6800-X Switch Accessories 03-Aug-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 6880-X, Catalyst 6880-X-LE, C6880-X-16P10G, C6880-X-LE-16P10G, C6816-X-LE, C6824-X-LE-40G, C6832-X-LE, C6840-X-LE-40G & Accessories 04-Nov-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 6800 Instant Access Clients and 6800 1G Copper Line cards 17-May-2018

• French - Canadian

  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco 6800MD 26-Jul-2021
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Catalyst 6800-X Switch Accessories 03-Aug-2020
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Catalyst 6880-X, Catalyst 6880-X-LE, C6880-X-16P10G, C6880-X-LE-16P10G, C6816-X-LE, C6824-X-LE-40G, C6832-X-LE, C6840-X-LE-40G & Accessories 04-Nov-2019
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco 6800 Instant Access Clients and 6800 1G Copper Line cards 17-May-2018

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Field Notice: FN - 64273 - Catalyst 6800 Supervisor Engine 6T (Sup6T) Boot Issue - Workaround Provided 07-Dec-2017

• Cisco Catalyst 6800ia Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 64175 - Catalyst 2960X and 6800IA Units Might Display Error on HW Authenticity or Uplink Ports Might Fail Intermittently - Software Upgrade Recommended 19-May-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 63838 - Catalyst 6800 Instant Access Client Switch Fails to Boot During Installation or Upgrade - Software Upgrade Recommended 12-Oct-2017

Security Advisories, Responses and Notices

• Cisco Secure Boot Hardware Tampering Vulnerability 13-May-2019

Release and Compatibility

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 15.5(1)SY 17-Mar-2022
• Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(1)SY 30-Oct-2019
• Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 15.2(1)SY 29-Oct-2019
• Release Notes for Catalyst 6500, Supervisor Engine 2T, Supervisor Engine 6T, Catalyst 6880, Catalyst 6840, and Catalyst 6800 Series Switches ROMMON 09-Feb-2018
• Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 15.2(1)SY 21-Apr-2017
• Release Notes for Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and Catalyst 6800 Series Switches ROMMON Release Notes 25-Oct-2016

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 6800 Series Switches 04-Aug-2016

• Cisco Catalyst 6880-X Switch

  • Catalyst 6880-X Switch Hardware Installation Guide 27-Jan-2016

• Cisco Catalyst 6840-X Switch

  • Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide 28-Sep-2015

• Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Switch

  • Catalyst 6800 Ethernet Module Installation Guide 20-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Switch Hardware Installation Guide 25-Apr-2016
  • Cisco CVR-4SFP10G-QSFP Reverse Adapter Installation Note 18-Apr-2016

• Cisco Catalyst 6800ia Switch

  • Catalyst 6800IA Switch Hardware Installation Guide 28-Jul-2014
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 6800IA Switches 23-Sep-2013

Configuration

Configuration Guides

• Release 15.5SY Supervisor Engine 2T Software Configuration Guide 25-May-2017
• Release 15.4SY Supervisor Engine 2T Software Configuration Guide 21-Nov-2016

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• EARL 8 Classification Manager: A Behavioral Examination of LOUs, L4Ops, and Capmap Tables 30-Nov-2016

Literature

Sales Resources

• Ordering Guide for Customers with Existing Catalyst 9000 Deployments to Request ThousandEyes Credits 26-Aug-2021

White Papers

• Cisco Catalyst Instant Access Solution White Paper 15-Jun-2020
• Evolution of Next-Generation Enterprise Networks: Locator/ID Separation Protocol on Cisco Catalyst 6500/6800 Series Supervisor Engine 2T 15-Jun-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 6840-X Series White Paper 14-Feb-2018 (PDF - 3 MB)