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This chapter provides an overview of the Catalyst 6000 family switches, supervisor engine, and switching modules and is divided into these sections:
The Catalyst 6000 family consists of the Catalyst 6000 series and Catalyst 6500 series switches. The Catalyst 6000 series consists of the Catalyst 6006 and 6009 switches, and the Catalyst 6500 series consists of the Catalyst 6506, 6509, and 6509-NEB switches. These high-performance, modular, frame-based switches support high-density Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet in both campus-backbone and server-aggregation environments. The 6-slot Catalyst 6006 and 9-slot Catalyst 6009 have a 32-Gbps switching capacity. The 6-slot Catalyst 6506, the 9-slot Catalyst 6509, and the 9-slot Catalyst 6509-NEB support a backplane architecture that scales from 32 Gbps to 256 Gbps.
All platforms share the same supervisor engines, switching modules, and software, and support redundant configurations of supervisor engines, power supplies, and port interfaces.
Table 1-1 lists the key features of the Catalyst 6000 family switches. Figure 1-1 shows the switch hardware configuration for a nine-slot chassis. The six-slot and nine-slot chassis are identical in appearance, except for the number of slots.
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Performance and Configuration | Refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide or Catalyst 6000 Family IOS Software Configuration Guide for detailed information about the features supported on the switches. |
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All components (including the supervisor engine if you have redundant supervisor engines), fans, and dual power supplies, support hot swapping, which allows you to add, replace, or remove components without interrupting the system power or causing other software or interfaces to shut down. | |
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| 1GBIC = Gigabit Interface Converter 2MSFC = Multilayer Switch Feature Card 3PFC = Policy Feature Card 4EEPROM = electrically erasable programmable read-only memory |
This section describes the supervisor engine front panel features, shown in Figure 1-2, and is divided into the following topics:
This module is a Class 1 laser product. Refer to the Site Preparation and Safety Guide for information on working with lasers.
The LEDs on the supervisor engine front panel indicate the status of the supervisor engine, modules, power supplies, and the fan assembly. Table 1-2 describes LED operation.
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The STATUS LED shows supervisor engine status as follows:
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The SYSTEM LED displays chassis environmental status as follows:
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Green---The supervisor engine is operational and active. | |
Green---There is sufficient power for all modules. | |
If the switch is operational, the switch load meter indicates (as an approximate percentage) the current traffic load over the backplane. | |
PCMCIA | The PCMCIA LED is lit when there is no PCMCIA card in the slot and goes off when a card is inserted. |
Green---The port is operational. | |
FAN (located on the fan assembly) | Status of whether or not the fans are operational. |
The Reset button allows you to restart the switch.
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Note Use a ballpoint pen tip or other small, pointed object to access the Reset button. |
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Note EIA/TIA-232 and EIA/TIA-449 were known as recommended standards RS-232 and RS-449 before their acceptance as standards by the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). |
For detailed information on using this port, see the "Connecting to the Console PortSupervisor Engine Only" section.
The console port mode switch allows you to connect a terminal to the supervisor engine using either a Catalyst 5000 family Supervisor Engine III console cable or the console cable and adapters provided with the Catalyst 6000 family switch.
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Note The cable and adapters shipped with the switch are the same ones used on the Cisco 2500 series routers (and other Cisco products). |
Additionally, you can connect a modem to the console port using the cable and adapter provided with the switch.
Use the port mode switch as follows:
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Note Use a ballpoint pen tip or other small, pointed object to access the port mode switch. |
For more information on using the console port, see the "Connecting to the Console PortSupervisor Engine Only" section.
The switch load meter provides you with a visual approximation of the current traffic load across the backplane.
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Note Throughout this publication, the term Flash PC card is used in place of the term PCMCIA card. |
For detailed information on using the Flash PC card, see the "Using Flash PC Cards" section.
The supervisor engine provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can configure with any combination of shortwave (SX), longwave/long-haul (LX/LH), and extended reach (ZX) Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs). The two 1000BaseX Gigabit Ethernet ports operate in full-duplex mode only.
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Note In a redundant configuration with two supervisor engines, the uplink ports on the redundant (standby) supervisor engine are active and can be used for normal traffic like any other ports in the chassis. |
For detailed information on these ports, see the "Connecting to the Uplink PortsSupervisor Engine Only" section.
This section describes these Catalyst 6000 family Ethernet and Fast Ethernet switching modules:
For LED indicators, see the "Module LED Descriptions" section.
The 24-port 10BaseFL switching module (WS-X6024-10FL-MT), shown in Figure 1-3, provides 24 switched, 10-Mbps, full- or half-duplex ports. Ports have MT-RJ connectors for multimode fiber (MMF) cable.
This module is a Class 1 laser product. Refer to the Site Preparation and Safety Guide for information on working with lasers.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 24-port 100FX switching module (WS-X6224-100FX-MT), shown in Figure 1-4, provides 24 switched, 100-Mbps, full- or half-duplex ports. Ports have MT-RJ connectors for MMF cable.
This module is a Class 1 laser product. Refer to the Site Preparation and Safety Guide for information on working with lasers.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 48-port 10/100TX switching module (WS-X6248-RJ-45), shown in Figure 1-5, provides 48 switched, 10/100-Mbps autosensing, full- or half-duplex ports. Ports have RJ-45 connectors for either Category 3 or Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 48-port 10/100TX switching module (WS-X6248-TEL and WS-X6248A-TEL), shown in Figure 1-6, provides 48 switched, 10/100-Mbps autosensing, full- or half-duplex ports. Four RJ-21 telco connectors (12 ports per connector) use Category 5 UTP cable. The WS-X6248A-TEL module has enhanced quality of service (QoS) features.
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Note Do not use Category 3 RJ-21 telco connectors and cables on the WS-X6248-TEL switching module. Using Category 3 RJ-21 telco connectors and cables causes carrier sense errors in your network. You must use Category 5 RJ-21 telco connectors and cables on the WS-X6248-TEL and WS-X6248A-TEL switching modules because the module's connectors are keyed for Category 5 connectors and cables. |
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 24-port 100FX switching module (WS-X6324-100FX-MT), shown in Figure 1-7, provides 24 switched, 100-Mbps, full- or half-duplex ports. Ports have MT-RJ connectors for MMF cable.
This module is a Class 1 laser product. Refer to the Site Preparation and Safety Guide for information on working with lasers.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 24-port 100FX switching module (WS-X6324-100FX-MM), shown in Figure 1-8, provides 24 switched, 100-Mbps, full- or half-duplex ports. Ports have MT-RJ connectors for MMF cable.
This module is a Class 1 laser product. Refer to the Site Preparation and Safety Guide for information on working with lasers.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 48-port 10/100TX switching module (WS-X6348-RJ-45), shown in Figure 1-9, provides 48 switched, 10/100-Mbps autosensing, full- or half-duplex ports. Ports have RJ-45 connectors for either Category 3 or Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
This section describes these Catalyst 6000 family Gigabit Ethernet switching modules:
For LED indicators, see the "Module LED Descriptions" section.
These modules are Class 1 laser products. Refer to the Site Preparation and Safety Guide for information on working with lasers.
The 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switching module (WS-X6408-GBIC and WS-X6408A-GBIC), shown in Figure 1-10, provides eight switched, full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can configure with any combination of 1000Base SX, LX/LH, and ZX GBICs. Ports have SC-type connectors for MMF and single-mode fiber (SMF). The WS-X6408A-GBIC module has enhanced QoS features.
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Note You can have a maximum of 12 1000BaseZX GBICs per system to comply with EN55022 Class B and 24 1000BaseZX GBICs per system to comply with FCC Class A. |
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet switching module (WS-X6416-GBIC), shown in Figure 1-11, provides 16 switched, full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can configure with any combination of 1000Base SX, LX/LH, and ZX GBICs. Ports have SC-type connectors for MMF and SMF.
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The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
The 16-port Gigabit Ethernet switching module (WS-X6416-GE-MT), shown in Figure 1-12, provides 16 switched, 1000-Mbps, full-duplex ports. Ports have MT-RJ connectors for MMF cable.
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
Module front-panel LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
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STATUS | The STATUS LED shows module status as follows:
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This section describes these Catalyst 6000 family ATM modules:
The single-port ATM module (WS-X6101-OC12-MMF), shown in Figure 1-13, provides one direct connection and one standby connection between the ATM network and the switch using two multimode, SC-type fiber-optic connectors.
The console port allows you to access the switch either locally (with a console terminal) or remotely (with a modem). The console port is an EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous, serial connection with hardware flow control and an RJ-45 connector.
The console port mode switch allows you to select between either attaching a terminal or a modem to the console port. Use the port mode switch as follows:
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The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-4.
The single-port ATM module (WS-X6101-OC12-SMF), shown in Figure 1-14, provides one direct connection and one standby connection between the ATM network and the switch using two single-mode, SC-type fiber-optic connectors.
The console port allows you to access the switch either locally (with a console terminal) or remotely (with a modem). The console port is an EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous, serial connection with hardware flow control and an RJ-45 connector.
The console port mode switch allows you to select between either attaching a terminal or a modem to the console port. Use the port mode switch as follows:
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The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-4.
The ATM modules front-panel LEDs are described in Table 1-4.
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STATUS | The STATUS LED shows module status as follows:
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The FlexWAN module (WS-X6182-2PA) is installed in a Catalyst 6000 family switch that has a supervisor engine with a Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) and Policy Feature Card (PFC). The MSFC, in conjunction with the FlexWAN module, provides multiprotocol routing support with full Internet route connectivity for speeds ranging from serial RS-232 to OC-3. The FlexWAN module can accept up to two Cisco 7200/7500 WAN port adapters, which deliver WAN consolidation and extend QoS and traffic management capabilities over WAN segments. The FlexWAN module supports ATM and Packet-over-SONET (POS) OC-3 links and channelized, multichannel, and clear channel port adapters at speeds from T1/E1 to T3/E3.
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Note To use the FlexWAN module, you must have a supervisor engine with an MSFC and PFC. You configure the FlexWAN module through the MSFC. |
The LED on the FlexWAN module front panel (see Figure 1-15) indicates the status of the FlexWAN module. Table 1-5 describes the LED operation.
For information on FlexWAN module hardware and software requirements, and port adapter installation and configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family FlexWAN Module Installation and Configuration Note.
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The STATUS LED shows the status as follows:
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The Multilayer Switch Module (MSM) (WS-X6302-MSM) provides multiprotocol routing for the Catalyst 6000 family switch Ethernet interfaces. Cisco IOS features available for the MSM include:
The MSM front panel features are shown in Figure 1-16 and are described in the following sections.
The Status LED shows the results of the initialization and its dialog with the supervisor engine, as described in Table 1-6.
For detailed information on the supervisor engine LEDs, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Installation Guide.
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The STATUS LED shows the status as follows:
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The console port mode switch allows you to connect a terminal to the MSM using either a Catalyst 5000 family Supervisor Engine III console cable or the console cable and adapters provided with a Catalyst 6000 family switch. Additionally, you can connect a modem to the console port using the cable and adapter provided with the switch.
Use the port mode switch as follows:
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The NAM supports the following RMON groups:
The NAM can analyze Ethernet VLAN traffic up to 160K packets per second (pps) from either or both:
The NAM is managed and controlled from an SNMP management application, such as CiscoWorks2000.
The NAM front panel, shown in Figure 1-17, has a status LED, a hard drive LED, a Shutdown button, and a PCMCIA slot.
The status LED displays the NAM status as described in Table 1-7.
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Green | All diagnostic tests pass---The NAM is operational |
Red | A diagnostic test other than an individual port test failed |
Amber | The NAM is running through its boot and self-test diagnostics sequence, or the NAM is disabled |
Off | The NAM is powered off |
The hard drive activity LED when lit indicates when the hard drive is in use.
To prevent corruption of the NAM, it is critical that the NAM run through the shutdown procedure before shutting off. If the NAM fails to respond to CLI or NAM shutdown commands, the Shutdown button provides an alternative shutdown method.
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Caution Do not remove the NAM from the Catalyst 6000 switch until the NAM shuts down completely and the Status LED is off. Removing the NAM without going through the shutdown process can damage your NAM. |
The PCMCIA slot provides access for up to two standard PC cards and is reserved for future use.
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The Catalyst 6000 family 8-port T1/E1 PSTN interface module (WS-X6608-T1/E1) is a high-density, 8-port T1/E1 Voice-over-IP (VoIP) module that can support digital T1/E1 connectivity to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or transcoding and conferencing. The module requires an IP address, is registered with Cisco CallManager in its domain, and is managed by Cisco CallManager.
The module software is downloaded from a TFTP server. Depending upon which software you download, the ports can serve as T1/E1 interfaces or support transcoding and conferencing as follows:
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When the 8-port PSTN interface module powers up, it initializes various hardware components and communicates with the supervisor engine.
The PSTN interface module, shown in Figure 1-18, has a module status LED and a link LED for each of the eight ports on the module.
The status LED displays the module status as described in Table 1-8.
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Off | The module is not receiving power. The module was powered down due to lack of power (module listed as power-deny in the show module status field) |
Red | The module is resetting (switch has just been powered on or the module has been hot inserted) |
| The module processor detected a fatal error during its diagnostics |
| Overtemperature condition (major threshold exceeded) |
Orange | The module is booting or running diagnostics |
| The supervisor engine has disabled the module |
| Overtemperature condition (minor threshold exceeded) |
Green | The module is operational |
The Link LEDs show port and link status are described in Table 1-9.
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Green | Link OK |
Red | No carrier detected or an AIS signal is received |
Yellow | Frame synchronization is lost or RAI signal is received |
Flashing yellow | Span is in loopback |
Off | Registration with Cisco CallManager is lost |
The 24-port FXS analog interface module front panel, shown in Figure 1-19, has one module status LED and 24 individual port link LEDs.
When the 24-port FXS analog interface module is powered up, it initializes various hardware components and communicates with the supervisor engine.
The status LED displays the module status. The status LED colors and their meanings are listed in Table 1-10.
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Off | Module waiting for the supervisor engine to grant power |
| Module not receiving power. Module was powered down due to lack of power (module listed as power-deny in the show module status field) |
Red | The module processor powered up, but is not running |
| The module processor detected a fatal error during its diagnostics |
| Overtemperature condition (major threshold exceeded) |
Orange | Module is initializing hardware or communicating with the supervisor engine |
| The supervisor engine has disabled the module |
| The supervisor engine has sent a SCP_SET_DIAG_FEATURES message indicating that the diagnostics have failed |
| Overtemperature condition (minor threshold exceeded) |
Green | Module is operational; supervisor engine has granted a module online status |
The Link LEDs show port and link status for each of the 24 ports as described in Table 1-11.
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Green | Telephone or fax machine is off-hook |
Yellow | Module or port disabled through CLI1 |
Off | Port not active (connected device on-hook) or link is not connected |
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The WS-X6348-RJ-45V 48-port 10/100BaseT Ethernet switching module (see Figure 1-20) with the WS-F6K-VPWR daughter card installed, provides the following features on each port:
The front-panel LEDs provide status information for the module and the individual port connections. The LEDs are described in Table 1-3.
Catalyst 6000 family switches support different maximum port densities for the various combinations of modules. The port densities are as follows:
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Note For Catalyst 6000 family switches running Cisco IOS, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family IOS Software Configuration Guide for port address information. |
Each port (or interface) in the switch is designated by several different types of addresses. The physical interface address is the actual physical location (slot and port) of the interface connector within the chassis. The system software uses the physical addresses to control activity within the switch and to display status information. These physical slot and port addresses are not used by other devices in the network; they are specific to the individual switch and its internal components and software. For more information, see the "Physical Interface Addresses" section.
The MAC address is a standardized data link layer address that is required for every port or device that connects to a network. Other devices in the network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the network and to create and update routing tables and data structures. The switches use a unique method, described in the "MAC Addresses" section, to assign and control the MAC addresses of their interfaces.
Physical port addresses specify the actual physical location of each module port on the rear of the switch, as shown in Figure 1-21 (the port numbering convention is the same in the six-slot and nine-slot chassis). The address is a two-part number in the format slot/port number. The first number identifies the slot in which the module is installed. Module slots are numbered from top to bottom starting with 1. The second number identifies the physical port number on the module. The port numbers always begin at 1 and are numbered from left to right. The number of additional ports (n/1, n/2, and so on) depends on the number of ports on the module.
Interface ports maintain the same address regardless of whether other modules are installed or removed. However, when you move a module to a different slot, the first number in the address changes to reflect the new slot number. For example, on a 48-port 10/100BaseTX switching module in slot 2, the address of the left port is 2/1 and the address of the right port is 2/48. If you remove the 48-port 10/100BaseTX switching module from slot 2 and install it in slot 4, the addresses of those same ports become 4/1 through 4/48.
You can identify module ports by checking the slot and port location on the switch. You can also use software commands to display information about a specific interface, or all interfaces, in the switch. To display information about every interface, use the show port command without parameters. To display information about a specific interface, use the show port command with the module (slot) number and port number in the format show port [mod_num/port_num].
All network interface connections (ports) require a unique MAC address. The MAC address of an interface is stored in electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) on a component that resides directly on the interface circuitry. The switch system code reads the EEPROM for each interface in the system, learns the MAC addresses, and then initializes appropriate hardware and data structures. Each VLAN in the spanning tree has one unique MAC address. This addressing scheme gives the switch the intelligence to identify the state (connected or not connected) of each interface. When a module is hot swapped, the MAC address changes with the module.
Catalyst 6000 family switches allow you to remove and replace redundant supervisor engines and switching modules without powering down the switch. This feature is known as hot swapping.
When you remove or insert a switching module while the switch is powered on and operating, the system does the following:
1. Determines whether there is sufficient power for the module.
2. Scans the backplane for configuration changes.
3. Initializes all newly inserted switching modules, notes any removed modules, and places them in the administratively shutdown state.
4. Places any previously configured interfaces on the switching module back to the state they were in when they were removed. Any newly inserted interfaces are put in the administratively shutdown state, as if they were present (but unconfigured) at boot time. If you insert a similar switching-module type into a slot, its ports are configured and brought online up to the port count of the original switching module.
The system runs diagnostic tests on any new interfaces. If the test passes, the system is operating normally. If the new switching module is faulty, the system resumes normal operation but leaves the new interface disabled.
If the diagnostic test fails, the system crashes, which usually indicates that the new switching module has a problem in the bus and should be removed.
When you install two supervisor engines, hot swapping allows you to remove and replace one of the supervisor engines without turning off the system power.
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Caution The supervisor engine is a required system component. If only one supervisor engine is present, removing a supervisor engine while the system is operating causes the system to halt. |
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Caution To avoid erroneous failure messages, note the current configuration of all interfaces before you remove or replace another switching module, and allow at least 15 seconds for the system to reinitialize after a module has been removed or replaced. |
For detailed information on power management and environmental monitoring, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide or Catalyst 6000 Family IOS Software Configuration Guide.
Posted: Tue Jun 27 14:14:50 PDT 2000
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