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Product Overview This chapter describes the Catalyst 6000 family switches and contains these sections: •

Catalyst 6006 and Catalyst 6506 Switches, page 1-3



Catalyst 6009 and Catalyst 6509 Switches, page 1-5



Catalyst 6509-NEB Switch, page 1-9



Catalyst 6513 Switch, page 1-12



System Features, page 1-15



Switch Components, page 1-17

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These high-performance, modular, frame-based switches support high-density Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet in both campus-backbone and server-aggregation environments. The Catalyst 6006 and the Catalyst 6009 switches have a 32-Gbps switching capacity, while the Catalyst 6506, the Catalyst 6509, the Catalyst 6509-NEB, and the Catalyst 6513 switches support a backplane architecture that scales from 32 Gbps to 256 Gbps. With certain exceptions, all platforms share the same supervisor engines, switching modules, and software, and all support redundant configurations of supervisor engines, power supplies, and port interfaces. Exceptions are noted in the text. Typically, the Catalyst 6000 family Ethernet interfaces connect workstations and repeaters, while the Fast Ethernet interfaces connect workstations, servers, switches, and routers. The Gigabit Ethernet switching module provides a high-performance gigabit switching backbone, while the supervisor engine gigabit interfaces serve as uplinks that aggregate traffic from high-density 10/100-Mbps wiring closets. ATM LAN Emulation (LANE) and Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA) support is provided by the ATM dual PHY OC-12 LANE/MPOA module.

Note

Throughout this publication, except where noted, the term supervisor engine is used to refer to both Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2.

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Catalyst 6006 and Catalyst 6506 Switches

The Catalyst 6006 and Catalyst 6506 switches support the following: •

A supervisor engine with two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and an optional redundant supervisor engine

Note

The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine in standby mode.

Both supervisor engines in a single chassis must be completely identical. You can configure the redundant supervisor engines in a Catalyst 6000 family switch in one of three configurations: – Two supervisor engines, each with no Multilayer Switch Feature Card

(MSFC) and no Policy Feature Card (PFC) – Two supervisor engines, each configured with a PFC daughter card – Two supervisor engines, each configured with both an MSFC and a PFC

daughter card •

Up to five additional switching modules (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM) in any combination – Fabric-enabled module support provided in all slots (requires Switch

Fabric Module) (Catalyst 6506 switch only) •

Hot-swappable fan assembly and modules



Redundant AC-input or DC-input power supplies



Backplane bandwidth of 32 Gbps (Catalyst 6006 switch) or scalable up to 256 Gbps (Catalyst 6506 switch)

Note

Backplane bandwidth greater than 32 Gbps requires that you install a Switch Fabric Module in the Catalyst 6506 switch chassis.

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A Switch Fabric Module (WS-C6500-SFM or WS-X6500-SFM2) (Catalyst 6506 switch only) – The Switch Fabric Module requires Supervisor Engine 2. – You must install the Switch Fabric Module in either slot 5 or slot 6 of the

Catalyst 6506 switch. For redundancy, you can install a standby Switch Fabric Module. The module first installed functions as the primary module. When you install two Switch Fabric Modules at the same time, the module in slot 5 acts as the primary module, and the module in slot 6 acts as the backup. If you reset the module in slot 5, the module in slot 6 becomes the primary module. – Mixing an SFM (WS-C6500-SFM) with an SFM2 (WS-X6500-SFM2) in

the same Catalyst 6506, Catalyst 6509, or Catalyst 6509-NEB chassis is supported.

Catalyst 6009 and Catalyst 6509 Switches The Catalyst 6009 and Catalyst 6509 switch chassis have nine slots each. (See Figure 1-2.) Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine, which provides switching, local and remote management, and multiple gigabit uplink interfaces. Slot 2 can contain an additional supervisor engine, which can act as a backup if the first supervisor engine fails. If a redundant supervisor engine is not required, slot 2 is available for a switching module. For a detailed description of supervisor engine operation in a redundant configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide.

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Catalyst 6009 and Catalyst 6509 Switches

The Catalyst 6009 and Catalyst 6509 switches support the following: •

A supervisor engine with two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and an optional redundant supervisor engine

Note

The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine in standby mode.

Both supervisor engines in a single chassis must be completely identical. You can configure the redundant supervisor engines in a Catalyst 6000 family switch in one of three configurations: – Two supervisor engines, each with no MSFC and no PFC – Two supervisor engines, each configured with a PFC daughter card – Two supervisor engines, each configured with both an MSFC and a PFC

daughter card •

Backplane bandwidth of 32 Gbps (Catalyst 6009 switch) or scalable up to 256 Gbps (Catalyst 6509 switch)

Note



Backplane bandwidth greater than 32 Gbps requires that you install a Switch Fabric Module in the Catalyst 6509 switch chassis.

Up to eight additional switching modules (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM) – Fabric-enabled module support provided in all slots (requires Switch

Fabric Module) (Catalyst 6509 switch only) •

Hot-swappable fan assembly and modules



Redundant AC-input or DC-input power supplies

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A Switch Fabric Module (WS-C5600-SFM or WS-X6500-SFM2) (Catalyst 6509 switch only) – The Switch Fabric Module requires Supervisor Engine 2. – You must install the Switch Fabric Module in either slot 5 or slot 6 of the

Catalyst 6509 switch. For redundancy, you can install a standby Switch Fabric Module. The module first installed functions as the primary module. When you install two Switch Fabric Modules at the same time, the module in slot 5 acts as the primary module, and the module in slot 6 acts as the backup. If you reset the module in slot 5, the module in slot 6 becomes the primary module. – Mixing an SFM (WS-C6500-SFM) with an SFM2 (WS-X6500-SFM2) in

the same Catalyst 6506, Catalyst 6509, or Catalyst 6509-NEB chassis is supported.

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Catalyst 6509-NEB Switch The Catalyst 6509-NEB switch chassis has nine vertical slots that are numbered from right to left. (See Figure 1-3.) Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine, which provides switching, local and remote management, and multiple gigabit uplink interfaces. Slot 2 can contain an additional supervisor engine, which can act as a backup if the first supervisor engine fails. If a redundant supervisor engine is not required, slot 2 is available for a switching module. For a detailed description of supervisor engine operation in a redundant configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide. The Catalyst 6509-NEB switch supports the following: •

A supervisor engine with two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and an optional redundant supervisor engine

Note

The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine in standby mode.

Both supervisor engines in a single chassis must be completely identical. You can configure the redundant supervisor engines in a Catalyst 6000 family switch in one of three configurations: – Two supervisor engines, each with no MSFC and no PFC – Two supervisor engines, each configured with a PFC daughter card – Two supervisor engines, each configured with both an MSFC and a PFC

daughter card •

Backplane bandwidth scalable up to 256 Gbps

Note

Backplane bandwidth greater than 32 Gbps requires that you install a Switch Fabric Module in the Catalyst 6509-NEB switch chassis.

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Catalyst 6509-NEB Switch



A Switch Fabric Module (WS-C6500-SFM or WS-X6500-SFM2) – The Switch Fabric Modules require Supervisor Engine 2. – You must install the Switch Fabric Module in either slot 5 or slot 6 of the

Catalyst 6509-NEB switch. For redundancy, you can install a standby Switch Fabric Module. The module first installed functions as the primary module. When you install two Switch Fabric Modules at the same time, the module in slot 5 acts as the primary module, and the module in slot 6 acts as the backup. If you reset the module in slot 5, the module in slot 6 becomes the primary module. – Mixing an SFM (WS-C6500-SFM) with an SFM2 (WS-X6500-SFM2) in

the same Catalyst 6506, Catalyst 6509, or Catalyst 6509-NEB chassis is supported. •

Up to eight additional switching modules (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM) – Fabric-enabled module support provided in all slots (requires Switch

Fabric Module) •

Hot-swappable fan assembly and modules



Redundant AC-input or DC-input power supplies

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Catalyst 6513 Switch

Catalyst 6513 Switch The Catalyst 6513 switch chassis has 13 slots. (See Figure 1-4.) Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine, which provides switching, local and remote management, and multiple gigabit uplink interfaces.

Note

The Catalyst 6513 switch requires a Supervisor Engine 2. Slot 2 can contain an additional Supervisor Engine 2, which can act as a backup if the first supervisor engine fails. If a redundant supervisor engine is not required, slot 2 is available for a switching module. For a detailed description of supervisor engine operation in a redundant configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide. The Catalyst 6513 switch supports the following: •

A Supervisor Engine 2 with two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and an optional redundant Supervisor Engine 2

Note

The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant Supervisor Engine 2 in standby mode.

Both supervisor engines in a single chassis must be completely identical. You can configure the redundant supervisor engines in a Catalyst 6000 family switch in one of three configurations: – Two supervisor engines, each with no MSFC and no PFC – Two supervisor engines, each configured with a PFC daughter card – Two supervisor engines, each configured with both an MSFC and a PFC

daughter card •

Backplane bandwidth scalable up to 256 Gbps

Note

Backplane bandwidth greater than 32 Gbps requires that you install a Switch Fabric Module in the Catalyst 6513 switch chassis.

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A Switch Fabric Module (WS-X6500-SFM2 only) – The Switch Fabric Module requires Supervisor Engine 2. – You must install the Switch Fabric Module in slot 7 or slot 8 of the

Catalyst 6513 switch. For redundancy, you can install a standby Switch Fabric Module. The module first installed functions as the primary module. When you install two Switch Fabric Modules at the same time, the module in slot 7 acts as the primary module, and the module in slot 8 acts as the backup. If you reset the module in slot 7, the module in slot 8 becomes the primary module. •

Up to 12 additional switching modules (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM) – Fabric-enabled module support provided in all slots (requires Switch

Fabric Module) – Dual Fabric connectivity supported in slots 9–13 (requires Switch Fabric

Module) •

Hot-swappable fan assembly and modules



Redundant AC-input or DC-input power supplies

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System Features This section describes the hardware features for the Catalyst 6000 family switches. For software descriptions, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide. For module descriptions and installation procedures, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Module Installation Guide.

Bandwidth and Port Density Table 1-1 lists the bandwidth and port densities of the Catalyst 6000 family switches. Table 1-1

Catalyst 6000 Family Bandwidth and Port Density

Architecture

Catalyst 6000 Series Switch

Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

Backplane Bandwidth

32 Gbps

32 to 256 Gbps1

Number of 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

5 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch 8 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

5 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 8 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 12 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

Number of Gigabit Ethernet Ports2, 3

82 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch 130 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

82 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 130 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 192 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

Number of 100BASE-FX 120 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch Ethernet ports 192 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

120 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 192 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 288 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

Number of 10/100 Ethernet Ports

240 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch 384 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

240 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 384 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 576 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

Number of 10BASE-FL Ethernet Ports

120 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch 192 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

120 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 192 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 288 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

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Catalyst 6000 Family Bandwidth and Port Density (continued)

Architecture

Catalyst 6000 Series Switch

Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

Number of ATM OC-12 Ports

5 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch 8 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

5 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 8 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 12 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

Number of FlexWAN Modules

5 (6 slots) Catalyst 6006 switch 8 (9 slots) Catalyst 6009 switch

5 (6 slots) Catalyst 6506 switch 8 (9 slots) Catalyst 6509 switch 12 (13 slots) Catalyst 6513 switch

1. Backplane bandwidth greater than 32 Gbps requires that you install a Switch Fabric Module in the Catalyst 6500 Series switch chassis. 2. You can have a maximum of 12 1000BASE-ZX GBICs per system to comply with EN55022 Class B. You can have a maximum of 24 1000BASE-ZX GBICs (with plastic rails) per system or 36 1000BASE-ZX GBICs (with metal rails) per system to comply with FCC Class A. 3. To comply with FCC Class A requirements, you can install up to 12 WS-G5483 GBICs in a Catalyst 6000 family switch chassis.

Redundancy Catalyst 6000 family switches have these redundancy features: •

Ability to house two hot-swappable supervisor engines



Ability to house two fully redundant, AC-input or DC-input, load-sharing power supplies

Note

In certain configurations, the power supplies are not fully redundant. Refer to the “Power Supply Redundancy” section on page 1-24.



A hot-swappable fan assembly containing multiple fans



Redundant backplane-mounted clock modules



Redundant backplane-mounted voltage termination (VTT) modules

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Component Hot Swapping You can hot swap all modules (including the supervisor engine if you have a redundant supervisor engine) and the fan assembly. You can add, replace, or remove modules without interrupting the system power or causing other software or interfaces to shut down.

Switch Components This section describes the major hardware components for the Catalyst 6000 family switches.

Fan Assembly The system fan assembly provides cooling air for the supervisor engine and the switching modules. The fan assembly is located in the chassis. Figure 1-5 (Catalyst 6006 and 6506 switches), Figure 1-6 (Catalyst 6009 and 6509 switches), Figure 1-7 (Catalyst 6509-NEB switch), and Figure 1-8 (Catalyst 6513 switch) show the direction of airflow into and out of the switch. Sensors on the supervisor engine monitor the internal air temperatures. If the air temperature exceeds a preset threshold, the environmental monitor displays warning messages.

Note

We recommend that you maintain a minimum air space of 6 inches (15 cm) between walls and the chassis air vents and a minimum separation of 12 inches (30.5 cm) between two chassis to prevent overheating. If an individual fan within the assembly fails, the FAN STATUS LED turns red. Individual fans cannot be replaced. To replace a fan assembly, see the “Removing and Replacing the Fan Assembly” section on page 5-13. Refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide for information on environmental monitoring.

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Catalyst 6000 family chassis power supply configurations are shown in Table 1-2. Table 1-2

Catalyst 6000 Family Power Supply Configurations

Catalyst 6000 Family Switch

Power Supply Configurations

Catalyst 6006/6506

1000W AC-input 1300W AC- and DC-input 2500W AC- and DC-input

Catalyst 6009/6509

1300W AC- and DC-input 2500W AC- and DC-input 4000W AC-input

Catalyst 6509-NEB

1300W AC- and DC-input 2500W AC- and DC-input 4000W AC-input

Catalyst 6513

2500W AC- and DC-input 4000W AC-input

Catalyst 6000 family switches support redundant AC-input and DC-input power supplies. Unlike the Catalyst 4000 family and Catalyst 5000 family switches, the Catalyst 6000 family switches allow you to mix AC-input and DC-input power supplies in the same chassis. Many telco organizations require a –48 VDC power supply to accommodate their power distribution systems. From an operational perspective, the DC-input power supply has the same characteristics as the AC-input version. The AC-input power supply (see Figure 1-9) has a detachable power cord (except for the WS-CAC-4000W) that allows you to connect each power supply to the site power source. You can connect the DC-input power supply (see Figure 1-10) to the power source with heavy gauge wiring connected to a terminal block. The wire gauge size is determined by local electrical codes and restrictions.

Note

The power cord is not shown in Figure 1-9.

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With redundancy enabled, if you power up the system with two power supplies of unequal wattage, both power supplies come online but a syslog message displays that the lower wattage power supply will be disabled. If the active power supply fails, the lower wattage power supply that was disabled comes online and, if necessary, selectively powers down certain modules so that the capacity of the remaining power supply is not exceeded. In a nonredundant configuration, the power available to the system is the combined power capability of both power supplies. The system powers up as many modules as the combined capacity allows. However, if one supply should fail and there is not enough power for all previously powered up modules, the system powers down some modules. You can change the configuration of the power supplies to redundant or nonredundant at any time. If you switch from a redundant to a nonredundant configuration, both power supplies are enabled (even a power supply that was disabled because it was of a lower wattage than the other power supply). If you change from a nonredundant to a redundant configuration, both power supplies are initially enabled, and if they are of the same wattage, remain enabled. If they are of different wattage, a syslog message displays and the lower wattage supply is disabled. For additional information about the power management feature and individual module power consumption, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide.

Environmental Monitoring of the Power Supply The environmental monitoring and reporting functions allow you to maintain normal system operation by resolving adverse environmental conditions prior to loss of operation. The power supplies monitor their own internal temperature and voltages. In the event of excessive internal temperature, the power supply will shut down to prevent damage. When the power supply returns to a safe operating temperature, it will restart. In the event of an abnormal voltage on one or more outputs of the power supplies, the OUTPUT FAIL LED will light. Substantial overvoltage conditions can lead to a power supply shutdown. The power supply front panel LEDs are described in Table 1-3. For more information about the environmental monitoring feature, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide.

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Power Supply Front Panel LEDs

LED

Description

INPUT OK

AC-input power supplies: •

Green when the input voltage is OK (85 VAC or greater)



Off when the input voltage falls below 70 VAC or if the power supply shuts down

DC-input power supplies:

FAN OK



Green when the input voltage is OK (–40.5 VDC or greater)



Off when the input voltage falls below –33 VDC or if the power supply shuts down

Green when the power supply fan is operating properly

OUTPUT FAIL Red when there is a problem with one or more of the DC-output voltages of the power supply

Power Supply Fan Assembly The power supplies have a built-in fan; air enters the front of the fan (power-input end) and exits through the back. An air dam keeps the airflow separate from the rest of the chassis, which is cooled by the system fan assembly. Power supply fans are not field-replaceable; the power supply must be replaced. To replace a power supply, see the “Removing and Replacing the Power Supply” section on page 5-2.

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