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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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Managing Modules
This chapter describes how to manage switching and services modules (also known as line cards) and
provides information on monitoring module states.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About Modules, page 19-1
• Verifying the Status of a Module, page 19-3
• Obtaining Supervisor Module Statistics, page 19-4
• Checking the State of a Module, page 19-4
• Reloading Modules, page 19-5
• Preserving the Module Configuration, page 19-7
• Powering Off Switching Modules, page 19-8
• Identifying Module LEDs, page 19-9
• Default Settings, page 19-13
About Modules
Table 19-1 describes the supervisor module options for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
Table 19-1 Supervisor Module Options
Product
Number of
Supervisor
Modules
Supervisor
Module Slot
Number
Switching and Services Module
Features
Cisco MDS 9513 Two modules 7 and 8 13-slot chassis allows any switching or
services module in the other eleven
slots.
Cisco MDS 9509 Two modules 5 and 6 9-slot chassis allows any switching or
services module in the other seven
slots.
Cisco MDS 9506 Two modules 5 and 6 6-slot chassis allows any switching or
services module in the other four slots.