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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Chapter 5 Configuring Virtual Switching Systems
Understanding Virtual Switching Systems
• CFM D8.1
• Energywise
• Mediatrace (Medianet active video monitoring feature)
• Metadata (Medianet feature)
• Per VLAN Learning
• UDE
• UDLR
• VMPS Client
Hardware Requirements
The following sections describe the hardware requirements of a VSS:
• Chassis and Modules, page 5-8
• VSL Hardware Requirements, page 5-9
• Multichassis EtherChannel Requirements, page 5-10
Chassis and Modules
Table 5-1 describes the hardware requirements for the VSS chassis and modules.
Table 5-1 VSS Hardware Requirements
Hardware Count Requirements
Chassis 2 VSS is available on a Catalyst 4500-X switch and on
chassis that support Supervisor Engine 7-E, Supervisor
Engine 7-LE, and Supervisor Engine 8-E.
Note +E and -E chassis can be mixed.