Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Overview

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Catalyst 4500 Series Module Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Module Overview and Specifications
Supervisor Engines
The supervisor engines have the following features:
• Data path and control for all network interfaces
• Management functions:
– Interface monitoring
– Environmental status
– SNMP and console/Telnet interface
• Hot-swapping
Note Packets are not forwarded while the module is removed. A system
reboot occurs when a supervisor engine is reinserted.
• The Supervisor Engine II-Plus TS provides 12 nonblocking
10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) ports and 8 1000BASE-X (SFP) ports.
• The Supervisor Engine II-Plus 10GE and Supervisor Engine V-10GE provide
2 nonblocking 10GBASE uplink ports.
• The Supervisor Engine II-Plus 10GE and Supervisor Engine V-10GE provide
4 1000BASE-X (SFP) ports.
• The Supervisor Engine IV and V support the Catalyst 4500 series NetFlow
Services Card (WS-F4531). NetFlow is integral to the Supervisor Engine
V-10 GE.
To install a supervisor engine, follow the procedure in the “Installing the
Modules” section on page 3-2.
The supervisor engines used in Catalyst 4000 and Catalyst 4500 switches are
shown in Figure 1-1 to Figure 1-8.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E