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 Reset button (recessed), which allows you to reset the system
• The CompactFlash port and eject button (WS-X4013+, WS-X4013+ TS,
WS-X4013+10GE, WS-4014, WS-X4515, WS-X4516, and
WS-X4516-10GE supervisor engines only) (refer to Using the Compact
Flash on the Catalyst 4000 Family Supervisor Engine III and IV.)
Table 1-1 describes the supervisor engine LEDs.
Table 1-1 Supervisor Engine LEDs
LED Color/State Description
STATUS Indicates the results of a series of self-tests.
Green All diagnostic tests passed.
Red A test failed.
Orange System boot or diagnostic test is in
progress.
Off Module is disabled.
UTILIZATION Green 1–100% If the switch is operational, this display
indicates the current traffic load over the
backplane (as an approximate percentage).
LINK Indicates the status of the 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet management port or uplink ports.
Green The link is operational.
Orange The link is disabled by user.
Flashing orange The power-on self-test indicates a faulty
port.
Off No signal is detected or there is a link
configuration failure.
ACTIVE Indicates whether the uplink port is active
or not.
Green The port is active.
Off The port is not active.

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