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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Supervisor Engines
For more information on using the console port, see the “Connecting to the
Console Port—Supervisor Engine Only” section on page 3-15.
Switch Load
The switch load meter provides you with a visual approximation of the current
traffic load across the backplane.
PCMCIA Slot
The Flash PC card (PCMCIA) slot holds a Flash PC card for additional Flash
memory. You can use this Flash memory to store and run software images or to
serve as an I/O device.
Note Throughout this publication, the term Flash PC card is used in place of the term
PCMCIA card.
For detailed information on using the Flash PC card, see the “Using Flash PC
Cards” section on page 3-17.
The Supervisor Engine 720 has two PCMCIA slots. The slot labeled DISK 0
supports a CompactFlash card only. CompactFlash cards are available in 64 MB,
128 MB, and 256 MB capacities. The slot labeled DISK 1 supports either a
CompactFlash card or a 1-GB MicroDrive.
Uplink Ports
The supervisor engine provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can configure
with any combination of copper, short-wave (SX), long-wave/long-haul (LX/LH),
extended-reach (ZX), and CWDM Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs). The two
1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet ports operate in full-duplex mode only.
Note In a redundant configuration with two supervisor engines, the uplink ports on the
redundant (standby) supervisor engine are active and can be used for normal
traffic like any other ports in the chassis.
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