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Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine Guide
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Chapter 2      Supervisor Engines
  Supervisor Engine 32
Supervisor Engine 32
Table 2-5 lists the four available versions of Supervisor Engine 32 and provides a brief description of 
each. Figure 2-2 shows the faceplate of Supervisor Engine 32 (WS-SUP32-GE-3B) with the major 
features identified. Figure 2-3 shows the faceplate of Supervisor Engine 32 (WS-SUP32-10GE-3B) with 
the major features identified.
Figure 2-2 Supervisor Engine 32 (WS-SUP32-GE-3B) Front Panel Features
Ta b l e  2-5 Supervisor Engine 32 Product Numbers and Descriptions
Supervisor Engine 32 Product 
Number
Description
WS-SUP32-GE-3B Supervisor Engine 32 (WS-SUP32-GE-3B) is shipped with 
a factory-installed PFC3B daughter card 
(WS-F6K-PFC3B) and an MSFC2A daughter card 
(WS-F6K-MSFC2A). Supervisor Engine
 32 has nine 
uplink ports: eight 1000BASE-X Ethernet uplink ports that 
require the installation of Small Form-Factor Pluggable 
(SFP) transceivers and one 10/100/100 port with an RJ-45 
connector. 
WS-SUP32-10GE-3B Supervisor Engine 32 (WS-SUP32-GE-3B) is shipped with 
a factory-installed PFC3B daughter card 
(WS-F6K-PFC3B) and an MSFC2A daughter card 
(WS-F6K-MSFC2A). Supervisor Engine
 32 has three 
uplink ports: two 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports that 
require the installation of XENPAK transceivers and one 
10/100/1000 port with an RJ-45 connector. 
120690
CONSOLE port
CompactFlash
Type II slot
Status LEDs
RESET button
Uplink ports
USB ports
Link Status LEDs
Disk LED
Uplink port