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Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine Guide
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Chapter 2      Supervisor Engines
  Supervisor Engine 720-10GE
Supervisor Engine 720-10GE
Table 2-17 lists the available versions of Supervisor Engine 720-10GE and provides a brief description 
of each. Figure 2-7 shows the faceplate of Supervisor Engine 720-10GE with the major features 
identified.
Figure 2-7 Supervisor Engine 720-10GE Front Panel Features
Ta b l e  2-17 Supervisor Engine 720-10GE Models
Supervisor Engine 720 Product 
Numbers
Description
Supervisor Engine 720-10GE 
(VS-S720-10G-3C)
Supervisor Engine 720 (VS-S720-10G-3C) is shipped with a 
factory-installed PFC3C daughter card (WS-F6K-PFC3C) and 
a factory-installed MSFC3 daughter card (WS-F6K-MSFC3). 
Supervisor Engine
 720 has five uplink ports: two 10GBASE-X 
Ethernet ports that require the installation of X2 transceivers, 
two 1000BASE-X Ethernet ports that require SFP transceivers, 
and one 10/100/100 port equipped with an RJ-45 connector. 
Supervisor Engine 720-10GE 
(VS-S720-10G-3CXL)
Supervisor Engine 720 (VS-S720-10G-3CXL) is shipped with 
a factory-installed PFC3CXL daughter card 
(WS-F6K-PFC3CXL) and a factory-installed MSFC3 
daughter card (WS-F6K-MSFC3). Supervisor 
Engine
 720-10GE has five uplink ports: two 10GBASE-X 
Ethernet ports that require the installation of X2 transceivers, 
two 1000BASE-X Ethernet ports that require SFP transceivers, 
and one 10/100/100 port equipped with an RJ-45 connector. 
VS-S720-10G
STATUS SYSTEM
ACTIV E
PWR MGMT
RESET
EJECT
DISK 0
UPLINK
SFP
1
3
10/100/100
3
LINK LINKLINK
CONSOLE
LINK
LINK
4
10GE UPLINK
5
SUPERVISOR 720 WITH INTEGRATED  SWITCH FABRIC/PFC3
186480
Disk LED
LINK
LEDs
STATUS
LEDs
CompactFlash
Type II slot
1-GE uplink
ports
CONSOLE
port
10/100/1000
uplink port
10-GE uplink
ports
LINK
LEDs
Note:
CompactFlash 
latch removed for
clarity
USB ports