6506 from CATos to IOS

[columoconnor]

I have a 6506 i need to upgrade to IOS and Layer 3

it has

(enable) sh mod

Mod Slot Ports Module-Type Model Sub Status

--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------

1 1 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE yes ok

2 2 16 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6516A-GBIC no ok

3 3 48 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet WS-X6148-GE-TX no ok

4 4 48 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet WS-X6148-GE-TX no ok

5 5 0 Switch Fabric Module WS-C6500-SFM no ok

6 6 48 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet WS-X6148-GE-TX no ok

can i get the MSFC and add it to the Sup or do I need a new sup that already has the MSFC

thanks

[JORGE RODRIGUEZ]

You can buy the MSFC1 doughter card and added to that sup for routing function, but if you have a spare one with MSFC card you can use that one but I would suggest if you have dual sups for redundancy that both have the same MSFC card for L2/L3 failover as well as consistency.

CatOS to IOS convertion notes

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_tech_note09186a008015bfa6.shtml

Rgds

Jorge