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PoE card in Cat 6509

qwertys21
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We have a

6509 - Catalyst 6000 supervisor 2, WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE HW 4.2 FW 7.1(1) SW 12.1(19)E1a IOS and a standby supervisor card, 381K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.32768K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 512K). Standby has 112640K/18432K bytes of memory.

We now want to put in PoE card, what will I need to carry out on the above Switch in terms of hardware, ram, flash, software, IOS etc.? Where can I find such information on the Cisco website?

Thanks

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No your'e fine, just wanted to check. You are running Native by the sound of it.

Hi

Okay, Software advisor being very slow so after checking notes

You are right. You do not have enough DRAM to run 12.2SX. You need 256Mb and you only have 128. Even with your current situation Cisco recommends 256Mb.

For the supervisor 12.17(17d)SXB which needs 32Mb flash and 256Mb DRAM.

However with the requirement for the WS-X6148A-45AF your minimum IOS is now 12.2(18)SX2.

So you need to check how big this file is because you may need more flash or use an external flash card to store the IOS on.

See this link for memory upgrade details -

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SXF/native/release/notes/OL_4164.html#wp2561255

As for power use the link Edison gave. If you are using phones you will need to know how much power they draw (sorry i've forgotten the term) but the maximum per port will be 15W so you could use this to be on the safe side.

With the power calculator be aware of the difference between combined and redundant modes. Redundant means one power supply can power all the devices in the chassis so if it fails the other one can take over for all devices. Combined means to power all devices in chassis requires power from both supplies, obviously if you then lose a power supply you start losing devices.

Hope some of this helps.

Jon

Thank you ever so much. I am really grateful. Its good to know and understand it so that I can do much more myself next time.

I never knew how to use the release notes before but now I know.

Thanks

Edison Ortiz
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WS-X6148A-45AF (10/100) and WS-X6148A-GE-45AF (10/100/1000) are your prototypical line cards for the kind of hardware you have.

More information on these modules can be found at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/product_data_sheet0900aecd8017376e.html

One thing to keep in mind while upgrade from regular modules to PoE modules is the power requirement. Depending upon how many PoE modules you insert in the chassis, you will need to upgrade your power supply.

http://www.cisco.com/go/powercalculator is your friend.

HTH,

__

Edison.

Thanks Edison.

BTW, I did a similar upgrade last year. Fairly painless. Only problem (for you) is that the DRAM/flash you need went EoS in Nov. You might still be able to find them in the channel somewhere.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/prod_eol_notice0900aecd80646c9c.html

Good luck!

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