12-09-2008 02:43 PM - edited 03-06-2019 02:53 AM
hi everybody!
I was reading the manual on cisco catalyst 6500 series switches.
One chapter in the manual deals with the supported supervisory engines
My question is which supervisor engine uses cat or Ios or both.
I don't find any clue in the manual
except that :
supervisor engine 2
version: ws-x6k-s2-pfc2 use Catos not ios.
So I don't know if other supervisor engines and their respective versions use Catos or Ios or both.
Any help or link will be greatly appreciated.
thanks a lot!
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12-09-2008 03:13 PM
Any help or link will be greatly appreciated.
Supervisor 720 Data Sheet
Table 5 - Software Compatibility.
Note: There isn't CatOS support on Sup720-10G-3C or later.
Supervisor 32
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps2797/ps5972/prod_qas0900aecd80350bfc.html
Table 1 and Table 2.
HTH,
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Edison.
12-09-2008 02:46 PM
Sarah
The 2 supervisors that you can purchase now are Sup32 and Sup720. You can use them in either hybrid or native mode.
Hybrid mode = CatOS on the supervisor
IOS on the MSFC
Native = IOS on both.
From Sup720 Q&A
Q. What software options are available for the Supervisor Engine 720?
A. The Supervisor Engine 720 supports Cisco IOS starting 12.2(14)SX and Cisco Catalyst OS starting 8.1.
Jon
12-09-2008 08:59 PM
According to the link Edison forwarded,sup 720 versions:
vs-s720-10G-3c,vs-s720-10G-3cxL run only ios.
Thanks a lot Jon!
12-09-2008 03:03 PM
Sarah,
The SUP2, SUP32, and SUP720 can run either hybrid (CATos and IOS on the MSFC if one is installed) or Native IOS. I'm not too sure if the SUP1 is capable of running native IOS.
HTH,
Mark
12-09-2008 03:13 PM
Any help or link will be greatly appreciated.
Supervisor 720 Data Sheet
Table 5 - Software Compatibility.
Note: There isn't CatOS support on Sup720-10G-3C or later.
Supervisor 32
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps2797/ps5972/prod_qas0900aecd80350bfc.html
Table 1 and Table 2.
HTH,
__
Edison.
12-09-2008 05:19 PM
In cat 6500 all supervisors can run hybrid (catos in the supervisor and IOS in the MSFC) or Native (IOS in the supervisor and MSFC) By default sup 1 and 2 run Hybrid and sup 720 runs Native but there is a process to convert from Hybrid to Native and viceversa.
Check this link:
12-09-2008 05:40 PM
In cat 6500 all supervisors can run hybrid
Careful with that statement. Sup720-10G-3C can't run hybrid.
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Edison.
12-09-2008 09:03 PM
Thanks for your reply Edison.
Could you please forward me any link about sup 2
so I could see which versions of sup2 support hybrid and which ones do not.
thanks a lot!
12-09-2008 11:19 PM
Sarah
Apologies for the misleading information. I should know better having spent half my networking like using 6500 switches !!
All versions of Supervisor 2 support both native and hybrid.
Jon
12-10-2008 06:33 AM
Thanks a lot Jon!
Apology is accepted(:-)
12-10-2008 06:58 AM
I too must apologize. I was unaware that the Sup720-10G-3C did not support CATos.
Mark
12-10-2008 07:10 AM
All 6500 Supervisor II modules support hybrid configuration with the exception of WS-X6K-S2-PFC2 (only supports CatOS due to its lack of MSFC).
For more information see:
HTH,
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Edison.
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