[nsp] Ram Upgrade on Cat 6509

[Steve Feldman]

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 02:28:03PM -0700, Voll, Scott wrote:
> I have not done an upgrade on a Cat6509 before and I'm not getting a lot
> from CCO.
> 
> On a Sup1a/msfc2 I need to upgrade RAM to 256mb.  
> 
> The Cat 6509 is running Native IOS.  And already has 128mb of Ram.
> 
> I told my AM that I needed to upgrade to 256mb and now I have
> MEM-MSFC2-128MB in my hand.  
> 
> Does the Sup1a/MSFC2 have two slots?   If it's a single slot then I need
> to return the 128 and get 256.  
> 
> Has anyone done this upgrade and can verify the RAM slots on the MSFC2?

I have... it's a single socket.

Search for Cisco Catalyst 6509 MSFC2 on www.kingston.com for a little guide.

You might find it worthwhile to jump directly to 512MB;
Kingston doesn't even seem to sell a 256MB module any more.

	Steve