[c-nsp] 7606 vs. 7609

[Colin Whittaker]

On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 09:28:27PM +0000, Ryan O'Connell wrote:
> The 7603 appears not to have a switch fabric, so would not work with a 
> WS-6748-GE-TX. (There is no definitive answer to this I can find on CCO, 
> but it's listed under "System Restrictions" for the 7603 with no further 
> information) Most people I see and talk to seem to be deploying the 
> 7609, with a few going for the 7606. I can't see why Cisco offer a 
> 7603/Sup720/3BXL bundle, the Supervisor appears missively overpowered 
> for the chassis.

Just got bitten by this I think, replacing a 6548 with a 6748 for jumbo
frame support and some other stuff in a 6503 and it refuses to power up
the module. 

There should be a -E chassis that will support the switch fabric.

Colin

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