[c-nsp] 6513s and 6700 series blades

[Matt Addison]

The WS-X6724-SFP only has a single fabric connection:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/product
_data_sheet0900aecd801459a7.html
" ** WS-X6724-SFP supports a single 20-Gbps channel connection to switch
fabric on Supervisor Engine 720; all other 67xx interface modules
feature dual 20-Gbps channel connections (40Gbps total) to the switch
fabric "

NAME: "module 2", DESCR: "WS-X6724-SFP CEF720 24 port 1000mb SFP Rev.
2.6"
PID: WS-X6724-SFP      , VID: V02, SN: <deleted>

#show fabric status
slot  channel speed module   fabric      hotsync  Standby  Standby
                     status   status      support  module   fabric
    1        0   20G     OK       OK      Y(hot)
    1        1   20G     OK       OK      Y(hot)
    2        0   20G     OK       OK      Y(hot)
    5        0   20G     OK       OK      Y(hot)
    6        0   20G     OK       OK      Y(hot)

(7609 chassis)

~Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Eric Cables
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:55 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] 6513s and 6700 series blades
> 
> I am in a situation where we have 4x 6513s and an assortment of
> 6700/6500 series blades.  I know that the 6513 has limitations on
> which modules have dual channel fabric connections (9-13), but I am
> not 100% sure how the 6700 series blades will act in the other slots.
> 
> I have been told by our Cisco SE that the 6748 blade will not function
> in blades 1-8, but I wanted to confirm whether that was true.  The
> reason I suspect that it will is because we have some 6724 modules in
> slot #1 that are operating at 1x20Gbps.
> 
> Mod  Sub-Module                  Model              Serial       Hw
> Status
> ---- --------------------------- ------------------ -----------
-------
> -------
>   1  Centralized Forwarding Card WS-F6700-CFC       [removed] 2.0
Ok
> 
> 
> SDHQ-CS-02-01#show fabric utilization
>  slot    channel      speed    Ingress %     Egress %
>     1          0        20G            0            0
> 
> System Resources
>   PFC operating mode: PFC3BXL
>   Supervisor redundancy mode: administratively sso, operationally sso
>   Switching resources: Module   Part number               Series
> CEF mode
>                        1        WS-X6724-SFP              CEF720
> CEF
> 
> My question is this: Will a 6748 act the same way, with a single
> 1x20Gbps connection to the fabric, or will it not work at all?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --
> Eric Cables
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