[c-nsp] 6500 VSS and different line-cards on each chassis

[Paul Wozney]

Hello Cisco NSP,

I'm putting together a configuration for a VSS pair, and the customer has
asked for these line-cards:

2 x WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9=
1 x WS-SVC-IDS2BUNK9=
1 x WS-SVC-NAM-2-250S=


I was thinking I could use the VS-C6504E-S720-10G bundle and build two
chassis like this:

Chassis 1
6504E with Sup720-10G VSS
1 x WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9=
1 x WS-SVC-IDS2BUNK9=

Chassis 1
6504E with Sup720-10G VSS
1 x WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9=
1 x WS-SVC-NAM-2-250S=

Question 1: Is there any reason I can't use an IDS linecard in one chassis
and a NAM2 linecard in the other chassis?

Question 2: I haven't used the IDS or NAM2 linecards before, can they be
setup in pairs like the FWSM in a VSS configuration?

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Paul Wozney
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