What is the best hardware to Upgrade Cisco Catalyst 6506-E Switch?

[roshan296]

Hello

Can you please tell me what is the best Upgrade combination possible for my Actual setup.

Switch#sh module
Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No.
--- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
1 48 CEF720 48 port 1000mb SFP WS-X6748-SFP SALxxxxxx
5 5 Supervisor Engine 720 10GE (Active) VS-S720-10G SALxxxxx

Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status
--- ---------------------------------- ------ ------------ ------------ -------
1 f866.f232.718c to f866.f232.71bb 2.4 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI1 Ok
5 68ef.bd83.18b0 to 68ef.bd83.18b7 3.2 8.5(4) 12.2(33)SXI1 Ok

Mod Sub-Module Model Serial Hw Status
---- --------------------------- ------------------ ----------- ------- -------
1 Centralized Forwarding Card WS-F6700-CFC xxxxxxxxxxx 4.1 Ok
5 Policy Feature Card 3 VS-F6K-PFC3C xxxxxxxxxxx 1.1 Ok
5 MSFC3 Daughterboard VS-F6K-MSFC3 xxxxxxxxxxx 5.1 Ok

Also I checked the information on Cisco EOL and replacement Options.

Device	End Of Sale	Last Date of Supprt HW	Replacement Part Number	Replacement Product Description
Cisco Catalyst 6506-E - (1)*	30/10/2020	31/10/2025	Hardware	Catalyst 9600, Catalyst 6800
Cisco Catalyst 6800/6500 Line Cards (WS-X6748-SFP) - (2)*	30/04/2016	30/04/2021	C6800-48P-SFP	C6K 48-port 1GE Mod: fabric-enabled with DFC4
VS-S720-10G   ???? - (3)*	31/07/2015	31/07/2020	VS-S2T-10G   ??	Cat 6500 Sup 2T with 2 x 10GbE and 3 x 1GbE with MSFC5 PFC4
VS-F6K-PFC3C - (3)*	31/07/2015	31/07/2020	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-
VS-F6K-MSFC3 - (3)*	31/07/2015	31/07/2020	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-

In here this Supervisor module hasn't got a replacement. So what could be the best combination of hardware to replace my actual set up. I need two sets.

Many thanks in advance.

[Sergiu.Daniluk]

Hello,

Since your question is in Data Center thread, I would presume that you are looking for DC designed switches.

As a replacement, you might want to have a look over Nexus 9000 family, which opens the path to go towards VXLAN based fabric. If you like a more SDN approach, you can run the Nexus switches in ACI.

Nexus:  https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/models-comparison.html

ACI: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/index.html 

However, if you are looking for campus switches, Cat 9600 is your way to go:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/catalyst-9600-series-switches/index.html

Cheers,

Sergiu
  

[roshan296]

Thanks Sergiu, i will check on these links.