05-07-2003 07:21 AM - edited 03-02-2019 07:10 AM
Hi,
Little question. To your experience, what is the complication of having two the Redundant Supervisor Engine in CatOS switch are in different Software Release. I have pasted below the output for "Show Module" for out Cisco-6009 switch. I also high lighted the Fw for the modules 1 & 2, in red color.
switch> (enable) sh mod
Mod Slot Ports Module-Type Model Sub Status
--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------
1 1 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE yes ok
15 1 1 Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC no ok
2 2 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE yes standby
16 2 1 Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC no ok
3 3 8 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6408-GBIC no ok
4 4 8 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6408-GBIC no ok
5 5 8 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6408-GBIC no ok
6 6 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6248-RJ-45 no ok
7 7 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6248-RJ-45 no ok
9 9 16 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6416-GBIC no ok
Mod Module-Name Serial-Num
--- -------------------- -----------
1 SAD03414693
15 SAD03427755
2 SAD041504TT
16 SAD041409G1
3 SAD03352532
4 SAD03382978
5 SAD03407226
6 SAD041605BZ
7 SAD035201BD
9 SAD04480A83
Mod MAC-Address(es) Hw Fw Sw
--- -------------------------------------- ------ ---------- -----------------
1 00-d0-bc-ee-61-de to 00-d0-bc-ee-61-df 1.0 5.2(1) 7.2(2)
00-d0-bc-ee-61-dc to 00-d0-bc-ee-61-dd
00-d0-00-3b-b8-00 to 00-d0-00-3b-bb-ff
15 00-d0-bc-ee-61-e0 to 00-d0-bc-ee-62-1f 1.2 12.0(3)XE2 12.0(3)XE2
2 00-30-7b-92-a6-36 to 00-30-7b-92-a6-37 3.1 5.3(1) 7.2(2)
00-30-7b-92-a6-34 to 00-30-7b-92-a6-35
16 00-30-7b-92-a6-38 to 00-30-7b-92-a6-77 1.4 12.0(3)XE2 12.0(3)XE2
3 00-30-96-13-ba-a4 to 00-30-96-13-ba-ab 2.3 4.2(0.24)V 7.2(2)
4 00-30-b6-d1-f2-f8 to 00-30-b6-d1-f2-ff 2.3 4.2(0.24)V 7.2(2)
5 00-30-b6-d2-04-74 to 00-30-b6-d2-04-7b 2.3 4.2(0.24)V 7.2(2)
6 00-01-97-4a-d3-00 to 00-01-97-4a-d3-2f 1.2 5.1(1)CSX 7.2(2)
7 00-30-19-c1-0a-d0 to 00-30-19-c1-0a-ff 1.1 4.2(0.24)V 7.2(2)
9 00-01-97-2b-f3-e8 to 00-01-97-2b-f3-f7 1.2 5.4(2) 7.2(2)
Mod Sub-Type Sub-Model Sub-Serial Sub-Hw
--- ----------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------
1 L3 Switching Engine WS-F6K-PFC SAD03424705 1.0
2 L3 Switching Engine WS-F6K-PFC SAD04140K6A 1.1
Regards
M
05-07-2003 05:21 PM
Your software is the same on both modules? Hardware and firmware are different.
The problem with running different revisions is that the two cards may behaive differently in the slightest way. You may not have problems during failover, but you may. You may find out that different revisions interperate your config in different ways. You should test failover for peace-of-mind but should be aware that your redundant sup may not work properly after the primary fails.
05-08-2003 04:51 AM
Hardware and firmware can be different. Hardware version cannot be upgraded, however the firmware can be(not a neccessity though). You can find requirements for redundancy at
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