How to install secondary SUP-8 card

[Jagan1976]

Hi guys,

I have a site with a WS-C4507R+E running with a single WS-X45-SUP8-E card.

I am getting a secondary card for redundancy. How do I add it in without any major disruption?

[Georg Pauwen · Accepted solution]

Hello,

anything on the 4500-E series  is hot swappable, so you can install it without interruption:

All Catalyst 4500 E-series switches support hot swapping, which lets you install, remove, replace, and rearrange supervisor engines and switching modules without powering the system off. When the system detects that a switching module has been installed or removed, it runs diagnostic and discovery routines automatically, acknowledges the presence or absence of the module, and resumes system operation with no operator intervention.

[Leo Laohoo]

Make sure you read the Release Notes carefully.
Supervisor cards need to be installed in very specific slot.
Make sure the supervisor card is loaded with the same IOS-XE version as the primary card.

[sbhadrav@cisco.com]

This Below link describes how to identify and resolve problems that can occur with system management and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide/n5K_ts_sm.html

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

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sbhadrav@cisco.com wrote:

This Below link describes how to identify and resolve problems that can occur with system management and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide/n5K_ts_sm.html

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Nexus 5000 is NOT compatible with the Sup8E line card for the 4500R+E chassis.