12-09-2019 10:43 AM
I am building a new environment using a 6509-E with 2 SUP S2T45's. One SUP has VS-F6K-MSFC5 HW version 3.0 and VS-F6K-PFC4 HW version 3.0. The other SUP has version 2.1 on the corresponding modules. Could there be an issue down the road if we need to failover to the standby SUP and their different HW version.
Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No.
--- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
5 5 Supervisor Engine 2T 10GE w/ CTS (Acti VS-SUP2T-10G XXXXXXXXXX
6 5 Supervisor Engine 2T 10GE w/ CTS (Hot) VS-SUP2T-10G XXXXXXXXXX
Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status
--- ---------------------------------- ------ ------------ ------------ -------
5 4403.a70a.cd15 to 4403.a70a.cd1c 1.7 12.2(50r)SYS 15.1(2)SY7 Ok
6 649e.f35c.6f65 to 649e.f35c.6f6c 2.1 12.2(50r)SYS 15.1(2)SY7 Ok
Mod Sub-Module Model Serial Hw Status
---- --------------------------- ------------------ ----------- ------- -------
5 Policy Feature Card 4 VS-F6K-PFC4 XXXXXXXXXXX 2.1 Ok
5 CPU Daughterboard VS-F6K-MSFC5 XXXXXXXXXX 2.1 Ok
6 Policy Feature Card 4 VS-F6K-PFC4 XXXXXXXXXX 3.0 Ok
6 CPU Daughterboard VS-F6K-MSFC5 XXXXXXXXXX 3.0 Ok
12-09-2019 11:56 AM
The firmware should not be an issue as both hardware ( VS-F6K-MSFC5) are the exactly the same.
HTH
12-09-2019 12:23 PM
@Reza Sharifi wrote:The firmware should not be an issue as both hardware ( VS-F6K-MSFC5) are the exactly the same.
HTH
My concern stems from this document.
Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 15.5(1)SY
and this line
You cannot use one type of PFC on one Supervisor engine and a different type on the other Supervisor engine for redundancy. You must use identical policy feature cards.
12-09-2019 12:32 PM
You cannot use one type of PFC on one Supervisor engine and a different type on the other Supervisor engine for redundancy. You must use identical policy feature cards.
So, I think this statement refers to the hardware. So, for example, you can't mix MSFC5 with MSFC4 but the firmware version should not stop the redundancy to work correctly. Also, you can test the fail-over redundancy by failing over to the second sup during a maintenance window and let it run for 24 or 48 hours and than fail back again. I think the command is:
"redundancy force-switchover ..."
HTH
12-09-2019 03:44 PM
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