Supervisor Engine for Cisco 4003 Switch

[anden4380]

Hey

i need help i have buy a Cisco 4003 Switch whit Supervisor Engine I but it only run CatOs and i whant it to run Cisco IOS so whitch Supervisor Engine can the Cisco 4003 Switch run? i have look at the Supervisor Engine III it can run Cisco IOS and Layer 3 but can i use that in my Cisco 4003 switch?

Thanks for your help

Anders

[glen.grant]

I believe you have to have a 4500 series chassis to run IOS and you would need at least a SupII plus supervisor.  A 4003 I don't believe will run IOS , Catos only. 

[amikat · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I am sorry to let you know that Cat4003 chassis can support Supervisor I (WS-X4012) only and that one could run CatOS only (please see eg. the links beneath):

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps663/products_data_sheet09186a00800924ec.html#wp40126

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps663/products_tech_note09186a0080094645.shtml#cat4plat

But as the Supervisor I module could basically provide only L2 features, customers required L3 features installed also L3 Services module (WS-X4232-L3) within this chassis which provided multiprotocol switching and routing functionality and that module run Cisco IOS.

Best regards,

Antonin

[anden4380]

Okay so it only supports Supervisor Engien I okay thanks for your help

[anden4380]

Okay

[Leo Laohoo]

I use to manage a 4006 before.

This chassis has a variety of supervisor cards.  The default card is the 4013 and this runs on CatOS.  The 4013+, however, runs on Cisco IOS.

[anden4380]

Okay but the 4006 can you som other Supervisor engiens than the 4003

[Leo Laohoo]

Upon further research, I don't think WS-X4013+ (aka Supervisor II Plus) will work on a 4003.

Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series

[anden4380]

And you are sure it will work?

[Leo Laohoo]

Supervisor I is for the 4003 only.

[anden4380]

Do you have any link to that?

[Leo Laohoo]

Check my pervious post.  It has a hyperlink to the Data Sheet of the 4000.

[anden4380]

yes but i cannot see that the Supervisor II+ will work i can see only the Supervisor I will work in the 4003 switch

[glen.grant]

You are correct only a sup 1 will work on a 4003, if it was a 4006 chassis it would work.

[anden4380]

Okay

Thanks for your help all for the qick answer :-) have a nice weekend