Upgrade 4506 Core switch

[sidris-sid]

Hi i have dual 4506 with below module:

#sh module

Chassis Type : WS-C4506

Power consumed by backplane : 0 Watts

Mod Ports Card Type                              Model              Serial No.

---+-----+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------

1     2  Supervisor V 1000BaseX (GBIC)          WS-X4516           JAE1122JSKD

2     6  1000BaseX (GBIC)                       WS-X4306-GB        JAE1121J98N

3    24  10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45)V, Cisco/IEEE   WS-X4524-GB-RJ45V  JAE1112A9EZ

M MAC addresses                    Hw  Fw           Sw               Status

--+--------------------------------+---+------------+----------------+---------

1 001b.d538.2600 to 001b.d538.2601 4.3 12.2(31r)SG2 12.2(25)EWA9     Ok      

2 0016.c76e.d2fa to 0016.c76e.d2ff 4.3                               Ok      

3 0019.3044.6380 to 0019.3044.6397 2.2                               Ok 

I’m plan to upgrade to 10 GB currently we have new blade server with two 10 G ports & I need to connect them directly to my Core…..should I upgrade to new Supervisor module with software ? ……if yes it will support my old installed Network module?

[Shashank Singh]

Hi,

An easier alternative will be to buy a line card that supports 10G interfaces and is compatible with Sup V.Two of such line cards are :

WS-X4516-10GE(=)	Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine V-10GE, 2x10GE (X2) or 4X1GE (SFP), Console RJ-45
WS-X4516-10GE/2	Cisco Catalyst 4500 Redundant Supervisor Engine V-10GE, (2X10GE (X2) or 4X1GE (SFP), Console RJ-45

Hope that helps,

Shashank

[Leo Laohoo]

I'd recommend you upgrade the entire lot:  Sup7, 4500R+E and corresponding 10Gb blades.