The method refers to how the IP address was set, NVRAM means it was in the startup config, manual means it was entered on the CLI, unset is for interfaces without an IP, and deleted is when the IP address has been removed.

I'm not sure if you are running hybrid or native code on the 6500. I think want you are looking for is a feature called private vlanshttp://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/12_1e/swconfig/pvlans.htmhttp://www.cisco.com/univercd/c...

With the 2610/2611 with the VPN module you can get upto 300 sessions and between 2MB and 9MB of 3DES traffic depending on pacekt size. There is some information on performance on CCO at the following link:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/...

Currently you can not run native IOS on the 6500 with out the MSFC.For you second question you can get this information on CCO at http://www.cisco.com/go/fnLooking at 12.1(13)E13 here are the differences between the Enterprise W/VIP and IP/IPX W/VIP ...

In Native IOS the bootflash on the supervisor is refered to as sup-bootflash and the bootflash on the MSFC is just bootflash. In CatOS since the SP and RP are configured seperatly the bootflash on the supervisor is just bootflash and the bootflash ...