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    Corporate Headquarters: Copyright © 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note Product number: WS-F6K- PFC3B=, WS-F6K-PFC3BXL= This publication d escribes ho w to instal l the Cataly st 6500 Series Polic y Feature Car[...]

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    2 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Contents Contents This publication co ntai ns these sections: • Safety Overvie w , page 2 • Parts List, page 3 • Required T ools, p age 3 • Installation Guidelines, page 4 • Preparing the Supe rvisor Engine 720, page 5 • Removing th e PFC3A from the Supervisor Eng i[...]

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    3 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Parts List War ni n g Blank faceplates and c over panels serve three important functions: they p revent exposure to hazardous voltages and currents inside the chassis; they co ntain electromagnetic interference (EMI) that might disrupt other equipment; and they direct the flow o[...]

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    4 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Installation Guidelines Installation Guidelines Follo w th ese guidelines when installin g a PFC3B or PFC3BXL on a Supervisor Engin e 720: • If you ha ve redundant Supervisor En gine 720s, th e hardware o n both supervisor engin es must be identical. Y ou cannot ha v e a mix [...]

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    5 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Preparing the Supervisor Engine 720 Preparing the Supervisor Engine 720 Note In this sect ion, the term "PFC3B" re fers to the PF C3B and PFC 3BXL unle ss otherwise no ted. T o install the PFC3B on a Supervisor Engine 720, yo u must shut do wn the switch, remov e the S[...]

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    6 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Removing the PFC3A from t he Supervisor Engine 720 Figur e 1 Removin g Secur ing Scr ews and Cap Nuts Caution Use care not to damage the co nnectors on the su pervisor engin e. If you damage a connector, you will hav e to return the supervisor engine to Cisco for repair . Step [...]

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    7 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Installing the PFC3B Figur e 2 Removing the PFC3A Step 3 Place the PFC3A on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam pad. Installing the PFC3B Note In this sect ion, the term "PFC3B" re fers to the PF C3B and PFC 3BXL unle ss otherwise no ted. T o instal l the PFC3B on the[...]

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    8 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Installing the PFC3B Figure 3 Inserting the PFC3B Under the EMI Gask et Caution Use care not to damage the co nnectors on the su pervisor engin e. If you damage a connector, you will hav e to return the supervisor engine to Cisco for repair . Step 3 Align the PFC3B with the mal[...]

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    9 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Installing the PFC3B Figure 4 Male Standoff Location o n the Superviso r Engine 7 20 Caution Ensure that the PFC3B is securely seated before you install and tighten t he cap nut and the secur ing scre ws. If you use the scre ws to seat the PFC3B, the card might warp. Caution Use[...]

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    10 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Installing the PFC3B Figure 5 Seating the PFC3B on the Supervisor Engin e Caution Yo u must install all scre ws. The screws pro vide gro unding between the PFC3B and the supervisor engine. Fa ilure to install and t ighten all scre ws will in validate the safety appro v als and[...]

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    11 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Installing the PFC3B Figure 6 Installing the Suppl ied Screws Note T o use the PFC3BXL, you must also upgrad e the sw itch processor (SP) an d route processor (RP) memory on the Supervisor Engine 720 to 1 GB each using the included DRAM DIMMs. For informati on on upgrading the [...]

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    12 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Applying the Label to the Supervisor Eng ine Step 10 Depending on the softw are running on the switch, do one of the foll ow ing steps to verif y the installation: • Cisco IOS software on the supe rvisor engine and the MSFC3 V erify that the switch i s online. This indicates[...]

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    13 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Ta b l e 1 describes the basic troubleshooting in formation. If these solutions do not resolv e the issue, see the “Obtaining T echnical Assistance” se ction on page 14 for information on obtainin g technical assistance. Related Documentation[...]

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    14 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Documentation Feedba ck Cisco.com Y ou can access the most current Ci sco documentation at this URL: http://www .cisco. com/uni v ercd/home/hom e.htm Y ou can access the Cisco website at this URL: http://www .cisco. com Y ou can access international C isco websites at this URL[...]

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    15 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco Technical Support Website The Cisco T ech nical Support W ebsite provides on line documents an d tools for troubles hooting and resolving technical issues with Cisc o pro ducts and technologies. The webs it e is a v ailable 24 hour s a day ,[...]

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    16 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Obtaining Additional Publ ications and Information Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Information about Cisco products, techno logies, and netw ork solutions is a v ailable from v arious onlin e and printed sources. • Cisco Marketplace pro vides a v ariety of [...]

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    17 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B and PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Obtaining Additional Public ations and Information[...]

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    18 Catalyst 6500 Series PFC3B an d PFC3BXL Installation Note 78-16220-02 Obtaining Additional Publ ications and Information This document is to be used in co njunction with th e documents listed i n the “Related Documentation” section. Copyright © 200 4 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U SA on rec ycled paper con taining[...]