Cisco DFC3A Manuals

Corporate Headquarters: Copyright © 2001–2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA Catalyst 6500 Series DFC, DFC3A, DFC3B, and DFC3BXL Installation Note Product numbers: WS-F6K-DFC(=) WS-F6K-DFC3A(=) WS-F6K-DFC3B(=) WS-F6K-DFC3BXL(=) Note Throughout this publication, unless otherwise noted, the term DFC refers to the DFC, DFC3A, DFC3B, and DFC3BXL. This publication describes how to install the Catalyst 6500 series Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC) on Catalyst 6500 series fabric-enabled modules. Note You can only install the DFC on fabric-enabled modules. See the “Hardware and Software Requirements” section on page 2 for more information. Contents This publication contains these sections: • Hardware and Software Requirements, page 2 • Safety Overview, page 3 • Parts List, page 7 • Required Tools, page 8 • Installation Guidelines, page 8

Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA Catalyst 6500 Series Distributed Forwarding Card 3 for WS-X67xx Modules Installation Note This publication describes the procedures for installing and removing the Distributed Forwarding Card 3 (DFC3) daughter card on the WS-X67xx Ethernet modules. The publication covers the following products: • WS-F6700-DFC3A(=) • WS-F6700-DFC3B(=) • WS-F6700-DFC3BXL(=) • WS-F6700-DFC3C(=) • WS-F6700-DFC3CXL(=) Note Throughout this publication, unless otherwise noted, the term DFC3 daughter card refers to the DFC3A, DFC3B, DFC3BXL, DFC3C, and DFC3CXL daughter cards. Contents This publication contains these sections: • Overview, page 2 • Safety Overview, page 2 • Required Tools and Parts, page 8 • Removing a CFC or DFC Daughter Card, page 9 • Removing the DFC3 Daughter Card, page 11 • Upgrading the Ethernet Module Memory, page 19