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Upgrade 6509 from CATOs to IOS

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I have a Cisco 6509 running CatOS. I would like upgrade to the newest IOS... Below is my configuration. Do I need to change the Supervisor module and the MSFC? Any help is appreciated.

NA VAL IOP 6509> (enable) sh module Mod Slot Ports Module-Type Model Status

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1 1 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE ok 15 1 1 Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC ok 2 2 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE standby 16 2 1 Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC ok 3 3 8 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6408-GBIC ok 4 4 48 10/100BaseTX (RJ-45) WS-X6248-RJ-45 ok

Mod Module-Name Serial-Num

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1 SAD04080416 15 SAD04070173 2 SAD0408089B 16 SAD04050139 3 SAD040909RT 4 SAD04090ANS

Mod MAC-Address(es) Hw Fw Sw

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1 00-d0-d3-36-c1-56 to 00-d0-d3-36-c1-57 3.1 5.3(1) 5.3(3)CSX 00-d0-d3-36-c1-54 to 00-d0-d3-36-c1-55 00-d0-00-ce-9c-00 to 00-d0-00-ce-9f-ff 15 00-d0-d3-36-c1-58 to 00-d0-d3-36-c1-97 1.3 12.0(7)XE1 12.0(7)XE1, 2 00-d0-bc-f7-2e-8a to 00-d0-bc-f7-2e-8b 3.1 5.3(1) 5.3(3)CSX 00-d0-bc-f7-2e-88 to 00-d0-bc-f7-2e-89 16 00-d0-bc-f7-2e-8c to 00-d0-bc-f7-2e-cb 1.3 12.0(7)XE1 12.0(7)XE1, 3 00-d0-bc-f7-98-08 to 00-d0-bc-f7-98-0f 2.4 5.1(1)CSX 5.3(3)CSX 4 00-d0-d3-9f-a7-dc to 00-d0-d3-9f-a8-0b 1.1 4.2(0.24)V 5.3(3)CSX

Mod Sub-Type Sub-Model Sub-Serial Sub-Hw

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1 L3 Switching Engine WS-F6K-PFC SAD04080CYT 1.0 2 L3 Switching Engine WS-F6K-PFC SAD04080D1F 1.0

NA VAL IOP 6509> (enable) show vers WS-C6509 Software, Version NmpSW: 5.3(3)CSX Copyright (c) 1995-1999 by Cisco Systems NMP S/W compiled on Nov 8 1999, 18:38:16

System Bootstrap Version: 5.3(1)

Hardware Version: 2.0 Model: WS-C6509 Serial #: SCA040700ZM

Mod Port Model Serial # Versions

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1 2 WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE SAD04080416 Hw : 3.1 Fw : 5.3(1) Fw1: 5.1(1)CSX Sw : 5.3(3)CSX Sw1: 5.3(3)CSX 2 2 WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE SAD0408089B Hw : 3.1 Fw : 5.3(1) Fw1: 5.1(1)CSX Sw : 5.3(3)CSX Sw1: 5.3(3)CSX 3 8 WS-X6408-GBIC SAD040909RT Hw : 2.4 Fw : 5.1(1)CSX Sw : 5.3(3)CSX 4 48 WS-X6248-RJ-45 SAD04090ANS Hw : 1.1 Fw : 4.2(0.24)VAI78 Sw : 5.3(3)CSX 15 1 WS-F6K-MSFC SAD04070173 Hw : 1.3 Fw : 12.0(7)XE1, Sw : 12.0(7)XE1, 16 1 WS-F6K-MSFC SAD04050139 Hw : 1.3 Fw : 12.0(7)XE1, Sw : 12.0(7)XE1,

DRAM FLASH NVRAM Module Total Used Free Total Used Free Total Used Free

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1 65408K 30140K 35268K 16384K 5357K 11027K 512K 189K 323K

Uptime is 25 days, 21 hours, 22 minutes NA VAL IOP 6509> (enable)

Reply to
Tom
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As long as you have an MSFC, you should be fine. See documentation at the link below which lists Sup1s without any further indication of an issue.

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And another link that asks almost your identical question from 2004.

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Reply to
Trendkill

Bear in mind you will probably have to upgrade the memoey.

I converted 2 x 6509's last year and I needed to buy larger DRAM for the supervisor modules(128 -> 256MB), larger DRAM for the MSFC's (64

-> 128MB) and bigger ATA cards (24 -> 64MB).

Cisco prices are extremely high, we ended up purchasing 2nd hand (refurbished) items as they were 1/3 of the price.

Tom

Reply to
Tom

And 3rd party equivilent memory is probably 1/10th or better the cost (depending on item. MEM-MSFC-128MB= list is $2400, you can get this third party for $100, and that probably is still high).

Just has to do with comfort level...

Reply to
Doug McIntyre

... and whether your maintainer will support you with 3rd party hardware installed (if that's an issue for you).

Sam

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Sam Wilson

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