Are you really familiar with this cool enterprise-class Catalyst 4500-E series?It is the enterprise-class switch that was designed for enterprise, public sector, mid-market, and commercial customers deploying business-critical applications.

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3. Cisco 4507r-e Supervisor Slot Description

With forward and backward compatibility spanning multiple generations, the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series provides exceptional investment protection and deployment flexibility to meet the evolving needs of organizations of all sizes. The main parts of Cisco Catalyst 4500-E series are chassis and supervisor engine.

Slot 1 is reserved for supervisor engine only; slots 2 and higher are reserved for line cards. Slots 3 and 4 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4507R+E; slots 1-2 and 5-7 are reserved for line cards. Slots 5 and 6 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4510R+E; slots. Cisco Catalyst 4507R+E chassis offers 7 slots with 5 line-card slots and 2 supervisor engine slots with support up to 244 ports and up to 1500W POE power per slot. The Catalyst 4507R-E switch is a 7-slot horizontal chassis supporting redundant power supplies, redundant supervisor engines, and slots for up to six modules. Figure 1-3 shows a front view of the Catalyst 4507R-E switch with the chassis major features identified. Figure 1-3 Catalyst 4507R-E Switch (Front View).

The Chassis of Cisco 4500-E series come in four different form factors: 3-slot (4503-E), 6-slot (4506-E), 7-slot (4507R+E), and 10-slot (4510R+E). These four types of chassis are extremely flexible and support either 24 or 48 Gbps per line-card slot. Well, what are the exact four chassis options of Cisco 4500-E series and the main features? So in this article, we will share some useful information related to Cisco 4500E series’ main chassis: Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Model Comparison.

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis Features

May 19, 2014 2 Slots 3 and 4 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4507R+E; slots 1-2 and 5-7 are reserved for line cards. 3 Slots 5 and 6 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4510R+E; slots 1-4 and 7-10 are reserved for line cards. 4 6 Gbps only on slots 8-10. End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E and 4510R-E Spare Fan Tray. Supervisor Engine Slot Number. Dimensions (H x W x D).

• ¹Slot 1 is reserved for supervisor engine only; slots 2 and higher are reserved for line cards.
• ²Slots 3 and 4 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4507R+E; slots 1-2 and 5-7 are reserved for line cards.
• ³Slots 5 and 6 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4510R+E; slots 1-4 and 7-10 are reserved for line cards.
• ⁴6 Gbps only on slots 8-10.
• ⁵WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E chassis support up to 24 Gbps per line-card slot when used with Supervisor Engine 6-E.

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From the above comparison of main Cisco 4500-E CHASSIS: WS-C4503-E Chassis, WS-C4506-E Chassis, WS-C4507R+E Chassis and WS-C4510R+E Chassis. All of them support the Supervisor Engines 8-E, 7-E, and 6-E. Each provides a high-performance, centralized, shared-memory switch fabric, protecting your line-card investment by supporting the addition of optional higher layer engines.

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Engine Support

More Cisco 4500 Model Comparison
The previous Cisco Catalyst 4500 series also includes four chassis: Catalyst 4510R (10-slot: redundant Supervisor Engine capable), Catalyst 4507R (7-slot: redundant Supervisor Engine capable, Catalyst 4506 (6-slot), and Catalyst 4503 (3-slot). A primary component of Cisco Service-Oriented Architecture (Cisco SONA), the Catalyst 4500 Series extends control to enterprise wiring closets, branch offices, and Layer 3 distribution points. And now the Cisco 4500 series’ three main Supervisor Engines were announced End of Sale. Here we also listed the main models of Cisco 4500 series as follows.

Cisco 4503 vs. 4506 vs. 4507R vs. 4510R

¹ Slot 1 is reserved for supervisor engine only; slots 2 and higher are reserved for line cards.
²Chassis can be mounted in racks and cabinets that meet ANSI/EIA-310-D and ETS 300 119-3.

Note: Supervisor engine slots do not support switching line card modules. Line card slots do not support supervisor engines.

More Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Topics:
Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch Family
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E Review
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Line Cards Overview

The Cisco Catalyst WS-C4507R-E offers 8 supervisor engine options. It provides a common architecture that can scale up to 388 ports. The Cisco Catalyst WS-C4507R-E also offers high availability by supporting 1+1 redundant supervisor engines with subsecond failover time and full-image In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSUs). Nonstop forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO) and ISSU help to ensure continuous packet forwarding during supervisor engine switchover to help ensure high availability for collaboration applications and voice over IP (VoIP).

The E-Series chassis come in four different form factors. This Listing is for the 7-slot (4507R-E) Cisco Catalyst 4500 e Series Chassis. It is Brand New (not in original box) and has never been used (Military Surplus Item) NEW-Old Stock. It’s extremely flexible and supports 6 Gbps and 24 Gbps per line-card slot.

ONLY this 7-Slot (and 10-Slot) has Integrated resiliency found in the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series which includes 1+1 supervisor engine redundancy (7-slot only), redundant fans, software-based fault tolerance, and 1+1 power supply. This Chassis is the WS-C4507R-E and comes as it does from the Factory – Fan, NO Power Supply, and Redundant Supervisor Capable. .

Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine Software Minimum Requirements (WS-C4507R-E):

• – Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(40)SG for Supervisor Engine V-10GE or 6-E; or
• – Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(52)SG for Supervisor Engine 6L-E; or
• – Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.0(1)SG for Supervisor Engine 7-E.

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WS-C4507R-E chassis support up to 34 switched 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The performance capacities of the Supervisor Engine 7L-E on this Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E Chassis is 24 Gbps/slot (The 4507+R is 48 Gbps/slot).

The Cisco® Catalyst® 4500 Series Switches enable borderless networks, providing high performance, mobile, and secure user experience through Layer 2-4 switching investments. It enables security, mobility, application performance, video, and energy savings over an infrastructure that supports resiliency, virtualization, and automation. Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches provide borderless performance, scalability, and services with reduced total cost of ownership and superior investment protection.

Cisco 4507r-e Supervisor Slot Description