Thank you for cut and pasting the information from Cisco that i've already read :) Seriously though, that doesn't answer my question.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Masood Ahmad Shah <mas...@nexlinx.net.pk>wrote: > Yea it is hot-swappable. You must install the Switch Fabric Module in > either > slot 5 or slot 6 of the Catalyst 6506 switch. For redundancy, you can > install a standby Switch Fabric Module. The module first installed > functions > as the primary module. When you install two Switch Fabric Modules at the > same time, the module in slot 5 acts as the primary module, and the module > in slot 6 acts as the backup. If you reset the module in slot 5, the module > in slot 6 becomes the primary module. > > > Regards, > Masood > Blog: http://weblogs.com.pk/jahil/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net > [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Ben Steele > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 4:57 AM > To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > Subject: [c-nsp] WS-6500-SFM insertion into production box, much of an > impact? > > Howdy, > I'm looking for some info on the insertion of a SFM into a live 6500(Sup2 > obviously), can't seem to find any info on Cisco as to the consequences > this > may have to traffic flowing through the Bus at the time(ie dropped packet > rates), and I want to know if the modules go from using Bus only backplane > to crossbar as soon as the module initiates or whether a reload would > actually be required for this. > > Cheers > > Ben > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/