AP, WiSM module and 6500 switch

Hi guys,
1.How many WiSM modules can be installed in a 6500 switch?
2.A module can support 300 APs. How many APs a 6500 switch with WiSM modules can support?
3.How many APs in a cluster that some 6500 switches with WiSM modules can support?
Thanks,
yytellmey

1. I believe a 6509 can handle 5 WiSMs, though I've found 4 more realistic when considering the need for uplinks and service modules.
2. Based on 5 WiSMs, you can have 1500 per chassis. Again, I tend to stick with 4, or 1200 APs per chassis.
3. There is no hard limit that I am aware of. WCS on a VERY high-end server can handle ~2500 APs when running Linux WCS. As with the above, this works well with 1 WCS per 2 chassis if each has 4 WiSMs.

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1. I believe a 6509 can handle 5 WiSMs, though I've found 4 more realistic when considering the need for uplinks and service modules.
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Chris,
Check out this IP telephony design guide. Hope it is of some help to you:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/ip_tele/network/

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I have 2 controller in the same WISM module and I'm trying to make one of them Anchor controller for guest WLAN, but when I give put the anchor controller in a separated non-routed VLAN and connect it to an outside switch by creating VLAN 192 on the core. ( the Internet router is connected to the same switch).-it is showing path down... ( VLAN 192 visitor Internet and VLAN 224 my internal controller management VLAN are not talking)
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vlan192   4/1 vlan 192              int g0/0 192.168.2.201
6500 ----- switch ---- router--------- (outside)
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Hello,
We are facing a problem with CSM 3.3.1 and 6500 switch with FWSM. We have 2x 6500 switches with 2 supervisors in each + 2 FWSM cards one in each chassis. The problem is that we have CSM 3.3.1 that manages the switch and FWSM. The problem is that when we try to delete a VLAN in 6500 we get a deployment failure because the switch outputs this message:
% Applying VLAN changes may take few minutes. Please wait..
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Cisco IOS Software, s72033_rp Software (s72033_rp-IPSERVICESK9_WAN-M), Version 12.2(33)SXI2a, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2009 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 02-Sep-09 01:00 by prod_rel_team
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(17r)SX6, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
CSR-CORE uptime is 22 weeks, 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes
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System returned to ROM by power cycle at 06:42:16 UTC Fri Feb 12 2010 (SP by power on)
System restarted at 11:10:39 EEST Mon Jun 14 2010
System image file is "sup-bootdisk:s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXI2a.bin"
Last reload reason: Reload Command
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1917K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
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Hi all,
Sorry for not replying earlier. We found a workaround, as quoted below:
Changing How Security Manager Responds to Device Messages
Security Manager has built-in responses to many of the response messages that can be encountered when configuring a device. You might find that messages Security Manager treats as errors are messages that you want to ignore or treat as informational. Although you can configure your deployment jobs to ignore errors, you might instead want to update Security Manager to treat specific messages differently. To change how Security Manager treats a message, you need to update the DCS.properties file in \CSCOpx\MDC\athena\config folder in the installation directory (usually c:\Program Files).
Use a text editor such as NotePad to update the file. It is easiest to determine the message you want to ignore by looking at the transcript of a deployment job that encountered the error using these steps:
Step 1 Select the job with the error message from the Deployment Manager window.
Step 2 Click the Transcript button in the Deployment Details tab to open the transcript.
Step 3 Identify the error text that you want to ignore.
Step 4 Locate the appropriate warning expressions property in the DCS.properties file. For example, for PIX devices the property is called dev.pix.warningExpressions, whereas for IOS devices the property is called dev.ios.warningExpressions.Conversely, you can make device responses that are not tagged with the Error prefix to appear as error messages. To do this, add the message to the Error Expressions list (for example, dev.pix.ErrorExpressions).
Step 5 Add the error text to the warning expressions list. The warning message should be a generic regular expression string. Except for the last expression, you must delimit all expressions with “$\”. For example, if the message you want to ignore is “Enter a public key as a hexadecimal number,” enter the following string: .*Enter a public key as a hexidecimal number .*$
Step 6 Restart the CiscoWorks Daemon Manager
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Who is anybody using a WISM with FWSM on CAT 6500 switch ?
Are there any problem,if use?
And How can I set them to connecting each other ?
I have founded a document relate it on the cisco website that name is Integrating Cisco WiSM and Firewall Service Module.
I have a question concern it.
Why do I have make a VRF to communication each other ?
Please let me know.

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Fer,
it is possible to statically assign the addresses to the SUP 720. You would need to console into the WiSM, and go through the initial setup. In there, you are prompted to do DHCP or none for the Service Port. If you select none, you are able to put a static address on it.
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i have two core 6509E with version 12.2(33)SXI connected by VSS
i install two wism module , one in each core .
i need best two wism design and configuration in this case.
please advice me .

Hi Mohammad,
First, VSS redundancy it's completly independent for WiSM redundancy.
What you can do it's configure both WiSM at same mobility group, so you have a cluster with two controllers. With all APs registered on it, you can share half of your APs at WiSM-A and the other half at WiSM-B, because Primary, Secondary and Terciary controller settings are AP independent, So you have redundancy for you LWAPP wireless network.
Now, for VSS, you have your L2 and L3 unified at 6500 series switch. This config it's independent of anything, and you'll have to know how you wanna have the L3 of your network, making the virtual interfaces across VSS system.
You can take a look at this document, just to understand it: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/modules/ps2706/products_tech_note09186a0080a6c202.shtml
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We have 6500 with ASA Service Module
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Option 2. Use the "service instance" feature on the router's internal interface to bind it to a new "BDI" virtual interface on the router. This is what we'll do.
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i have two switches 6509 connected by vss technology
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Hi Mohammad,
Redundancy for the APs is achieved by configuring primary, secondary and tertiary controllers.
There is no redundancy between controllers in a way that one controller is in standby mode and keeps verifying whether another active controller is operational.
In your case, you could for example consider the following options:
N + N redundancy:
150 APs with primary controller A and secondary controller D for example.
150 APs with primary controller C and secondary controller B for example.
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(pseudo) N + 1 redundancy:
100 APs with primary controller A; 50 of them with secondary controller C and other 50 with secondary controller D.
100 APs with primary controller B and secondary controller D.
100 APs with primary controller C; 50 of them with secondary controller A and other 50 with secondary controller B.
This is a bit trickier, but it would allow less load per controller and still a fairly robust redundancy in case one of the two Cat6k's goes down.
Regards,
Fede
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I have installed ESXI on a blade but i was unable to reach it, even the esx was unable to ping the gateway.
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I have issued the command "show mac address-table | inc <mac address of the vnic assigned from thre service profile> on both the N5K and thr 6500 and the mac is there.
I have allowed all the vlans on the vNIC from the service profile.
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connect nxos
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Could someone please send me the link on how to rack up the 6509/6513 switches ? I have not done it before. Thank you very much.

Hi
This is a good link to check up and start up with the racking 6500 switches..
http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a008020e0a9.html
from my personal exp you can rack it up easily without any linecards and fanmodules installed on it.
we did rack up some of the 6513 switches without any linecards and fan modules installed in them which would make it very easy for racking them up.
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I experience a problem.
After I update photos in the Development module, the updates seem not to be shown in the Library module. And when I subsequently export to Flickr, Flickr is also showing the original photo, not the adapted one.
I noticed this the first time after making Blacks a bit deeper, causing a sunflower to become a deeper yellow. I thought that my adaptations were not applied in the Library module. After I checked with cranking down the Saturation all the way back (to almost black-and-white), that adaptation WAS applied in the Library view. So it had to be something else, causing the same color difference between the Library and Development modules.
When I switch from the Library module to the Development module, I see a slight delay in applying my changes, but they are applied. Before they are applied, I can see that the original photo is shown and that looks the same as in the Library module and on Flickr.
The photostrip on the bottom of the Lightroom screen also shows the original photos only, unless I go to the development module and select a photo (adaptations are applied in the photostrip after I select the photo, not before).
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Many thanks in advance for any help,
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Hi ssprengel,
Thanks for your reply. Let me react to each possibility you mention and provide some extra information.
- "Check your Export / File Settings / Image Format and make sure they are set to JPG not Original". Done that, it's not on Original, but on jpg. This would not explain why I see the difference in the Library and Development modules, by the way. But better to know for sure.
- "...the most likely thing that is wrong is your color-management on your computer is not working properly". It is a PC with Windows 7. I have been using Lightroom for maybe 6 years and I never had this problem before. The last time I changed my setup is more than a year ago and this problem only started to happen a short while ago (after the update to Lightroom 5.6? I'm not sure, but that's the only thing that has changed lately). I use a Spider to create a custom profile that is correct for my setup and do a regular update on the profile.
- "what brand and model of monitor do you have?" I have an EIZO FlexScan S2411W and use that for a long time as well. I chose this brand of monitors for its good color reproduction and I have been happy with it for years now.
What I am not getting is why would all this show a difference between the Library and Development module? The only difference is the Lightroom software that is switching from one module to another, and that should deliver the same photo. I'm also stating in my first post that the differences are very noticeable using the Adobe Standard Camera Profile in the Development module. I have a feeling that the profile is part of the problem.

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