Cisco WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN2 Full English Description

Product Overview

Important Note: This fan tray is chassis-specific hardware andcannot be installed on Catalyst 6506-E enhanced chassis. Individual fans inside the tray are not field-replaceable; the entire tray must be swapped if any internal fan fails. Operating the chassis without a properly installed fan tray triggers critical thermal alarms and risks permanent hardware damage caused by overheating.

Key Features

1. Intelligent Variable-Speed Thermal Regulation

   The fan tray dynamically adjusts fan rotational speed based on real-time chassis internal temperature, operating altitude and network forwarding workload. It runs at low RPM under light traffic loads to reduce acoustic noise and automatically boosts airflow under high-temperature operating conditions. Real-time thermal telemetry is transmitted to Cisco IOS for continuous environmental monitoring. Maximum airflow capacity reaches420 CFM.
2. Side-to-Side Airflow Architecture

   Airflow Direction: Right-side intake → Left-side exhaust when facing the chassis front panel. This native cooling layout matches Catalyst 6006 / 6506 mechanical structure, providing balanced heat dissipation for high-performance supervisors and multi-gigabit line cards. Suitable for standard rack deployments in enterprise wiring closets and campus distribution rooms.
3. OIR (Online Insertion and Removal) Support

   Technicians can replace the whole fan tray without powering off or rebooting Catalyst 6006 / 6506 switch. Equipped with an ergonomic front handle and captive screws for tool-free installation and removal, minimizing maintenance downtime for mission-critical enterprise networks.
4. Front Panel Visual Status LED & Remote Monitoring

   Status LED on the front face provides instant local visual feedback:

• Solid Green: All internal fans operate normally
• Solid Red: One or more internal fans stall or encounter hardware faults
  Cisco IOS generates environmental event logs and sends SNMP traps to centralized monitoring systems immediately upon fan fault detection.

1. Built-In Multi-Fan Redundancy

   Six independent high-speed fans are integrated within one tray. If a single fan malfunctions, remaining functional fans automatically ramp up speed to sustain basic cooling capacity. Administrators should replace the fan tray promptly after detecting any fan failure to eliminate thermal single-point-of-failure risks.
2. Enterprise-Grade Durability

   Industrial long-life bearing fan assembly built for 24/7 continuous operation in legacy large enterprise campus networks. Optimized to dissipate heat generated by high-density optical and copper gigabit interface modules.

Supported Hardware Platforms

• Catalyst 6006 (6-slot non-E modular switch chassis)
• Catalyst 6506 (6-slot non-E modular switch chassis)

Not compatible: Catalyst 6506-E, Catalyst 6503/6509/6513 series, Catalyst 4500 / 9000 switches, all 7600 routers and Nexus data center switch platforms.

Typical Application Scenarios

• Enterprise campus distribution deployments built on Catalyst 6506 non-E switches equipped with Sup32 / Sup720 supervisors
• Spare replacement high-performance cooling unit for failed fan trays on Catalyst 6006 / 6506 chassis
• Network environments deployed with high thermal-load multi-gigabit line cards
• Mission-critical LAN infrastructure requiring non-disruptive hot-swap hardware maintenance

Technical Specifications

• Form Factor: Integrated full chassis fan tray with six independent high-speed fans
• Airflow Direction: Side-to-side (right intake, left exhaust facing front panel)
• Fan Type: High-speed assembly (standard-speed counterpart: WS-C6K-6SLOT-FAN)
• Maximum Airflow: 420 CFM
• Hot Swappable: Yes (OIR supported)
• Power Input: Supplied by chassis backplane
• Monitoring: Front status LED + IOS environmental monitoring & SNMP traps
• Supported Supervisor: Sup1, Sup2,Sup32, Sup720 / Sup720-10GE
• Operating Ambient Temperature: 0°C ~ +40°C
• Compliance: UL60950-1, EN60950-1, FCC Class A, CE certified, RoHS compliant

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