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Upgrade Supervisor Memory in the ME6524

The ME6524 ships with 256MB of Switch Processor Memory and 512MB of Route processor memory.  These can both be upgraded to 1Gig.  The part numbers for the ME6524 upgrades are...

MEM-XCEF720-256M - Default memory on the Cisco ME 6524 switch processor
MEM-XCEF720-512M - 512-MB memory upgrade option for the switch processor
MEM-XCEF720-1GB - 1-GB memory upgrade option for the switch processor
MEM-MSFC2-512MB - Default memory on the Cisco ME 6524 router processor
MEM-MSFC3-1GB - 1-GB memory upgrade option for the router processor
MEM-C6K-CPTFL512M - Default external 512-MB compact flash memory

I will now detail how to perform and upgrade to the Switch Processor memory.  This is needed in order to support the higher IOS feature sets.  The route processor upgrade allows for larger routing tables.

First of all you will need to remove all rack mount kits and undo all the screws until the top can slide backwards.


Now the motherboard is exposed you will notice two raised daughter boards.  One has a memory module on it.  This is the MSFC (route processor).  The other memory module is on the main board.  This is the Switch processor memory.  This is the one we will be upgrading.




Simply push the two clips on the memory module outwards and the DIMM will pop up.  Pull the DIMM out of the slot.




Then simply push the new memory module into the slot and push it downwards until the clips hold it in place.  Thats the upgrade done so now just put the lid back on, screw it back together and boot it up.  You should now see the new amount of memory listed in a show version output.




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