Cisco Catalyst Center (Formerly Cisco DNA Center) DN4 Appliance Ordering Guide
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Cisco Catalyst Center DN4 appliance – scale and hardware specifications
Scaling for Cisco Catalyst Center DN4 appliances is the same as for their DN3 counterparts. Please see the Catalyst Center Data Sheet for detailed scale information.
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst Center DN4 appliance hardware specifications
| DN4-HW-APL |
DN4-HW-APL-L |
DN4-HW-APL-XL |
|
● 32-core M8
● 5000 network devices
◦ 4000 APs ◦ 1000 switches and Routers
● 25,000 endpoints (concurrent)
|
● 48-core M8
● 8000 network devices
◦ 6000 APs ◦ 2000 switches/routers
● 40,000 endpoints (concurrent)
|
● 72-core M8
● 18000 network devices
◦ 13000 APs ◦ 5K switches and routers
● 100,000 endpoints (concurrent)
|
Hardware specifications
| Physical specifications |
DN4-HW-APL, DN4-HW-APL-L and DN4-HW-APL-XL |
| Hardware series |
Cisco UCS® C225 M8 Rack Server (data sheet) |
| Form factor |
1RU rack server |
| Power supply |
2 hot-pluggable, redundant 1200W Titanium certified AC |
| Physical dimensions |
Height: 1.70 in. (4.3 cm) Width: 16.9 in. (42.9 cm) Depth: 30.0 in. (76.2 cm) |
| Operating temperature |
5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) (supports ASHRAE Class A4 and/or Class A3 and/or Class A2). ASHRAE Class A3 will be generic test profile unless otherwise specified by product engineering. The system will continue to operate with a single fan failure (one failed impeller in dual impeller housings) across the ASHRAE recommended operating range of 18°C to 27°C (64.4°F to 80.6°F). While undesired, increased power consumption and/or noise is permitted during a fan-fail event. |
| Non-operating temperature |
Dry bulb temperature of -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F) |
| Operating humidity |
8% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing, with maximum wet bulb 28°C (82.4°F) within operational temperature range of 5°C to 50°C (41°F to 122°F) |
| Non-operating humidity |
5% to 93% relative humidity, non-condensing, with a maximum wet bulb temperature of of 28°C (82.4°F) across the 20°C(68°F) to 40°C (104°F) dry bulb range. |
| Operating altitude |
A maximum elevation of 3050 meters (10,006 ft) |
| Non-operating altitude |
An elevation of 0 to 12,000 meters (39,370 ft) |
| Network and management I/O |
Supported connectors: 1 Gigabit Ethernet dedicated Ethernet management port Two 10 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet LAN ports One RS-232 serial port (RJ-45 connector) VGA display port (DB15 connector) USB 3.0 ports (two) One KVM connector (used with KVM cable that provides two USB 2.0, one VGA, and one serial connector) |
| Parameter |
Description |
| Regulatory compliance |
Products should comply with CE Markings per directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU |
| Safety |
UL 60950-1/62368-1 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 / 62368-1 IEC/EN 60950-1/62368-1 AS/NZS 62368.1 GB 4943.1 – 2022 CNS 15598-1:2020 |
| EMC – Emissions |
47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A AS/NZS CISPR32 Class A CISPR32 Class A EN55032 Class A ICES003 Class A VCCI-CISPR32 Class A EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 KS C 9832 Class A EN 300386 Class A |
| EMC – Immunity |
EN55035 EN55024 CISPR24/35 EN300386 KS C 9835 IEC/EN61000-6-1 |
Ordering a Cisco Catalyst Center DN4 appliance
Ordering a Cisco Catalyst Center DN4 appliance
Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance license
● One of the Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance licenses listed below is deposited in the customer’s Cisco Smart Account by default when purchasing a new Catalyst Center appliance.
● The Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance needs to be registered with the respective Smart Account/Virtual Account to consume this Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance license. Refer to the Catalyst Center Administrator Guides for more information.
Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance licenses
Table 2. Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance licenses
| License SKU |
Description |
| DN4-HW-APL-LIC |
Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance (Gen 4) License – 32-core |
| DN4-HW-APL-L-LIC |
Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance (Gen 4) License – 48-core |
| DN4-HW-APL-XL-LIC |
Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance (Gen 4) License – 72-core |
Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance registration
After Catalyst Center has been installed, log in, then click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > Cisco Accounts > Smart Account. Add the Smart Account credentials.
See the Administrator Guide for more details.
Administrator guide