Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches Data Sheet

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Introduction

Reimagine, Reinforce, Redefine

The Catalyst 9500 Series, including the Catalyst 9500X models, continues to shape the future with continued innovation that helps you reimagine connections, reinforce security and redefine the experience for your hybrid workforce big and small.

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches based on Cisco Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) are Cisco’s lead fixed enterprise core and aggregation switching platform and as part of the Catalyst 9000 family, are built to transform your network to handle a hybrid world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place.

Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch based on Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC is purpose built for the next generation core with a programmable pipeline (P4) and is the first network silicon to offer switching capacity up to 12.8 Tbps full duplex in the enterprise. The Q200 ASIC offers high-performance along with full routing and switching capabilities without external memories. This is enabled by internal architecture that includes an on-chip High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). The Catalyst 9500X switch leverages a high- performance multiple core x86 CPU, and is Cisco’s leading purpose-built fixed core and edge services enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud.

Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch is the industry’s first purpose-built fixed 10, 25, 50, 40, 100, 200 and 400 Gigabit Ethernet switch targeted for the enterprise campus. The Catalyst 9500X switch delivers unmatched forwarding scale (MAC addresses, IP unicast and multicast routes, MPLS labels) and deep buffering for enterprise applications. The Catalyst 9500X models includes non-blocking 50 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP-56) and non-blocking 400 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) ports.

Catalyst 9500 Series switches support advanced routing and infrastructure services (such as Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS] Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, Multicast VPN [MVPN], and Network Address Translation [NAT]); Cisco Software-Defined Access capabilities (such as a host tracking database, cross-domain connectivity, and VPN Routing and Forwarding [VRF]-aware Locator/ID Separation Protocol [LISP]); and network system virtualization with Cisco StackWise Virtual technology that are critical for their placement in the campus core. The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series also supports foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, Cisco Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO), redundant platinum-rated power supplies, and fans, while supporting a wide array of optics. Catalyst 9500 Series switches provide operational choice of Cisco Catalyst Center, or Meraki cloud monitoring.

The foundation of Software-Defined Access

The enterprise network lies at the heart of digital transformation. A network that is open, programmable, integrated, and secure maximizes business agility, allowing new business opportunities to be pursued and captured.

The Cisco Networking Cloud with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) is the network fabric that powers business. Cisco SD-Access is an open and extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. SD-Access enables policy-based automation from edge to cloud with foundational capabilities.

Product overview

Cisco Catalyst 9500X models

●      The Cisco Silicon One Q200 Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) is purpose built for the next generation network core + edge switch. It is the first enterprise ASIC to offer speeds up to 12.8 Tbps full duplex with 8 Bpps of forwarding performance, while supporting high-performance and full routing and switching capabilities without external memories.

●      The Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC is built on 7nm fabrication technology, capable of high performance while maintaining a low power footprint.

●      Up to 12.0 Tbps switching capacity with 8 Bpps forwarding rate.

●      80MB of dedicated low-latency buffer, with up to 8GB of HBM buffer for deep packet buffers.

●      Up to 28 native nonblocking 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports.

●      Up to 60 native nonblocking 10/25/50 Gigabit Ethernet SFP56 ports.

●      Up to 8 native nonblocking 40/100/200/400 Gigabit Ethernet QSFPDD ports.

●      Intel 2.3-GHz x86 CPU with 8 cores and 32-GB of DDR4 memory.

●      Up to 960 GB of SSD local storage for container-based application hosting (2x 10G KR ports).

●      Flexible routing (IPv4, IPv6, and multicast) tables, Layer 2 tables, ACL tables, and QoS tables.

●      ASIC tables for switching scale up to 256K MAC addresses and routing scale up to 2M routes.

●      Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 and dynamic hardware forwarding table allocations, for ease of IPv4-to-IPv6 migration.

●      Hardware support for Application Hosting.

●      Hardware support for Precision Time Protocol (PTP, IEEE 1588v2)with accurate clock synchronization and sub- microsecond accuracy, suitable for distribution and synchronization of time and frequency.

●      Hardware support for line-rate 256-bit 802.1ae MACsec and WAN-MACsec data encryption.

●      Hardware support for line-rate 256-bit IKEv2 ESP IPsec data encryption (C9500X-60L4D only).

◦    Refer to Platform Details section for more information.

●      Platinum-rated (90% efficient) 1500 Watt AC and/or DC power supplies.

●      Field-replaceable, N+1 redundant fan-tray units, with an added flexibility to choose the direction of airflow.

Cisco Catalyst 9500 models

●      The Cisco Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) ready for next-generation technologies with its programmable pipeline, microengine capabilities, and template-based, configurable allocation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and Quality-of-Service (QoS) entries.

●      Up to 6.4 Tbps switching capacity with up to 2 Bpps of forwarding performance.

●      Up to 36 MB of unified buffer per ASIC.

●      Intel 2.4-GHz x86 CPU with up to 120 GB of USB 3.0 or up to 960 GB of SATA SSD storage for container-based application hosting.

●      Up to 32 nonblocking 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports.

●      Up to 32 nonblocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports.

●      Up to 48 nonblocking 25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 ports.

●      Up to 48 nonblocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports.

●      Scalable Layer 3 routing (IPv4, IPv6, and multicast) tables and Layer 2 switching tables.

●      Hardware support for Application Hosting (e.g. with Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent).

●      IEEE 802.1ba AV Bridging (AVB) built in to provide a better AV experience through improved time synchronization and QoS.

●      Precision Time Protocol (PTP; IEEE 1588v2) provides accurate clock synchronization with sub-microsecond accuracy, making it suitable for distribution and synchronization of time and frequency over the network.

●      Support for both static and dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT).

●      Cisco StackWise Virtual technology, a network system virtualization technology that increases operational efficiency and boosts nonstop communications and scaled system bandwidth. Multichassis EtherChannel can be configured across StackWise-Virtual members for high resiliency.

●      Platinum-rated (Greater than 90% efficient) AC and/pr DC power supplies.

●      Field-replaceable fan-tray units.

●      Meraki Cloud monitoring option.

Cisco IOS XE

This modern operating system for the enterprise provides support for model-driven programmability, on-box Python scripting, streaming telemetry, container-based application hosting, and patching for critical bug fixes. Cisco IOSXE also has built-in defenses to protect against runtime attacks.

●      Cisco Plug and Play (PnP) enabled: A simple, secure, unified, and integrated offering to ease new branch or campus device rollouts or updates to an existing network.

●      Automated device provisioning: This is the ability to automate the process of upgrading software images and installing configuration files on Cisco Catalyst switches when they are being deployed in the network for the first time. Cisco provides both turnkey solutions such as Plug and Play (PnP) and off-the-shelf tools such as Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) that enable an effortless and automated deployment.

●      API-driven configuration: Modern network switches such the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series support a wide range of automation features and provide robust open APIs over Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF, RESTCONF and gNMI) using YANG data models for external tools, both off-the-shelf and custom built, to automatically provision network resources.

●      Granular visibility: Model-driven telemetry provides a mechanism to stream data from a switch to a destination. The data to be streamed is driven through subscription to a data set in a YANG model. The subscribed data set is streamed out to the destination at configured intervals. Additionally, Cisco IOS XE enables the push model, which provides near- real-time monitoring of the network, leading to quick detection and rectification of failures.

●      Seamless software upgrades and patching: To enhance OS resilience, Cisco IOS XE supports patching, which provides fixes for critical bugs and security vulnerabilities between regular maintenance releases. This support allows customers to add patches without having to wait for the next maintenance release.

●      WebUI: Embedded GUI-based device-management tool that provides the ability to provision the device, to simplify device deployment and manageability and to enhance the user experience. WebUI comes with the default image. There is no need to enable anything or install any license on the device. You can use WebUI to build a day-1 configuration and from then on monitor and troubleshoot the device without having to know how to use the CLI.

Platform benefits

Model

Catalyst 9500

Catalyst 9500X

Resiliency and High Availability

Software Maintenance Upgrade (SMU)

Yes

Yes

Cisco StackWise Virtual

Yes

Yes3

Stateful Switchover (SSO)

Yes (SVL)

Yes (SVL)3

In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)

Yes (SVL)

Yes (SVL)3

Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR)

Yes

Yes

MKA High Availability

Yes

No1

Enterprise Security

Trustworthy Solutions

Yes

Yes

Image Signing

Yes

Yes

Secure Boot

Yes

Yes

Cisco Trust Anchor Module

Yes

Yes

MACsec Encryption (256-bit AES-GCM)

Yes

Yes

Cisco WAN MACsec (256-bit AES-GCM)

No

Yes2,6

Cisco IPSec (256-bit AES-GCM)

No

Yes4,6

Object-Group ACLs (IPv4/IPv6)

Yes

Yes5

Enterprise QoS

Modular QoS CLI (MQC)

Yes

Yes

Strict Priority Queuing

Yes

Yes

Class/Color-aware Queuing

Yes (WFQ)

Yes (VoQ)

Policing/Metering

Yes

Yes

Shaping/Bandwidth

Yes

Yes

Hierarchical QoS

Yes (2-level)

Yes (2-level)

IP Routing

Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2), and next generation [RIPng]

Yes

Yes

Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2), and OSPFv3

Yes

Yes

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and EIGRPv6

Yes

Yes

Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Version 4 (IS-ISv4)

Yes

Yes

Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGPv4), and BGPv6

Yes

Yes

Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) Sparse-Mode (PIM-SM)

Yes

Yes

Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) Source-Specific Mode (PIM-SSM)

Yes

Yes

Bidirectional PIM BIDIR-PIM

Yes

No1

IPv6 routing

Yes

Yes

L3 Routed Sub-Interfaces

Yes

Yes

Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)

MPLS L3 VPN

Yes

Yes

Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS)

Yes

Yes

Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)

Yes

No1

MPLS over GRE

Yes

No1

MPLS Traffic-Engineering (MPLS-TE)

Yes

No1

BGP Ethernet VPN (EVPN) VXLAN

Fabric Spine, Leaf and Border Support

Yes

Yes3

L2/L3 Virtual Network Interface (VNI)

Yes

Yes3

Distributed Anycast Gateway (Symmetric IRB)

Yes

Yes3

Centralized Gateway (Asymmetric IRB)

Yes

No

ESI Multi-Home Support

Yes

No

Tenant Routed Multicast (IPv4/IPv6)

Yes

Yes3

Border Handoff: Multi-VRF, MPLS VPN, VPLS, L2/L3

Yes

Yes3

Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)

Virtual eXtensible LAN (VXLAN)

Yes

Yes

L2 Virtual Network Interface (VNI)

Yes

Yes

L3 Virtual Network Interface (VNI)

Yes

Yes

Distributed Anycast Gateway

Yes

Yes

SDA Control-Plane

Yes

Yes

SDA Border

Yes

Yes

SDA Edge

Yes

No

Flexible NetFlow (FNF)

FNF IPv4 flow records

Yes

Yes2 (software)

FNF IPv6 flow records

Yes

Yes2 (software)

FNF sampler

Yes

Yes2

FNF data export

Yes

Yes2

NetFlow version 9 (NFv9) export

Yes

Yes2

IPFIX export

Yes

Yes2

Programmability

NETCONF

Yes

Yes

RESTCONF

Yes

Yes

gNMI/gNOI

Yes

Yes

YANG Config models

Yes

Yes

YANG Oper models

Yes

Yes

ZTP/PnP

Yes

Yes

Smart Operations

Bluetooth Ready

Yes

Yes2

RFID Tags

Yes

Yes

Blue Beacon

Yes

Yes

Out of Band Device Mgmt

Yes (RJ45 and USB-mini type B)

Yes (RJ-45 and USB-C)

Meraki Cloud Monitoring

Yes

No
1 Roadmap.
2 C9500X models: minimum IOS XE software release 17.8.1 (C9500X-28C8D) and 17.10.1 (C9500X-60L4D).
3 C9500X models: minimum IOS XE software release 17.10.1 (C9500X-28C8D) and 17.11.1 (C9600X-60L4D). SSO support requires StackWise Virtual for fixed Catalyst 9500 models. ISSU supported on C9500X models starting with 17.12.1.
4 C9500X models: feature is not available at FCS, but will be available in future software releases only on C9500X-60L4D (not supported on C9500X-28C8D).
5 C9500X models: Object-Group ACLs are supported only in the ingress direction.
6 Need to order HSEC Key.

Platform details

Switch models and configurations

All switches ship with the 650W,950W,1500W or 1600W AC power supply as default

Figures 1 through 9 show the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

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Figure 1.            

C9500X-28C8D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 28x 40/100G QSFP28 ports + 8x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 2.            

C9500X-60L4D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 60x 10/25/50G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 3.            

C9500-32C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 100 Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 4.            

C9500-32QC: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 40 or 16x100 Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 5.            

C9500-48Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 48x 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100G Uplink

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Figure 6.      

C9500-24Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 24x 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100G Uplink

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Figure 7.      

C9500-24Q: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 24x 40G Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 8.      

C9500-12Q: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 12x 40G Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 9.      

C9500-40X: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 40x 1/10G Gigabit Ethernet

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Figure 10.         

C9500-16X: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 16x 1/10G Gigabit Ethernet

Switch configurations and port density

Table 1 shows the Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch configurations.

Table 1.        Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch configurations and port density

Model

Description

10/25/50G port density

40/100G port density

400G port density

10/25G port density with breakout cable

50G port density with breakout cable

40G port density with breakout cable

100G port density with breakout cable

C9500X-28C8D

Cisco Catalyst 9500X with 28x100G + 8x400G Gigabit Ethernet

-

36

8

88 (1201)

- (641)

36 (601)

60

C9500X-60L4D

Cisco Catalyst 9500X with 60x50G + 4x400G Gigabit Ethernet

60

4

4

76 (921)

60 (921)

4 (161)

16
1 Hardware Capable. All numbers in the above table are for a single standalone switch.

Table 2 shows the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series configurations

Table 2.        Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series configurations and port density

Model

Description

1G port density

10G port density

25G port density

40G port density

100G Port density

10G port density with breakout cable

25G port density with breakout cable

C9500-32C

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 32-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet switch with QSFP28

-

–

–

32

32

96

96

C9500-32QC

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 32-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch with QSFP+

–

–

–

32

16

-

-

C9500-48Y4C

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 48-port 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP28

48

48

48

4

4

–

–

C9500-24Y4C

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 24-port 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP28

24

24

24

4

4

–

–

C9500-24Q

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 24-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch with QSFP+

–

–

–

24

-

96

–

C9500-12Q

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 12-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch with QSFP+

–

–

–

12

-

48

–

C9500-40X

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 40-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with SFP/SFP+

40+81

40+81

–

2

-

81

–

C9500-16X

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 16-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP/SFP+

16+81

16+81

–

2

-

81

–
All numbers in the above table are for the standalone switch.
1 with uplink module.

Network modules

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches support optional network modules for uplink ports on some of the configurations.

The default switch configuration does not include the network module. When you purchase the switch, you can choose from the network modules described in Tables 3 and 4.

Table 3.        Network module numbers and descriptions

Network module

Description

C9500-NM-8X

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Network Module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+

C9500-NM-2Q

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Network Module 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+

Table 4.        Network module matrix

Model

C9500-NM-8X

C9500-NM-2Q

C9500X-28C8D

No

No

C9500-32C

No

No

C9500-32QC

No

No

C9500-48Y4C

No

No

C9500-24Y4C

No

No

C9500-24Q

No

No

C9500-12Q

No

No

C9500-40X

Yes

Yes

C9500-16X

Yes

Yes

Figures 11 and 12 show the available network modules

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+

Figure 11.         

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+

Figure 12.         

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+

Accessories

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches support optional accessories.

The default switch configuration ships with default 19” brackets. The accessories mentioned below need to be selected during configuration and ordered separately.

Table 5.        Accessories and descriptions

Product number

Description

C9500X-ACCKIT-19I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch - 19" rack mount1

C9500X-ACCKIT-23I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch - 23" rack mount1

C9500X-4PTH-KIT=

Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch1

C9500-ACCKITH-19I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End - 19" rack mount

C9500-ACCKITH-23I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End - 23" rack mount

C9500-4PTH-KIT=

Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End

C9500-ACC-KIT-19I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series - 19" rack mount

C9500-ACC-KIT-23I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series - 23" rack mount

C9500-4PT-KIT=

Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series

SSD-120G

Cisco pluggable USB3.0 SSD storage – 120 GB

C9K-F3-SSD-240GB

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 240 GB (Catalyst 9500X)1

C9K-F3-SSD-480GB

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 480 GB (Catalyst 9500X)1

C9K-F3-SSD-960GB

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 960 GB (Catalyst 9500X)1

C9K-F1-SSD-240G

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 240 GB

C9K-F1-SSD-480G

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 480 GB

C9K-F1-SSD-960G

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 960 GB
1 Only supported on Catalyst C9500X models

Table 6.        Accessory matrix

Model

C9500-ACCKITH-19I=

C9500-ACCKITH-23I=

C9500-4PTH-KIT=

C9500-ACC-KIT-19I=

C9500-ACC-KIT-23I=

C9500-4PT-KIT=

C9K-F1-SSD-240G

C9K-F1-SSD-480G

C9K-F1-SSD-960G

C9500-32C

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

C9500-32QC

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

C9500-48Y4C

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

C9500-24Y4C

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

C9500-24Q

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

C9500-12Q

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

C9500-40X

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

C9500-16X

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Catalyst 9500X models have their own Accessory kits and SSD storage.

Refer to the Catalyst 9500 Hardware Installation Guide – Installing SSD Modules for mode information.

Power supplies and fan tray

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches support dual 1+1 redundant power supplies (AC or DC). The switches ship with one power supply by default. The second power supply can be purchased at the time the switch is ordered or at a later time. If only one power supply is installed, it should always be in power supply bay #1.

The Catalyst 9500 Series ship with up to five field-replaceable variable-speed fans. These have front-to-back airflow and can operate with up to one individual fan failure. The fan trays support fan-tray Online Insertion and Removal (OIR) and can support a maximum fan speed of up to 24,000 rpm.

Catalyst 9500X models ship with six field-replaceable variable-speed fan units. By default these have front-to-back (port-side intake) airflow fan units. The switch also has the option to select six back-to-front (port-side exhaust) airflow fans (for reversible airflow: either front-to-back or back-to-front). This unique innovation enables the Catalyst 9500X to adjust the fan directions on the power supplies, based on preferred air flow.

Note:     All Catalyst 9500X fan units must be the same type (either front-to-back or back-to-front).

Table 7.        C9500X Fan Options

Product number

Description

C9500X-FAN-1U-R

Catalyst 9500X front to back cooling fan

C9500X-FAN-1U-F

Catalyst 9500X back to front cooling fan

Table 8 shows the maximum fans and fan trays for each configuration.

Table 8.        C9500 Fan and Fan tray matrix

Model

FAN-T4-R (Max # of fans)

C9K-T1-FANTRAY (Max # of fans)

C9500-32C

Yes (5)

No

C9500-32QC

No

Yes (4)

C9500-48Y4C

No

Yes (4)

C9500-24Y4C

No

Yes (4)

C9500-24Q

Yes (5)

No

C9500-12Q

Yes (5)

No

C9500-40X

Yes (5)

No

C9500-16X

Yes (5)

No

Figures 13 to 16 show the power supplies available for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series

950W AC power supply

Figure 13.         

950W AC power supply

650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WAC-R)

Figure 14.         

650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WAC-R)

1600W AC power supply

Figure 15.         

1600W AC power supply

650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WACL-R)

Figure 16.         

650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WACL-R)

Tables 9 and 10 provides more details on the Cisco Catalyst 9500X models power supplies.

Table 9.        C9500X Power supply specifications

Power supply feature

C9K-PWR-1500WAC

C9K-PWR-1500WDC

Power max rating

1500

1500

Input-voltage range and frequency

90-264Vac 47-63Hz

-40Vdc to -72Vdc

Power supply efficiency

92% (115Vac 50% load)

94% (230Vac 50% load)

94% (-48Vdc to -60Vdc, 50% load)

Input current

17A (max) at Vac 100V

7A (max) at Vac 240V

45A (max) at -40Vdc

Output ratings

Main Output: 12V 125A

Standby Output: 3.3V 5A

Main Output: 12V 125A

Standby Output: 3.3V 5A

Output holdup time

12ms

2ms

Power-supply input receptacles

C221

C10-638977-00 Amphenol Connector

Power cord rating

16A

N/A
1 The Catalyst 9500X uses a different AC connector (C21) than the rest of the C9500 Product Family.

Table 10.     BTU Details for C9500X switches with AC/ DC PSU

Total output BTU
(Note: 1000 BTU/hr = 293W) – Model

C9K-PWR-1500WAC

C9K-PWR-1500WDC

C9500X-28C8D

4,034

4,034

C9500X-60L4D

3,412

3,412

Tables 11 and 12 provides more details on the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series power supplies.

Table 11.     C9500 Power supply specifications

Power supply feature

PWR-C4-950WAC-R

PWR-C4-950WDC-R

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R

C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

C9K-PWR-930WDC-R

C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R

C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R

Power max rating

950W

950W

650W

650W

930W

1600W

1600W

Input-voltage range and frequency

AC 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz

-36Vdc~ -72Vdc

AC 90VAC to 264VAC, 47 to 63 Hz

AC 90VAC to 264VAC, 47 to 63 Hz

DC -40VDC to -72VDC

AC 90VAC to 140VAC and 180VAC to 264VAC 47 to 63 Hz

DC -40VDC to -72VDC

Power supply efficiency

94%

91% at 48Vin, 50% load

94% (Typ)

94% (Typ)

92% (Typ)

94% (Typ)

92% (Typ)

Input current

AC 10A at 115VAC, 5 A at 230VAC

22.6A @ 48Vin, 950W

AC 6.8A Max at 115VAC, 3.4 A Max at 230VAC (when full loading)

AC 6.8A Max at 115VAC, 3.4 A Max at 230VAC (when full loading)

DC 23A max at -48VDC (when full loading)

AC 10.5A Max at 115VAC (1050W), 7.8 A Max at 230VAC (1600W)

DC 40A max at -48VDC (when full loading)

Output ratings

12V at 79A, 12V at 3A

950W

12Vmain at 54A, 12Vsb at 3A

12Vmain at 54A, 12Vsb at 3A

12Vmain at 54A, 12Vsb at 3A

12Vmain at 133A, 12Vsb at 3A

12Vmain at 133A, 12Vsb at 3A

Output holdup time

AC = 10 ms at maximum load

1ms

AC = 20 ms minimum for system

AC = 12 ms minimum at maximum load

AC = 8 ms minimum for system

AC = 20 ms minimum for system

AC = 5 ms minimum for system

Power-supply input receptacles

AC IEC 60320 C16

 

AC IEC 60320 C14

AC IEC 60320 C14

Molex Minifit 44540-1001

AC IEC 60320 C16

Amphenol C10-638976-000

Power cord rating

AC 15A

DC 40A

AC 10A

AC 10A

DC 40A

AC 15A

DC 70A

Table 12.     BTU Details for 9500 Power Supplies (BTU/hr)

Total output BTU
(Note: 1000 BTU/hr = 293W) - Model

C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R

C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R

C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

C9K-PWR-930WDC-R

PWR-C4-950WAC-R

PWR-C4-950WDC-R

C9500-32C

3,631

3,709

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C9500-32QC

N/A

N/A

1,815

1,815

1,856

N/A

N/A

C9500-48Y4C

N/A

N/A

1,856

1,856

1,856

N/A

N/A

C9500-24Y4C

N/A

N/A

1,454

1,454

1,484

N/A

N/A

C9500-24Q

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,900

2,976

C9500-12Q

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,536

1,562

C9500-40X with 10G NM

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,467

1,451

C9500-40X with 40G NM

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,365

1,376

C9500-16X with 10G NM

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

N/A

941

967

C9500-16X with 40G NM

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

N/A

904

930

Table 13 shows the power supplies supported in the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.

Table 13.     C9500 Power supply matrix

Model

C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R

C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R

C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

C9K-PWR-930WDC-R

PWR-C4-950WAC-R

PWR-C4-950WDC-R

C9500-32C

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

C9500-32QC

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

C9500-48Y4C

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

C9500-24Y4C

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

C9500-24Q

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

C9500-12Q

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

C9500-40X

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

C9500-16X

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Table 14 shows key differences between C9K-PWR-650WAC-R and C9K-PWR-650WACL-R.

Table 14.     Key differences between C9K-PWR-650WAC-R and C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

Criteria

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R

C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

IEC-61000-4-5 Surge

4KV CM, 2KV DM

2.5KV CM, 1KV DM

AC line Hold-up Time

>=20ms@90% load

>=12ms@100% load

OPP (Over Power Protection)

130% x rated load

140% x rated load

Switch performance

Table 15 shows performance specifications for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.

Table 15.     Performance specifications

Performance numbers for all switch models

C9500-24Q

C9500-12Q

C9500-40X

C9500-16X

C9500-32C

C9500-32QC

C9500-48Y4C

C9500-24Y4C

C9500X-28C8D

C9500X-60L4D

ASIC

UADP 2.0

UADP 3.0

Q200

Switching capacity

Up to 1920 Gbps

Up to 960 Gbps

Up to 960 Gbps

Up to 480 Gbps

Up to 6.4 Tbps2

Up to 3.2 Tbps2

Up to 3.2 Tbps2

Up to 2.0 Tbps2

Up to 12 Tbps

Up to 9.2 Tbps

Forwarding rate

Up to 1440 Mpps

Up to 720 Mpps

Up to 720 Mpps

Up to 360 Mpps

Up to 2 Bpps

Up to 1 Bpps

Up to 1 Bpps

Up to 1 Bpps

8 Bpps

8 Bpps

Total number of MAC addresses

Up to 64,0001

Up to 82,0001

Up to 256,0001

Total number of IPv4 routes (indirect routes)

Up to 64,000 indirect1,6

Up to 256,000 indirect + direct1,6

Up to 2,000,0006

Total number of IPv4 host routes (direct routes and ARP)

Up to 80,000 host1,6

Up to 90,000 host/ARP2,6

Up to 256,0001,6

Total number of IPv6 routes (indirect routes)

Up to 32,000 indirect1,6

Up to 256,000 indirect + direct1,6

Up to 1,000,0006

Total number of IPv6 host routes (direct routes and NDP)

Up to 40,000 host1,6

Up to 90,000 host1,6

Up to 128,0001,6

Total number of IPv4 Multicast routes

Up to 32,0001,6

Up to 32,0001,6

Up to 32,0001,6

Total number of IPv6 Multicast routes

Up to 16,0001,6

Up to 32,0001,6

Up to 16,0001,6

QoS ACL scale (v4/v6)

Up to 18,000/9,0001

Up to 16,000/8,0001

Up to 8,000/4,0001,7

Security ACL scale (v4/v6)

Up to 18,000/9,0001

Up to 27,000/13,5001

Up to 8,000/4,0001,7

FNF entries

Up to 512,0001

Up to 256,0001

Up to 2,000,0005

DRAM

16 GB

16 GB

32 GB

Flash

16 GB

16 GB

32 GB

VLAN IDs

4,094

4,094

4,094

PVST Instances

3003

4,0001

4,094

STP Virtual Ports (Port* VLANs) for PVST

13,000

16,000

32,000

STP Virtual Ports (Port* VLANs) for MST

13,000

100,0004

32,000

Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs)

1,000

4,0001

4,096

Jumbo frame

9,198 bytes

9,216 bytes

9,216 bytes

 

1 Varies based on selected flexible ASIC template and platform.
2 Line rate for 187byte packet size and above.
3 300 with IOS XE release 17.1.1 or later. 256 with IOS XE 16.12.x and 16.11.x 128 with IOS XE 16.10.x or earlier.
4 100,000 with IOSXE release 17.5.1 or later. With IOS XE 17.4.1 or earlier: 32,000 with C9500-32C and C9500-32QC; 52,000 with C9500-48Y4C; 28,000 with C9500-24Y4C.
5 Flexible Netflow requires IOS XE release 17.8.1 or later.
6 Table Maximum. The exact % of allocation will depend on specific IP/mask combinations.
7 Table Maximum. Shared hardware resource. Maximum ACEs depends on number and type of ACLs configured across various interface types.

Important notes

Directly-connected (or host) IP routes mean any /32 or /128 routes, including those are learned indirectly (clients attached to switch's own VLAN/SVI and those /32 prefixes learned over any routing protocols, such as over OSPF.

Indirectly-connected (or advertised) IP routes are subnet routes with a prefix other than /32 or 128 (for example: /8, /16, /24, etc).

UADP 2.0 based C9500-12Q, C9500-24Q, C9500-40X, and C9500-16X support 32,000 adjacency in hardware. So, they can support up to ~32,000 directly attached clients (including all adjacency) in their own VLAN/SVI.

UADP 3.0 based C9500-32C, 32QC, 24Y4C, and 48Y4C support 80,000 adjacency for SVI, with SDM template of distribution and 90,000 direct routes for all supported templates when a Layer 3 routed port is used.

In both UADP 3.0 and S1 Q200 models, the exact hardware programming (hash efficiency) of IP/mask entries depends on the specific number and type of IP/mask prefixes.

Flexible ASIC templates

Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches use flexible Software Database Manager (SDM) ASIC templates to enable universal deployments by leveraging the UADP’s ability to create resources to optimize table sizes for different places in the network. Based on how the switch is used in the network, an appropriate SDM ASIC template may be selected to configure the switch for specific features.

Catalyst 9500X models

Cisco Catalyst 9500X models support the following SDM ASIC templates

●      Default (Core)

●      Custom

Table 16 describes the default SDM ASIC template for C9500X models.

Table 16.     SDM template descriptions for C9500X models

Features

Default Template

MAC Addresses

128,000

IP Host Routes1

128,000

IP LPM Routes1 2

2,000,000

IP Multicast Routes1

32,000

IGMP/MLD Snooping1

16,000

MPLS Labels3

256,000

Security/Object Groups

32,000

Security ACLs1

8,000

QoS ACLs1

8,000

PBR/NAT4

16,000

GRE Tunnels

1,024

Sampled NetFlow entries1

2,000,000
1 IPv4 and IPv6 entries coexist in the same tables, but IPv6 entries require two entries.
2 LPM entries are stored as a hash and efficiency is dependent on the actual routes learnt. Overall hashing efficiency has been improved in 17.12.2 (Defect CSCwf91503). Consider upgrading to 17.12.2 if you are hitting limitations with route scale.
3 Per-prefix labels are divided into internal (iBGP) and external (eBGP).
4 Feature is not available at FCS, but will be available in future software releases.

Catalyst 9500 models

The following SDM ASIC templates are supported on the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.

●      Distribution: Maximizes system resources for MAC and security.

●      Core: Maximizes system resources for unicast and multicast routing.

●      SDA: Maximizes system resources to support fabric deployment.

●      NAT: Maximizes system resources for Layer 3 and NAT for support collapsed core WAN deployments.

Table 17 describes the standard SDM ASIC templates for C9500 models.

Table 17.     SDM template descriptions for C9500 models

Template numbers for models
C9500-32C, C9500-32QC, C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C

Distribution template

Core template (Default)

NAT template

SDA template2

IPv4/IPv6(LPM/Host)

114,000

212,000

212,000

212,000

Multicast route(IPv4/IPv6)

16,000

32,000

32,000

32,000

IGMP/MLD snooping

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

MAC addresses

82,000

32,000

32,000

32,000

MPLS/SGT label

32,000

32,000

32,000

32,000

NetFlow/ASIC

98,000

64,000

64,000

64,000

Security ACL

27,0001

27,0001

20,0001

27,0001

QoS ACL

16,0001

16,0001

8,0001

16,0001

PBR/NAT

3,000

3,000

15,500

2,000

Tunnel/MACsec

3,000

3,000

2,000

3,000

LISP

1,000

1,000

1,000

2,000

SPAN

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

STP Instances

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Control Plane Policing (CoPP)

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

NetFlow ACL

1,000 ingress,
1,000 egress

1,000 ingress,
1,000 egress

1,000 ingress,
1,000 egress

1,000 ingress,
1,000 egress

 

Template numbers for models C9500-12Q, C9500-24Q, C9500-40X, C9500-16X

Distribution template (Default)

Core template

NAT template

SDA template2

IPv4/IPv6 LPM

64,000 / 32,000

64,000 / 32,000

64,000 / 32,000

64,000 / 32,000

IPv4/IPv6 host

48,000 / 24,000

32,000 / 16,000

48,000 / 24,000

80,000 / 40,000

IPv4/ IPv6 Multicast route

16,000 / 8,000

32,000 / 16,000

32,000 / 16,000

16,000 / 8,000

IGMP/MLD snooping

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

MAC address

64,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

SGT label

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

NetFlow/ASIC

128,000

128,000

128,000

128,000

Security ACL

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

QoS ACL

18,000

18,000

3000

18,000

PBR/NAT

2,000

2,000

16,000

2,000

Tunnel/MACsec

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

LISP

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

SPAN

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

STP instances

3003

3003

3003

3003

CoPP

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

NetFlow ACL

1,000 ingress,
2,000 egress

1,000 ingress,
2,000 egress

1,000 ingress,
2,000 egress

1,000 ingress,
2,000 egress
1 ACL allocation is configurable between ingress, egress, IPv4 and non IPv4 (layer 2 and IPv6).
2 SD-Access template has been removed from IOS XE 17.3.1 onwards (in lieu of Custom ASIC templates).
3 300 with IOS XE release 17.1.1 or later. 256 with IOS XE 16.12.x and 16.11.x 128 with IOS XE 16.10.x or earlier.

Custom ASIC templates

Catalyst 9500X Models (C9500X-28C8D and C9500X-60L4D)

Beginning with the Cisco IOS XE 17.7.1 release, a custom SDM template allows you to configure several features of the template based on your requirements and not the location of the device in the network.

Table 18.     Custom template FIB configurable values

Features

Default Value

Scale Values
(Min – Max)

Step Units

MAC Addresses

128,000

32,0001 – 256,000

1,000

IPv4 Host Routes

32,000

32,0001 – 256,000

1,000

IPv6 Host Routes

16,000

16,0001 – 128,000

1,000

MPLS Labels3

256,000

02 – 512,000

1,000

Security/Object Groups

32,000

02 – 64,000

1,000

Total Resources

608,000
1 Critical features require a minimum allocation to insure operation. If a custom value if not defined, this value is used.
2 Some (non-critical) features are allowed to have a 0 entry allocation, to allow increased allocation of other features.
3 Per-prefix labels are divided into internal (iBGP) and external (eBGP).

C9500-32C, C9500-32QC, C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C

Standard SDM templates can be used to configure system resources and optimize support for specific features. However SDM templates are defined based on how the device is deployed in the network.

Beginning with the Cisco IOS XE 17.3.1 release, a custom SDM template will allow you to configure the features of the template based on your requirements and not the location of the device in the network.

Table 19.     Custom template configurable FIB values

Features

Scale Values (Min – Max)

Step Units

Default Value

MAC addresses

32,000 – 128,000

16,000

32,000

IPv4/IPv6 routes

64,000 – 256,000

16,000

64,000

Multicast routes1

0 – 32,000

16,000

16,000

IGMP/MLD Snooping1

0 – 32,000

16,000

16,000

SGT/MPLS labels2

0 – 64,000

32,000

32,000

Netflow entries – Input3

0 – 64,000

32,000

32,000

Netflow entries – Output3

0 – 64,000

32,000

0

Total Resources

416,000
1 Total Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multicast entries may not exceed 48,000.
2 Each resource holds two SGT + MPLS entries.
3 NetFlow entries require double entries.

Table 20.     Custom template configurable ACL values

Features

Scale Values (Min – Max)

Step Units

Default Value

Security ACL - Input

4K-26K, 27K

2K

4K

Security ACL - Output

4K-26K, 27K

2K

4K

QoS ACL - Input

1K, 2K-16K

2K

1K

QoS ACL – Output

1K, 2K-16K

2K

1K

PBR/NAT

1K, 2K-16K

2K

2K

Netflow ACL

1K-2K

1K

1K

LISP

1K-2K

1K

1K

TUNNELS

1K-2K

1K

1K

Total Resources

54k

Software requirements

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches run on Cisco IOS XE Software version 16.5.1a or later. This software release includes all the features listed earlier in the Platform Benefits section. Table 20 lists the minimum software requirements for the switch models.

Table 21.     Minimum software requirements

Model

Description

Minimum software requirement

C9500X-28C8D

Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch with 28x 100G + 8x 400G Gigabit Ethernet

Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.7.1

C9500X-60L4D

Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch with 60x 50G + 4x 400G Gigabit Ethernet

Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.10.1

C9500-32C

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 32-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+/QSFP28

Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1a

C9500-32QC

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 32-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+ / 16- port 100 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP28

Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1a

C9500-48Y4C

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 48-port 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP/SFP+/SFP28

Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1a

C9500-24Y4C

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 24-port 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP/SFP+/SFP28

Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1a

C9500-24Q

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 24-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+

Open Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.5.1a

C9500-12Q

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 12-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+

Open Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.1

C9500-40X

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 40-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+

Open Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.1

C9500-16X

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 16-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+

Open Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1

Licensing

Introduction to Smart Licensing

Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible licensing model that provides you with an easier, faster, and more consistent way to purchase and manage software across the Cisco portfolio and across your organization. And it’s secure – you control what users can access. With Smart Licensing you get:

●      Easy Activation: Smart Licensing establishes a pool of software licenses that can be used across the entire organization—no more PAKs (Product Activation Keys).

●      Unified Management: My Cisco Entitlements (MCE) provides a complete view into all of your Cisco products and services in an easy-to-use portal, so you always know what you have and what you are using.

●      License Flexibility: Your software is not node-locked to your hardware, so you can easily use and transfer licenses as needed.

●      Smart Licensing Using Policy (SLUP): Enhanced version of Smart Licensing, with the overarching objective of providing a licensing solution that does not interrupt the operations of your network, rather, one that enables a compliance relationship to account for the hardware and software licenses you purchase and use.

To use Smart Licensing, you must first set up a Smart Account on Cisco Software Central (software.cisco.com).

For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide

Software licenses

 

Cisco Catalyst Software Subscription new

Cisco DNA subscription

Network Advantage

Network Essentials

Packages1

3, 5 or 7 Year Terms

3, 5 or 7 Year Terms

Perpetual

Perpetual

Tiers

Advantage, Essentials

Advantage, Essentials

Advantage, Essentials

Advantage, Essentials

Portability2

✓

✓

✓

✓

Management options

Catalyst Center, Meraki Dashboard

Catalyst Center, Meraki Dashboard

CLI, Web UI

CLI, Web UI

Included support

Base product-level support for Hardware, Software and OS

Software support (SWSS)

X

X

Included3 add-ons: Common ISE policy, Thousand Eyes network and application assurance, Cisco Spaces

X

X

X

X

Included ISE endpoint licenses

10

X

X

X
1 For all new orders, subscription licenses are mandatory and must be of the same tier as network licenses
2 Portability within the same Catalyst 9K series of hardware
3 Only available with Advantage tier

Network Essentials and Advantage package features

Features

Network Essentials

Network Advantage

Switch fundamentals

Layer 2, Routed Access (RIP, EIGRP Stub, OSPF – Up to 1000 routes),PBR, PIM Stub Multicast (up to 1000 routes)), PVLAN2, VRRP, PBR2, CDP, QoS, FHS, 802.1x2, Macsec-128, CoPP, SXP, IP SLA Responder, SSO

Yes

Yes

Advanced switch capabilities and scale

BGP, EIGRP, HSRP, IS-IS, BSR, MSDP, PIM SM, PIM SSM, PIM-BIDIR2, IP SLA, OSPF

No

Yes

Network segmentation

VRF, VXLAN, LISP, BGP-EVPN2, TrustSec2, SGT2, MPLS, mVPN2

No

Yes

Automation

NETCONF, RESTCONF, gRPC, gNMI/gNOI, YANG, PnP Agent, ZTP/Open PnP, GuestShell (On-Box Python)

Yes

Yes

Telemetry and visibility

Model-driven telemetry, sampled NetFlow, SPAN, RSPAN

Yes

Yes

High availability and resiliency

GIR, NSF, ISSU3, StackWise Virtual2, SMU

No

Yes

IoT integration

PTP2 (IEEE1588v2)

No

Yes

Security

MACsec-256, WAN MACsec1, 4

No

Yes

Cisco trustworthy solutions

Trust Anchor module, Secure Boot, Image Signing, Modern Crypto, Runtime Defenses

Yes

Yes

Cisco Catalyst Essentials and Advantage package features

Features

Cisco Catalyst Essentials

Cisco Catalyst Advantage

Cisco DNA Essentials

Cisco DNA Advantage

Switch features

Optimized network deployments

Cisco Catalyst Service for Bonjour

No

Yes

No

Yes

Advanced telemetry and visibility

Flexible NetFlow2, EEM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Optimized telemetry a visibility

ERSPAN2, App Hosting (in Containers/VMs), Wireshark, ThousandEyes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Cisco Catalyst Center features (formerly Cisco DNA Center)

Day 0 network bring-up automation

Cisco Network Plug-n-Play application, network settings, device credentials, LAN Automation, Host onboarding

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Element management

Discovery, inventory, topology, software image, licensing, and configuration management

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Element management

Patch Management

No

Yes

No

Yes

Basic Assurance

Health Dashboards – Network, Client, Application; Switch and Wired Client Health Monitoring

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SD-Access

Policy-based Automation and Assurance for Wired and Wireless1

No

Yes

No

Yes

Embedded Wireless (with or without SD-Access)2

Cisco Catalyst 9800 wireless software package to enable wireless controller functionality**

No

Yes

No

Yes

Network assurance and analytics

Global Insights, Trends, Compliance, Custom Reports; Switch 360, Wired Client 360; Fabric and Non-Fabric Insights; App Health

No

Yes

No

Yes

Meraki Cloud Monitoring2

Yes*
limited device visibility

Yes

Yes*
limited device visibility

Yes
* Feature will be available in future software releases.
** Note: A purchase of Cisco Catalyst Advantage per access point is required in order to enable the wireless controller functionality on Cisco Catalyst switches.
1 Not supported on C9500 UADP based models.
2 Not supported on C9500X models.
3 Supported on C9500X models starting with 17.12.1 onwards.
4 Need to order HSEC Key.

Managing licenses with Smart Accounts: Creating Smart Accounts by using the Cisco Smart Software Manager (SSM) enables you to manage your software licenses from a centralized website. You can set up Cisco SSM to receive daily email alerts and to be notified of expiring subscription licenses that you want to renew.

You must order a Cisco DNA or Cisco Catalyst subscription term license in order to purchase a Catalyst 9500 Series switch. When the license term expires, you can either renew the add-on license to continue using it or deactivate the add-on license and then reload the switch to continue operating with the base license capabilities.

Both the base and add-on licenses are also available for a 90-day evaluation period. An evaluation license is activated temporarily, without purchase. An expired evaluation license cannot be reactivated after reload.

Specifications

Dimensions, physical specifications and weight

Catalyst 9500X models

Table 22 lists the dimensions, specifications, weight and operating temperature for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X models.

Table 22.     Dimensions, physical specifications, weight and operating temperature

Description

Specifications

 

SKU

C9500X-28C8D

C9500X-60L4D

Dimensions
(H x W x D)

H = 1.73” (4.39 cm)

W = 17.5” (44.45 cm)

D = 21.8” (55.37 cm) including Fan/Tray Handles

H = 1.73” (4.39 cm)

W = 17.5” (44.45 cm)

D = 21.8” (55.37 cm) including Fan/Tray Handles

Rack Units (RU)

1 RU

1RU

Chassis with 2 power supplies and built-In fan

29.27 lbs (13.28kg)

Weights separated:

Chassis = 22.13 lbs (10.04kg)

Each Fan Tray = 0.26 lbs (0.12kg)

 

AC PSU = 2.77 lbs (1.26kg)

DC PSU = 2.71 lbs (1.23kg)

28.10 lbs (12.75kg)

Weights separated:

Chassis = 20.96 lbs (9.51kg)

Each Fan Tray = 0.26 lbs (0.12kg)

 

AC PSU = 2.77 lbs (1.26kg)

DC PSU = 2.71 lbs (1.23kg)

Input voltage

See Table 3

Operating temperature

-5°C to +45°C (23° to 133° F) sea level when using the C9500X-FAN-1U-R FAN.

-5°C to +35°C (23° to 95° F) sea level when using the C9500X-FAN-1U-F FAN.

Altitude

If system is configured with a C9500X-FAN-1U-R fan:

-5°C to +40°C (23° to 104 F) up to 6,000 feet (1800 m)

-5°C to +35°C (23° to 95° F) up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

 

If system is configured with a C9500X-FAN-1U-F fan:

-5°C to +30°C (23° to 86° F) up to 6,000 feet (1800 m)

-5°C to +25°C (23° to 77° F) up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Storage temperature

-40°C to 70°C (-40° to 158° F)

Relative humidity operating and nonoperating (noncondensing)

Relative humidity operating: 10 to 85% (noncondensing)

Relative humidity nonoperating: 0 to 95% (noncondensing)

Catalyst 9500 models

Table 23 lists the dimensions, specifications, weight and operating temperature for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 models.

Table 23.     Dimensions, physical specifications, weight and operating temperature

Description

Specifications

SKU

C9500-32C

C9500-32QC

C9500- 48YC

C9500- 24YC

C9500-12Q

C9500-24Q

C9500-40X

C9500-16X

Dimensions (H x W x D)

1.73 x 17.5 x 21.2 in

1.73 x 17.5 x 18.0 in

1.73 x 17.5 x 21.52 in

Rack Units (RU)

1 RU

Chassis with 2 power supplies and built-In fan

25.64 lb (11.63 kg)

21.85lLb (9.91 kg)

21.96 lb (9.96 kg)

20.99 lb (9.52 kg)

25.75 lb (11.68 kg)

23.6 lb (10.7 kg)

Input voltage

90 to 264 VAC*

Operating temperature

32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C) up to altitude of 10,000 feet

Altitude

Operation up to 10,000 feet at 40°C; up to 6,000 feet at 45°C

Storage temperature

-4° to 149°F (-20° to 65°C)

Relative humidity operating and nonoperating (noncondensing)

Ambient (noncondensing) operating: 5% to 90%

Ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating and storage: 5% to 95%

NEBS criteria levels

NEBS:

●  ETSI 300-019 Requirements are covered under GR-63-CORE with some deviations.
●  SR-3580 NEBS level 3 (GR-63-CORE, to current issue, GR-1089-CORE, to current issue)
* Minimum input voltage is 90VAC, and maximum input voltage is 264VAC.

Mean-Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Catalyst 9500X models

Table 24 lists Mean-Time Between Failures (MTBF) for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch and components.

Table 24.     MTBF information

Model

MTBF (hours)

C9500X-28C8D

123,950

C9500X-60L4D

133,260

C9K-PWR-1500WAC

1,303,300

C9K-PWR-1500WDC

1,737,740

C9500X-FAN-1U-R

4,429,340

C9500X-FAN-1U-F

4,429,340

Catalyst 9500 models

Table 25 lists mean-time between failures (MTBF) for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series and components.

Table 25.     MTBF information

Model

MTBF (hours)

C9500-32C

212,820

C9500-32QC

307,200

C9500-48Y4C

316,960

C9500-24Y4C

336,780

C9500-12Q

276,430

C9500-24Q

230,770

C9500-40X

277,310

C9500-16X

315,790

PWR-C4-950WAC-R

2,268,760

PWR-C4-950WDC-R

2,559,000

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R

2,268,760

C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

1,229,043

C9K-PWR-930WDC-R

3,008,280

C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R

1,718,780

C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R

2,559,000

FAN-T4-R

5,710,990

C9K-T1-FANTRAY

3,035,430

Optics/transceivers modules

The link below has the matrix of supported optics/transceivers for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.

For the latest Cisco Optics/transceivers modules compatibility information, refer to https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/.

Management and standards support

Table 26 shows management and standards support for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.

Table 26.     Management and standards support

Description

Cisco Catalyst 9500

Cisco Catalyst 9500 High Performance/9500X

Management

BRIDGE-MIB

CISCO-BRIDGE-EXT-MIB

CISCO-BULK-FILE-MIB

CISCO-CABLE-DIAG-MIB

CISCO-CALLHOME-MIB

CISCO-CEF-MIB

CISCO-CIRCUIT-INTERFACE-MIB

CISCO-DEVICE-LOCATION-MIB

CISCO-DHCP-SNOOPING-MIB

ENTITY-VENDORTYPE-OID-MIB

CISCO-EIGRP-MIB

CISCO-EMBEDDED-EVENT-MGR-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-ICMP-MIB

CISCO-802-TAP-MIB

CISCO-ACCESS-ENVMON-MIB

CISCO-DATA-COLLECTION-MIB

CISCO-DYNAMIC-ARP-INSPECTION-MIB

CISCO-ENERGYWISE-MIB

CISCO-ENHANCED-IMAGE-MIB

CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMPOOL-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-ASSET-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-DIAG-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-PERFORMANCE-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-QFP-MIB

CISCO-ENVMON-MIB

CISCO-ETHER-CFM-MIB

ENTITY-MIB

CISCO-ERR-DISABLE-MIB

CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB

CISCO-FLOW-MONITOR-MIB

CISCO-FTP-CLIENT-MIB

CISCO-HSRP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-HSRP-MIB

CISCO-IETF-BFD-MIB

CISCO-IETF-PPVPN-MPLS-VPN-MIB

CISCO-IETF-PW-MPLS-MIB

CISCO-IF-EXTENSION-MIB

CISCO-IGMP-FILTER-MIB

CISCO-IMAGE-LICENSE-MGMT-MIB

CISCO-IP-TAP-MIB

CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB

CISCO-IP-CBR-METRICS-MIB

CISCO-IP-STAT-MIB

CISCO-IP-URPF-MIB

CISCO-L2L3-INTERFACE-CONFIG-MIB

CISCO-LAG-MIB

CISCO-LICENSE-MGMT-MIB

CISCO-LOCAL-AUTH-USER-MIB

CISCO-MEDIA-METRICS-MIB

CISCO-MAC-AUTH-BYPASS-MIB

CISCO-MAC-NOTIFICATION-MIB

CISCO-MDI-METRICS-MIB

CISCO-FLASH-MIB

CISCO-OSPF-MIB

CISCO-MEMORY-POOL-MIB

CISCO-MPLS-LSR-EXT-STD-MIB

CISCO-NHRP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-NTP-MIB

CISCO-PAGP-MIB

CISCO-PORT-SECURITY-MIB

CISCO-PORT-STORM-CONTROL-MIB

CISCO-POWER-ETHERNET-EXT-MIB

CISCO-PRIVATE-VLAN-MIB

CISCO-PROCESS-MIB

CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB

CISCO-RF-MIB

CISCO-RTP-METRICS-MIB

CISCO-STP-EXTENSIONS-MIB

CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB

CISCO-TCP-MIB

CISCO-UDLDP-MIB

CISCO-VLAN-IFTABLE-RELATIONSHIP-MIB

HC-RMON-MIB

IF-MIB

CISCO-HC-RMON-MIB

IEEE8021-LAG-MIB

LLDP-EXT-MED-MIB

IP-FORWARD-MIB

IP-MIB

HC-ALARM-MIB

RFC1213-MIB

LLDP-MIB

MAU-MIB

MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB

MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB

MPLS-VPN-MIB

OLD-CISCO-CHASSIS-MIB

OLD-CISCO-CPU-MIB

OLD-CISCO-INTERFACES-MIB

OLD-CISCO-IP-MIB

OLD-CISCO-SYS-MIB

OLD-CISCO-TCP-MIB

OLD-CISCO-TS-MIB

OLD-CISCO-MEMORY-MIB

CISCO-POWER-ETHERNET-MIB

CISCO-RMON2-MIB

CISCO-RMON-MIB

SNMPv2-MIB

UDP-MIB

CISCO-IMAGE-MIB

CISCO-STACKWISE-MIB

SMON-MIB

SONET-MIB

TCP-MIB

CISCO-IPSEC-FLOW-MONITOR-MIB

CISCO-IPSEC-MIB

CISCO-IPSEC-PROVISIONING-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-AUTOMEASURE-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-ECHO-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-JITTER-MIB

CISCO-L2-CONTROL-MIB

BGP4-MIB

BRIDGE-MIB

CISCO-ACCESS-ENVMON-MIB

CISCO-AUTH-FRAMEWORK-MIB

CISCO-BGP4-MIB

CISCO-BRIDGE-EXT-MIB

CISCO-BULK-FILE-MIB

CISCO-CABLE-DIAG-MIB

CISCO-CALLHOME-MIB

CISCO-CDP-MIB

CISCO-CEF-MIB

CISCO-CLASS-BASED-QOS-MIB

CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB

CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB

CISCO-CONTEXT-MAPPING-MIB

CISCO-DATA-COLLECTION-MIB

CISCO-DHCP-SNOOPING-MIB

CISCO-EIGRP-MIB

CISCO-EMBEDDED-EVENT-MGR-MIB

CISCO-ENHANCED-IMAGE-MIB

CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMPOOL-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-ASSET-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB

CISCO-ENTITY-VENDORTYPE-OID-MIB

CISCO-ENVMON-MIB

CISCO-ERR-DISABLE-MIB

CISCO-FLASH-MIB

CISCO-FTP-CLIENT-MIB

CISCO-HSRP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-HSRP-MIB

CISCO-IETF-BFD-MIB

CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-EXT-MIB

CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB

CISCO-IETF-ISIS-MIB

CISCO-IETF-PPVPN-MPLS-VPN-MIB

CISCO-IF-EXTENSION-MIB

CISCO-IGMP-FILTER-MIB

CISCO-IMAGE-LICENSE-MGMT-MIB

CISCO-IMAGE-MIB

CISCO-IP-CBR-METRICS-MIB

CISCO-IP-STAT-MIB

CISCO-IP-URPF-MIB

CISCO-IPMROUTE-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-AUTOMEASURE-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-ECHO-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-JITTER-MIB

CISCO-L2-CONTROL-MIB

CISCO-L2L3-INTERFACE-CONFIG-MIB

CISCO-LAG-MIB

CISCO-LICENSE-MGMT-MIB

CISCO-LISP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-LOCAL-AUTH-USER-MIB

CISCO-MAC-AUTH-BYPASS-MIB

CISCO-MAC-NOTIFICATION-MIB

CISCO-MEMORY-POOL-MIB

CISCO-MPLS-LSR-EXT-STD-MIB

CISCO-NHRP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-NTP-MIB

CISCO-OSPF-MIB

CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB

CISCO-PAE-MIB

CISCO-PAGP-MIB

CISCO-PIM-MIB

CISCO-PING-MIB

CISCO-PKI-MIB

CISCO-PORT-SECURITY-MIB

CISCO-PORT-STORM-CONTROL-MIB

CISCO-PRIVATE-VLAN-MIB

CISCO-PROCESS-MIB

CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB

CISCO-RESILIENT-ETHERNET-PROTOCOL-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-ICMP-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-IP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-RTP-MIB

CISCO-SNMP-TARGET-EXT-MIB

CISCO-STP-EXTENSIONS-MIB

CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB

CISCO-TCP-METRICS-MIB

CISCO-TCP-MIB

CISCO-TRUSTSEC-INTERFACE-MIB

CISCO-TRUSTSEC-MIB

CISCO-TRUSTSEC-POLICY-MIB

CISCO-TRUSTSEC-SERVER-MIB

CISCO-TRUSTSEC-SXP-MIB

CISCO-UDLDP-MIB

CISCO-VLAN-IFTABLE-RELATIONSHIP-MIB

CISCO-VLAN-MEMBERSHIP-MIB

CISCO-VRF-MIB

CISCO-VTP-MIB

ENTITY-MIB

ENTITY-STATE-MIB

EtherLike-MIB

HC-ALARM-MIB

HC-RMON-MIB

IEEE8021-PAE-MIB

IEEE8023-LAG-MIB

IF-MIB

IGMP-STD-MIB

IP-FORWARD-MIB

IP-MIB

IPMROUTE-STD-MIB

LISP-MIB

LLDP-EXT-MED-MIB

LLDP-MIB

MAU-MIB

MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB

MPLS-LDP-GENERIC-STD-MIB

MPLS-LDP-MIB

MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB

MPLS-VPN-MIB

MSDP-MIB

NHRP-MIB

NOTIFICATION-LOG-MIB

NTPv4-MIB

OLD-CISCO-CHASSIS-MIB

OLD-CISCO-CPU-MIB

OLD-CISCO-INTERFACES-MIB

OLD-CISCO-IP-MIB

OLD-CISCO-MEMORY-MIB

OLD-CISCO-SYS-MIB

OLD-CISCO-SYSTEM-MIB

OLD-CISCO-TCP-MIB

OLD-CISCO-TS-MIB

OSPF-MIB

OSPF-TRAP-MIB

OSPFV3-MIB

PIM-MIB

RFC1213-MIB

RMON-MIB

RMON2-MIB

SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB

SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SNMP-MPD-MIB

SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB

SNMP-PROXY-MIB

SNMP-TARGET-MIB

SNMP-USM-MIB

SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB

SNMPv2-MIB

TCP-MIB

UDP-MIB

CISCO-802-TAP-MIB

CISCO-TAP2-MIB

CISCO-IP-TAP-MIB

Standards

IEEE 802.1s

IEEE 802.1w

IEEE 802.1x

IEEE 802.3ae for 10G SKU

IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ba on the 40G SKU

IEEE 802.1x-Rev

IEEE 802.3ad

IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T ports

IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol

IEEE 802.1p Class-of-Service (CoS) prioritization

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN

IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T specification

IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification

IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T specification

IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X specification

RMON I and II standards

SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3

Safety and compliance

Table 27 lists the safety and compliance information for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.

Table 27.     Safety and compliance information

Description

Specification

Safety certifications

C9500-12Q, C9500-24Q, C9500-40X, C9500-16X

●  UL 60950-1
●  CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
●  EN 60950-1
●  IEC 60950-1
●  AS/NZS 60950-1
●  GB4943

C9500-32C, C9500-32QC, C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C

●  IEC 60950-1 plus Am1, Am2 Am9, Am10, Am11, Am12 and all deviations and differences
●  AS/NZS 60950.1.2011
●  CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-07
●  GB 4943-95
●  EN 60950-1; 2006 plus Am1, Am 2, Am9, Am10, Am11, Am12 and all deviations and differences
●  NOM-019-SCFI-1998
●  UL 60950-1, Second Edition

C9500X-28C8D, C9500X-60L4D

●  UL 60950-1
●  CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
●  IEC 60950-1
●  AS/NZS 60950-1
●  EN 62368-1
●  UL 62368-1
●  CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62368-1
●  IEC 62368-1
●  AS/NZS 62368-1

EMI and EMC compliance

C9500 Models

●  47 CFR Part 15 Class A
●  CNS13438: 2006 Class A
●  EN 300 386 V1.6.1
●  EN61000-3-2: 2014
●  EN61000-3-3: 2013
●  ICES-003 Issue 6: 2016 Class A
●  KN 32: 2015 Class A
●  TCVN 7189: 2009 Class A
●  EN 55032:2012/ AC:2013 Class A
●  EN 55032:2015 Class A
●  CISPR 32 Edition 2 Class A
●  V-2/2015.04 Class A
●  V-3/2015.04 Class A
●  CISPR24: 2010 + A1: 2015
●  EN 300 386 V1.6.1
●  EN55024: 2010 + A1: 2015
●  KN35: 2015
●  TCVN 7317: 2003

C9500X Models

●  CNS13438: 2006 Class A
●  EN 300 386 V1.6.1
●  EN61000-3-2: 2014
●  EN61000-3-3: 2013
●  ICES-003 Issue 6: 2016 Class A
●  KS C 9832:2019
●  CISPR32:2015:Ed:2
●  EN 55032:2012/ AC:2013 Class A
●  EN 55032:2015 Class A
●  CISPR 32 Edition 2 Class A
●  VCCI/CISPR 32 2016
●  CISPR24: 2010 + A1: 2015
●  EN 300 386 V1.6.1
●  EN55024: 2010 + A1: 2015
●  KS C 9835:2019
●  EN 55035:2017+A11:2020
●  47 CFR Part 15:2016

Warranty

Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches come with an Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW) that includes Next-Business-Day (NBD) delivery of replacement hardware where available and 90 days of 8x5 Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support. Your formal warranty statement, including the warranty applicable to Cisco software, appears in the information packet that accompanies your Cisco product. We encourage you to carefully review the warranty statement shipped with your specific product before use. Cisco reserves the right to refund the purchase price as its exclusive warranty remedy. For further information about warranty terms, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.

Table 28 provides information about the E-LLW.

Table 28.     E-LLW details

 

Cisco E-LLW

Devices covered

Applies to Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.

Warranty duration

As long as the original customer owns the product.

End-of-life policy

In the event of discontinuance of product manufacture, Cisco warranty support is limited to 5 years from the announcement of discontinuance.

Hardware replacement

Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a replacement for NBD delivery, where available. Otherwise, a replacement will be shipped within 10 working days after receipt of the Return Materials Authorization (RMA) request. Actual delivery times might vary depending on customer location.

Effective date

Hardware warranty commences from the date of shipment to customer (and in case of resale by a Cisco reseller, not more than 90 days after original shipment by Cisco).

TAC support

Cisco will provide during business hours, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, basic configuration, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of device-level problems for up to a 90-day period from the date of shipment of the originally purchased Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series product. This support does not include solution or network-level support beyond the specific device under consideration.

Cisco.com access

Warranty allows guest access only to Cisco.com.

Cisco environmental sustainability

Information about Cisco’s environmental sustainability policies and initiatives for our products, solutions, operations, and extended operations or supply chain is provided in the “Environment Sustainability” section of Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Reference links to information about key environmental sustainability topics (mentioned in the “Environment Sustainability” section of the CSR Report) are provided in the following table:

Sustainability topic

Reference

Information on product material content laws and regulations

Materials

Information on electronic waste laws and regulations, including products, batteries, and packaging

WEEE compliance

Cisco makes the packaging data available for informational purposes only. It may not reflect the most current legal developments, and Cisco does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that it is complete, accurate, or up to date. This information is subject to change without notice.

Cisco and Partner Services

Cisco and Partner Services offer various personalized services to enable IoT, cloud and secure networks. You can purchase advanced services designed to meet your business needs and help you maintain high-quality network performance while controlling operational costs. Please refer to Table 29 for more information on Cisco’s Technical Services available for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.

Table 29.     Technical Services

Cisco Technical Services

Cisco Smart Net Total Care Service

●  Around-the-clock, global access to the Cisco TAC
●  Unrestricted access to the extensive Cisco.com knowledge base and tools
●  NBD, 8x5x4, 24x7x4, and 24x7x2 advance hardware replacement and onsite parts replacement and installation available
●  Ongoing operating system software updates within the licensed feature set 1
●  Proactive diagnostics and real-time alerts on Smart Call Home-enabled devices

Cisco Smart Foundation Service

●  NBD advance hardware replacement as available
●  Access during business hours to Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) TAC (access levels vary by region)
●  Access to Cisco.com SMB knowledge base
●  Online technical resources through Smart Foundation portal
●  Operating system software bug fixes and patches

Cisco SP Base Service

●  Around-the-clock, global access to the Cisco TAC
●  Registered access to Cisco.com
●  NBD, 8x5x4, 24x7x4, and 24x7x2 advance hardware replacement; return to factory option available 2
●  Ongoing operating system software updates 1

Cisco Focused Technical Support Services

●  Three levels of premium, high-touch services are available:
◦  Cisco High-Touch Operations Management Service
◦  Cisco High-Touch Technical Support Service
◦  Cisco High-Touch Engineering Service
●  Valid Cisco Smart Net Total Care or SP Base contracts are required on all network equipment
1 Cisco operating system updates include the following: maintenance releases, minor updates, and major updates within the licensed feature set.
2 Advance hardware replacement is available in various service-level combinations. For example, 8x5xNBD indicates that shipment will be initiated during the standard 8-hour business day, 5 days a week (the generally accepted business days within the relevant region), with NBD delivery. Where NBD is not available, same-day shipping is provided. Restrictions apply. For details, review the appropriate service descriptions.

Learn more about available services.

Ordering information

To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering home page at: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or13/or8/order_customer_help_how_to_order_listing.html.

Table 30 lists ordering information for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.

Table 30.     Ordering information

Product number

Product description

C9500X-28C8D-A

Catalyst 9500 28x100G + 8x400G switch, NW Advantage License

C9500X-28C8D-E

Catalyst 9500 28x100G + 8x400G switch, NW Essentials License

C9500X-60L4D-A

Catalyst 9500 60x50G + 4x400G switch, NW Advantage License

C9500-32C-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 32-port 100G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-32C-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 32-port 100G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-32QC-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 32-port 40G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-32QC-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 32-port 40G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-48Y4C-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 48-port 25G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-48Y4C-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 48-port 25G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-24Y4C-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 24-port 1/10/25G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-24Y4C-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 24-port 1/10/25G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-24Q-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 24-port 40G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-24Q-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 24-port 40G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-12Q-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 12-port 40G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-12Q-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 12-port 40G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-40X-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-port 10G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-40X-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-port 10G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-16X-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, NW Ess. License

C9500-16X-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, NW Adv. License

C9500-48X-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-port 10G switch, 8 x 10GE Network Module, NW Adv. License

C9500-48X-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-port 10G switch, 8 x 10GE Network Module, NW Ess. License

C9500-24X-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, 8 x 10GE Network Module, NW Adv. License

C9500-24X-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, 8 x 10GE Network Module, NW Ess. License

C9500-16X-2Q-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, 2 x 40GE Network Module, NW Adv. License

C9500-16X-2Q-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, 2 x 40GE Network Module, NW Ess. License

C9500-40X-2Q-A

Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-port 10G switch, 2 x 40GE Network Module, NW Adv. License

C9500-40X-2Q-E

Cisco Catalyst 9500 40-port 10G switch, 2 x 40GE Network Module, NW Ess. License

Network modules

C9500-NM-2Q

Cisco Catalyst 9500 2 x 40GE Network Module

C9500-NM-8X

Cisco Catalyst 9500 8 x 10GE Network Module

C9500-NM-2Q=

Cisco Catalyst 9500 2 x 40GE Network Module Spare

C9500-NM-8X=

Cisco Catalyst 9500 8 x 10GE Network Module Spare

Software Licenses for Catalyst 9500

Cisco DNA Software Licenses

C9500X-DNA-E-3Y

Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essential license (3Y) for 28C8D SKU

C9500X-DNA-E-5Y

Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essential license (5Y) for 28C8D SKU

C9500X-DNA-E-7Y

Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essential license (7Y) for 28C8D SKU

C9500X-DNA-A-3Y

Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Advantage license (3Y) for 28C8D, 60L4D SKU

C9500X-DNA-A-5Y

Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Advantage license (5Y) for 28C8D, 60L4D SKU

C9500X-DNA-A-7Y

Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Advantage license (7Y) for 28C8D, 60L4D SKU

C9500-DNA-E-3Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Essentials. license (3Y) for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-E-5Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Essentials. license (5Y) for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-E-7Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Essentials. license (7Y) for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-A-3Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage license (3Y) for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-A-5Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage license (5Y) for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-A-7Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage license (7Y)

C9500-DNA-L-E-3Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Essentials. low port density license (3Y) for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-L-E-5Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Essentials. low port density license (5Y) for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-L-E-7Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Essentials. low port density license (7Y) for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-L-A-3Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage low port density license (3Y) for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-L-A-5Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage low port density license (5Y) for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU

C9500-DNA-L-A-7Y

Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage low port density license (7Y) for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU

C9500-LIC=

Cisco DNA software license upgrade from Essentials to Advantage

Cisco Catalyst Software Licenses

C9500-DNX-E-12Q-3Y

C9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-12Q-5Y

C9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-12Q-7Y

C9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-12Q-3Y

C9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-12Q-5Y

C9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-12Q-7Y

C9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-16X-3Y

C9500 16-Port 10G SFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license (includes C9500-24X-E SKU)

C9500-DNX-E-16X-5Y

C9500 16-Port 10G SFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license (includes C9500-24X-E SKU)

C9500-DNX-E-16X-7Y

C9500 16-Port 10G SFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license (includes C9500-24X-E SKU)

C9500-DNX-A-16X-3Y

C9500 16-Port 10G SFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license (includes C9500-24X-A SKU)

C9500-DNX-A-16X-5Y

C9500 16-Port 10G SFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license (includes C9500-24X-A SKU)

C9500-DNX-A-16X-7Y

C9500 16-Port 10G SFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license (includes C9500-24X-A SKU)

C9500-DNX-E-24Q-3Y

C9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-24Q-5Y

C9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-24Q-7Y

C9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-24Q-3Y

C9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-24Q-5Y

C9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-24Q-7Y

C9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-24Y-3Y

C9500 24-Port 25G SFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-24Y-5Y

C9500 24-Port 25G SFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-24Y-7Y

C9500 24-Port 25G SFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-24Y-3Y

C9500 24-Port 25G SFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-24Y-5Y

C9500 24-Port 25G SFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-24Y-7Y

C9500 24-Port 25G SFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-28C-3Y

C9500 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-28C-5Y

C9500 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-28C-7Y

C9500 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-28C-3Y

C9500 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-28C-5Y

C9500 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-28C-7Y

C9500 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-32C-3Y

C9500 32-Port 100G QSFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-32C-5Y

C9500 32-Port 100G QSFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-32C-7Y

C9500 32-Port 100G QSFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-32C-3Y

C9500 32-Port 100G QSFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-32C-5Y

C9500 32-Port 100G QSFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-32C-7Y

C9500 32-Port 100G QSFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-32Q-3Y

C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-32Q-5Y

C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-32Q-7Y

C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-32Q-3Y

C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-32Q-5Y

C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-32Q-7Y

C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-40X-3Y

C9500 40-Port 10G SFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license (includes C9500-48X-E SKU)

C9500-DNX-E-40X-5Y

C9500 40-Port 10G SFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license (includes C9500-48X-E SKU)

C9500-DNX-E-40X-7Y

C9500 40-Port 10G SFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license (includes C9500-48X-E SKU)

C9500-DNX-A-40X-3Y

C9500 40-Port 10G SFP+, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license (includes C9500-48X-A SKU)

C9500-DNX-A-40X-5Y

C9500 40-Port 10G SFP+, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license (includes C9500-48X-A SKU)

C9500-DNX-A-40X-7Y

C9500 40-Port 10G SFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license (includes C9500-48X-A SKU)

C9500-DNX-E-48Y-3Y

C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-48Y-5Y

C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-E-48Y-7Y

C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-48Y-3Y

C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-48Y-5Y

C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-48Y-7Y

C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-60L-3Y

C9500 60-Port 50G SFP56, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-60L-5Y

C9500 60-Port 50G SFP56, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

C9500-DNX-A-60L-7Y

C9500 60-Port 50G SFP56, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license

Power supplies, cables, and fan for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series

C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R

1600W AC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R

650W AC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-650WACL-R

650W AC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R

1600W DC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-930WDC-R

930W DC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-1600WACR/2

1600W AC Power Supply, Redundant

C9K-PWR-650WAC-R/2

650W AC Power Supply, Redundant

C9K-PWR-650WACLR/2

650W AC Power Supply, Redundant

C9K-PWR-1600WDCR/2

1600W DC Power Supply, Redundant

C9K-PWR-930WDC-R/2

930W DC Power Supply, Redundant

C9K-PWR-C4-BLANK

Catalyst 9500 power supply blank cover

C9K-PWR-C5-BLANK

Catalyst 9500 power supply blank cover

C9K-T1-FANTRAY

Catalyst 9500 fan tray

FAN-T4-R

Catalyst 9500 Type 4 front to back cooling Fan

PWR-C4-950WAC-R

950W AC Config 4 Power Supply front to back cooling

PWR-C4-950WAC-R/2

950W AC Config 4 Power Supply front to back cooling, Redundant

PWR-C4-BLANK

Catalyst 9500 power supply blank cover

CAB-C15-CBN-JP

Japan Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 12A, C14-C15

CAB-TA-250V-JP

Japan 250V AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-AP

Australia AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-AR

Argentina AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-DN

Denmark AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-EU

Europe AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-IN

India AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-IS

Israel AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-IT

Italy AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-SW

Switzerland AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-UK

United Kingdom AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-TA-NA

North America AC Type A Power Cable

CAB-C15-CBN

Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors

CAB-TA-JP

Japan AC Type A Power Cable

Spare accessory and rack mount kits for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series

C9500-ACCKITH-19I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End - 19" rack mount

C9500-ACCKITH-23I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End - 23" rack mount

C9500-4PTH-KIT=

Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End

C9500-ACC-KIT-19I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series - 19" rack mount

C9500-ACC-KIT-23I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series - 23" rack mount

C9500-4PT-KIT=

Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series

Power supplies, cables, and fan for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch

C9K-PWR-1500WAC

Catalyst 9500X 1500W AC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-1500WDC

Catalyst 9500X 1500W DC Power Supply

C9K-PWR-1500WAC/2

Catalyst 9500X 1500W AC Power Supply, Redundant

C9K-PWR-1500WDC/2

Catalyst 9500X 1500W DC Power Supply, Redundant

PWR-C6-BLANK

Catalyst 9500X power supply blank cover

C9500X-FAN-1U-R

Catalyst 9500X front to back cooling fan

C9500X-FAN-1U-F

Catalyst 9500X back to front cooling fan

NO-POWER-CORD

ECO friendly green option, no power cable will be shipped

PWR-CAB-AC-USA520

US AC Power Cord for Cisco ASR 900, NEMA 5-20

PWR-CAB-AC-USA

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (USA), NEMA L6-20P

PWR-CAB-AC-AUS

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Australia), AS 3112

PWR-CAB-AC-EU

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Europe), CEE 7/7

PWR-CAB-AC-ITA

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Italy), CEI-23-50

PWR-CAB-AC-SA

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (South Africa), SABS 164

PWR-CAB-AC-UK

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (UK), EN 60309-2

PWR-CAB-AC-ISRL

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Israel), SI 32

PWR-CAB-AC-CHN

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (China), GB2099.1/GB1002

PWR-CAB-AC-BRA

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Brazil), NBR 14136

PWR-CAB-AC-SUI

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Swiss), SEV 1011

PWR-CAB-AC-JPN

Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Japan), JIS C8303

PWR-CAB-AC-IND

India AC Power Cord for Cisco ASR 900, IS:1293

PWR-CAB-AC-ARG

AC POWER CORD, WIRE HARNESS, Argentina, IRAM 2073, IEC60320 C21, ST, 4M, 30 AWG, STRANDED, 250.0 V, 16.0 A

PWR-2KW-DC-CBL

Power Cord - 2KW DC

Spare accessory and rack mount kits for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch

C9500X-ACCKIT-19I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch - 19" rack mount

C9500X-ACCKIT-23I=

Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch - 23" rack mount

C9500X-4PTH-KIT=

Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch

Spare storage options for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch

C9K-F3-SSD-240GB=

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 240 GB

C9K-F3-SSD-480GB=

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 480 GB

C9K-F3-SSD-960GB=

Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 960 GB

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March 1, 2023

Added Catalyst 9500X-60L4D and updated relevant sections

Entire Document

November 28, 2022

Added new 650W AC power supply

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September 21, 2022

Added Meraki Cloud monitoring

Removed Cisco DNA Premier licenses

September 21, 2022

Added Catalyst 9500X-28C8D and Silicon One Q200 details, and updated all sections

Entire document

January 31, 2022

Added Custom ASIC template, eWLC without SD-Access, EVPN, MPLS, Programmability, removed ETA and AVC, updated Operating temperature

Product Overview, Platform Details, Specifications

September 28, 2020

Added NEBS Certification details, 16.11.1 features, VLAN ID correction, SDM template corrections, SVL

Page 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24

April 16, 2019

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series spec change

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January 11, 2019

Product highlights changes (switching capacity and ports spec changes)

Updated Page 4

January 11, 2019

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series configurations and port density spec changes

Updated Page 12

January 11, 2019

Performance spec changes

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January 11, 2019

Text changes to “Important Note”

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January 11, 2019

Text changes to “Cisco StackWise Virtual”

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January 11, 2019

Text changes to “Trustworthy systems” and “Cisco StackWise Virtual”

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January 11, 2019

Added text for Layer 3 Subinterface and BGP EVPN with VXLAN

Updated Page 20

January 11, 2019

Deleted text for “High-performance IP routing” and spec edits to “Minimum software requirements”

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January 11, 2019

Text changes to “Licensing” and spec edits to “Network Essentials and Advantage Package Features”

Updated Page 23

January 11, 2019

Text changes to “Cisco DNA Essentials and Advantage Package Features”

Updated Page 24

January 11, 2019

Added product numbers for “Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series”

Updated Page 33

January 11, 2019

Deleted product numbers for “Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series”

Updated Page 34

January 11, 2019

Product highlights changes (switching capacity and ports spec changes)

Updated Page 4

January 11, 2019

Updates to Table 1

Updated Table 1

August 15, 2018

Added clearer description of SKUs, Updated date for Tables 1, 10, 11

Updated SKU descriptions, Table 11 data, Table 10 data, Table 1 Footnotes

July 3,2018

Added clearer descriptions of host routes and scale adjacency in hardware

Updated Table 10 Footnotes

June 1, 2018

Added Catalyst 9500 high density platforms and updated associated speeds and densities, e.g. Up to 6.4-Tbps switching capacity with up to 2 Bpps of forwarding performance from “3.2 Tbps/1 Bpps” a. 32 port 100G, b. 32 port 40G, c. 48 port 25G. Added Catalyst 9500 mid density platform a. 24 port 25G, b. 16 port 1/10G. Added new optical interfaces - QSFP28, SFP28. Added new power supply options - 650W, 1600W. Added RESCONF support. StackWise Virtual extended to all Catalyst 9500 platforms.

Updated Product Overview

March 31, 2018

AVB support noted for certain platforms. Corrected references to Catalyst 9000 switches, rather than Catalyst 9000 Series switches. Corrected references to Cisco IOS XE, rather than IOS-XE.

Updated Audio Video Bridging

December 15, 2017

 

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