Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches Data Sheet
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Reimagine, reinforce, redefine
The Cisco 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 the 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.
The Cisco Catalyst 9500X switches, based on the Cisco Silicon One™ Q200 ASIC, are purpose built for the next-generation core, with a programmable pipeline (P4), and are 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 an internal architecture that includes an on-chip High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM). The Catalyst 9500X switches leverage a high-performance multiple-core x86 CPU and are Cisco’s leading purpose-built fixed core and edge services enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud.
The Cisco Catalyst 9500X switches are the industry’s first purpose-built fixed 10, 25, 50, 40, 100, 200, and 400 Gigabit Ethernet switches targeted for the enterprise campus. The Catalyst 9500X switches deliver unmatched forwarding scale (MAC addresses, IP unicast and multicast routes, Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS] labels) and deep buffering for enterprise applications. The Catalyst 9500X models include nonblocking 50 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP-56) and nonblocking 400 Gigabit Ethernet Quad SFP Double Density (QSFP-DD) ports.
Catalyst 9500 Series switches support advanced routing and infrastructure services (such as 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 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. The switches provide an operational choice of Cisco Catalyst Center or Cisco 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.
● The Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC is purpose built for the next-generation network core plus 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 12.8 (switching ASIC capacity) Tbps switching capacity with 8 Bpps forwarding rate.
● 80 MB of dedicated low-latency buffer, with up to 8 GB 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, Access Control List (ACL) tables, and Quality-of-Service (QoS) tables.
● ASIC tables for switching scale up to 256,000 MAC addresses and routing scale up to 2 million 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 line-rate 256-bit 802.1ae MACsec and WAN-MACsec data encryption.
● 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 (90% efficient) 1500-watt AC and/or DC power supplies.
● Field-replaceable, N+1 redundant fan-tray units, with added flexibility to choose the direction of airflow.
● The Cisco UADP ASIC is ready for next-generation technologies with its programmable pipeline, microengine capabilities, and template-based, configurable allocation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, ACLs, and 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.
● IEEE 802.1ba Audio Video 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/or DC power supplies.
● Field-replaceable fan-tray units.
● Meraki cloud monitoring option.
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 IOS®XE also has built-in defenses to protect against runtime attacks.
● Simplified Campus Automation is designed to optimize the discovery and configuration of devices in your network with a more streamlined simple and easy-to-use automation tool. With features such as simplified discovery, IT can discover devices within the network within just a few steps. Also available is a more streamlined GUI that provides a simplified view of switch configurations and software details on a port-by-port basis.
● 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 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 as the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series support a wide range of automation features and provide robust open APIs over 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.
● Cloud management: The Catalyst 9500 support cloud management with IOS XE. Cloud management provides the ability to view Catalyst 9500 Series switch statistics, manage configurations, and access troubleshooting capabilities directly from the Meraki dashboard. Learn more about cloud management.
● WebUI: Embedded GUI-based device-management tool that provides the ability to provision the device, simplifying device deployment and manageability and enhancing 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.
Table 1. 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 (StackWise Virtual Link) |
Yes (StackWise Virtual Link)3 |
| In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) |
Yes (StackWise Virtual Link) |
Yes (StackWise Virtual Link)3 |
| Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR) |
Yes |
Yes |
| MACsec Key Agreement (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 |
Yes2,5 |
| Object-group ACLs (IPv4/IPv6) |
Yes |
Yes4 |
| Enterprise QoS |
||
| Modular QoS CLI (MQC) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Strict priority queuing |
Yes |
Yes |
| Class/color-aware queuing |
Yes (weighted fair queuing [WFQ]) |
Yes (virtual output queuing [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 |
| PIM Source-Specific Mode (PIM-SSM) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bidirectional PIM (PIM-BIDIR) |
Yes |
No1 |
| IPv6 routing |
Yes |
Yes |
| Layer 3 routed subinterfaces |
Yes |
Yes |
| MPLS |
||
| MPLS Layer 3 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 |
Yes |
| BGP Ethernet VPN (EVPN) VXLAN |
||
| Fabric spine, leaf, and border support |
Yes |
Yes3 |
| Layer 2/Layer 3 Virtual Network Interface (VNI) |
Yes |
Yes3 |
| Distributed anycast gateway (symmetric Integrated Routing and Bridging [IRB]) |
Yes |
Yes3 |
| Centralized gateway (asymmetric IRB) |
Yes |
No |
| ESI multihome support |
Yes |
No |
| Tenant routed multicast (IPv4/IPv6) |
Yes |
Yes3 |
| Layer 3 border handoff: Multi-VRF, MPLS L3 VPN |
Yes |
Yes3 |
| Layer 2 border handoff: VPLS, EoMPLS L2 VPN |
Yes |
No1 |
| Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) |
||
| Virtual eXtensible LAN (VXLAN) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Layer 2 VNI |
Yes |
Yes |
| Layer 3 VNI |
Yes |
Yes |
| SD-Access control plane |
Yes |
Yes |
| SD-Access border |
Yes |
Yes |
| SD-Access Layer 2 border |
Yes |
No |
| SD-Access 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 management |
Yes (RJ-45 and USB-mini type B) |
Yes (RJ-45 and USB-C) |
| Meraki cloud management |
Yes |
No |
Switch models and configurations
All switches ship with the 650W, 950W, 1500W, or 1600W AC power supply as the default.
Figures 1 through 7 show the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.
C9500X-28C8D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 28x 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports + 8x 40/100/200/400 Gigabit Ethernet ports
C9500X-60L4D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 60x 10/25/50 Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet ports
C9500-32C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports
C9500-32QC: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 40 or 16x 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports
C9500-48Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 48x 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet ports + 4x 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports
C9500-24Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 24x 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports
C9500-16X: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 16x 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
Switch configurations and port density
Table 2 shows the Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch configurations.
Table 2. Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch configurations and port density
| Model |
Description |
1G port density |
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 28x 100 + 8x 400 Gigabit Ethernet |
- |
- |
36 |
8 |
88 (1201) |
(641) |
36 (601) |
60 |
| C9500X-60L4D |
Cisco Catalyst 9500X with 60x 50 + 4x400 Gigabit Ethernet |
82 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
76 (921) |
60 (921) |
4 (161) |
16 |
Table 3 shows the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch configurations.
Table 3. 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 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP28 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
4 |
4 |
– |
– |
| C9500-24Y4C |
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 24-port 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP28 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
4 |
4 |
– |
– |
| C9500-16X |
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 16-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP/SFP+ |
16+81 |
16+81 |
– |
2 |
- |
81 |
– |
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 4 and 5.
Table 4. 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 5. Network module matrix
| Model |
C9500-NM-8X |
C9500-NM-2Q |
| C9500X-28C8D |
No |
No |
| C9500X-60L4D |
No |
No |
| C9500-32C |
No |
No |
| C9500-32QC |
No |
No |
| C9500-48Y4C |
No |
No |
| C9500-24Y4C |
No |
No |
| C9500-16X |
Yes |
Yes |
Figures 8 and 9 show the available network modules.
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+
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches support optional accessories.
The default switch configuration ships with default 19-inch brackets. The accessories mentioned below need to be selected during configuration and ordered separately.
Table 6. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| C9500-16X |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Catalyst 9500X models have their own accessory kits and SSD storage.
Refer to the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide for more information.
For Catalyst 9500 high-performance (C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C, C9500-32C, C9500-32QC) and 9500X switches, an RFID tag is an optional selection. The RFID tag can be opted out with the selection of C9500-RFID-NONE. The RFID tag can be opted in by selecting C9500-RFID for Catalyst 9500 high-performance (C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C, C9500-32C, C9500-32QC) switches and C9500X-RFID for Catalyst 9500X switches. UADP 2.0-based C9500-16X will continue to ship with RFID tags.
Note: For Catalyst 9500 high-performance (C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C, C9500-32C, C9500-32QC) and Catalyst 9500X switches, it is important to make the right selection for RFID opt in or opt out at the time of ordering. An RFID cannot be installed later if it is opted out at the time of ordering.
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. The fan trays support fan-tray OIR and can support a maximum fan speed of up to 30,000 rpm.
Note: All Catalyst 9500X fan units must be the same type (either front-to-back or back-to-front). Mix and match of fan trays (front-to-back or back-to-front) is not supported.
Table 8. Catalyst 9500X fan options
| Product number |
Description |
| C9500X-FAN-1U-R |
Catalyst 9500X front to back cooling fan (maximum 6 per switch) |
| C9500X-FAN-1U-F |
Catalyst 9500X back to front cooling fan (maximum 6 per switch) |
Table 9 shows the maximum fans and fan trays for each configuration.
Table 9. Catalyst 9500 fan and fan tray matrix
| Model |
FAN-T4-R (max # of fans) |
C9K-T1-FANTRAY (max # of fans) |
C9K-T2-FANTRAY (max # of fans) |
| C9500-32C |
No |
No |
Yes (5) |
| C9500-32QC |
No |
Yes (4) |
No |
| C9500-48Y4C |
No |
Yes (4) |
No |
| C9500-24Y4C |
No |
Yes (4) |
No |
| C9500-16X |
Yes (5) |
No |
No |
Figures 10 to 13 show the power supplies available for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series
950W AC power supply
650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WAC-R)
1600W AC power supply
650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WACL-R)
Tables 10 and 11 provide more details on the Cisco Catalyst 9500X models’ power supplies.
Table 10. Catalyst 9500X power supply specifications
| Power supply feature |
C9K-PWR-1500WAC |
C9K-PWR-1500WDC |
| Power max rating |
1500 |
1500 |
| Input voltage range and frequency |
90 to 264 VAC 47-63Hz |
-40 to -72 VDC |
| Power supply efficiency |
92% (115VAC 50% load) 94% (230VAC 50% load) |
94% (-48 to -60 VDC, 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 |
12 ms |
2 ms |
| C221 |
C10-638977-00 Amphenol Connector |
|
| Power cord rating |
16A |
– |
Note: The PSU has only one airflow direction (back to front) and supports two system airflows (back to front/front to back).
Table 11. BTU details for Catalyst 9500X switches with AC/DC PSU
| Total output BTU |
C9K-PWR-1500WAC |
C9K-PWR-1500WDC |
| C9500X-28C8D |
4,034 |
4,034 |
| C9500X-60L4D |
3,412 |
3,412 |
Tables 12 and 13 provides more details on the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series power supplies.
Table 12. Catalyst 9500 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 |
-36 to ~72 VDC |
AC 90VAC to 264VAC, 47 to 63 Hz |
AC 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz |
DC -40 to |
AC 90 to 140 VAC and 180 to 264 VAC 47 to 63 Hz |
DC -40 to |
| 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 at 48Vin, 950W |
AC 6.8A max at 115VAC, 3.4A max at 230VAC (when full loading) |
AC 6.8A max at 115VAC, 3.4A max at 230VAC (when full loading) |
DC 23A max at -48VDC (when full loading) |
AC 10.5A max at 115VAC (1050W), 7.8A 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 |
1 ms |
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 13. BTU details for Catalyst 9500 power supplies (BTU/hr)
| Total output BTU |
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 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| C9500-32QC |
– |
– |
1,815 |
1,815 |
1,856 |
– |
– |
| C9500-48Y4C |
– |
– |
1,856 |
1,856 |
1,856 |
– |
– |
| C9500-24Y4C |
– |
– |
1,454 |
1,454 |
1,484 |
– |
– |
| C9500-16X with 10G NM |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
941 |
967 |
| C9500-16X with 40G NM |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
904 |
930 |
Table 14 shows the power supplies supported in the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.
Table 14. Catalyst 9500 power supply matrix
| 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 |
| C9500-16X |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 15 shows key differences between the C9K-PWR-650WAC-R and C9K-PWR-650WACL-R power supplies.
Table 15. Key differences between the 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 |
>=20 ms at 90% load |
>=12 ms at 100% load |
| Over Power Protection (OPP) |
130% x rated load |
140% x rated load |
Table 16 shows performance specifications for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches.
Table 16. Performance specifications
| Performance numbers for all switch models |
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 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 360 Mpps |
Up to 2 Bpps |
Up to 1 Bpps |
Up to 1 Bpps |
Up to 1 Bpps |
8 Bpps |
8 Bpps |
| Total MAC addresses |
Up to 64,0001 |
Up to 82,0001 |
Up to 256,0001 |
||||
| Up to 64,000 indirect1,6 |
Up to 256,000 indirect + direct1,6 |
Up to 2,000,0006 |
|||||
| Total 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 IPv6 routes (indirect routes) |
Up to 32,000 indirect1,6 |
Up to 256,000 indirect + direct1,6 |
Up to 1 million6 |
||||
| Total 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 IPv4 multicast routes |
Up to 32,0001,6 |
Up to 32,0001,6 |
Up to 32,0001,6 |
||||
| Total 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 million5 |
||||
| DRAM |
16 GB |
16 GB |
32 GB |
||||
| Flash |
16 GB |
16 GB |
32 GB |
||||
| VLAN IDs |
4,094 |
4,094 |
4,094 |
||||
| Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST) instances |
3003 |
4,0001 |
4,094 |
||||
| Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) virtual ports (port* VLANs) for PVST |
13,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
||||
| STP virtual ports (port VLANs) for Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) |
13,000 |
100,0004 |
32,000 |
||||
| Total switched virtual interfaces (SVIs) |
1,000 |
4,0001 |
3800 |
||||
| Jumbo frames |
9,198 bytes |
9,216 bytes |
9,216 bytes |
||||
Directly connected (or host) IP routes mean any /32 or /128 routes, including those that 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 C9500-16X supports 32,000 adjacencies in hardware. So, they can support up to ~32,000 directly attached clients (including all adjacencies) in their own VLAN/SVI.
UADP 3.0 based C9500-32C, 32QC, 24Y4C, and 48Y4C support 80,000 adjacencies for SVI, with Software Database Manager (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 Silicon One 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 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.
Cisco Catalyst 9500X models support the following SDM ASIC templates
● Default (core)
● Custom
Table 17 describes the default SDM ASIC template for the Catalyst 9500X models.
Table 17. SDM template descriptions for Catalyst 9500X models
| Feature |
Default template |
| MAC addresses |
128,000 |
| IP host routes1 |
128,000 |
| IP longest prefix match (LPM) routes1,2 |
2 million |
| IP multicast routes1 |
32,000 |
| Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)/Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping1 |
16,000 |
| MPLS labels3 |
256,000 |
| Security/object groups |
32,000 |
| Security ACLs1 |
8,000 |
| QoS ACLs1 |
8,000 |
| Policy-Based Routing (PBR) |
16,000 |
| Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels |
1,024 |
| Sampled NetFlow entries1 |
2 million |
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.
● SD-Access: Maximizes system resources to support fabric deployment.
● NAT: Maximizes system resources for Layer 3 and NAT for support of collapsed-core WAN deployments.
Table 18 describes the standard SDM ASIC templates for the Catalyst 9500 models.
Table 18. SDM template descriptions for Catalyst 9500 models
| Template numbers for models |
Distribution template |
Core template (default) |
NAT template |
SD-Access template2 |
| IPv4/IPv6 (LPM/host) |
114,000 |
212,000 |
212,000 |
212,000 |
| Multicast routes (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/security group tag (SGT) labels |
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 |
| 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 ingress, |
1,000 ingress, |
1,000 ingress, |
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 19. Custom template Forwarding Information Base (FIB) configurable values
| Feature |
Default value |
Scale values |
Step units |
| MAC addresses |
128,000 |
32,0001 to 256,000 |
1,000 |
| IPv4 host routes |
32,000 |
32,0001 to 256,000 |
1,000 |
| IPv6 host routes |
16,000 |
16,0001 to 128,000 |
1,000 |
| MPLS labels3 |
256,000 |
02 to 512,000 |
1,000 |
| Security/object groups |
32,000 |
02 to 64,000 |
1,000 |
| Total resources |
608,000 |
||
Learn more about configuring custom SDM templates.
C9500-32C, C9500-32QC, C9500-24Y4C, and 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 Cisco IOS XE Release 17.3.1, 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 20. Custom template configurable FIB values
| Feature |
Scale values (min – max) |
Step units |
Default value |
| MAC addresses |
32,000 to 128,000 |
16,000 |
32,000 |
| IPv4/IPv6 routes |
64,000 to 256,000 |
16,000 |
64,000 |
| Multicast routes1 |
0 to 32,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
| IGMP/MLD snooping1 |
0 to 32,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
| SGT/MPLS labels2 |
0 to 64,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
| NetFlow entries – input3 |
0 to 64,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
| NetFlow entries – output3 |
0 to 64,000 |
32,000 |
0 |
| Total resources |
416,000 |
||
Table 21. Custom template configurable ACL values
| Feature |
Scale values (min – max) |
Step units |
Default value |
| Security ACL - input |
4000 to 26,000, 27,000 |
2000 |
4000 |
| Security ACL - output |
4000 to 26,000, 27,000 |
2000 |
4000 |
| QoS ACL - input |
1000, 2000 to 16,000 |
2000 |
1000 |
| QoS ACL – output |
1000, 2000 to 16,000 |
2000 |
1000 |
| PBR/NAT |
1000, 2000 to 16,000 |
2000 |
2000 |
| NetFlow ACL |
1000 to 2000 |
1000 |
1000 |
| LISP |
1000 to 2000 |
1000 |
1000 |
| Tunnels |
1000 to 2000 |
1000 |
1000 |
| Total Resources |
54,000 |
||
Learn more about configuring Custom SDM templates.
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches run on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.5.1a or later. This software release includes all the features listed earlier in the Platform Benefits section. Table 22 lists the minimum software requirements for the switch models.
Table 22. Minimum software requirements
| Model |
Description |
Minimum software requirement |
| C9500X-28C8D |
Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch with 28x 100 Gigabit Ethernet + 8x 400 Gigabit Ethernet |
Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.7.1 |
| C9500X-60L4D |
Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch with 60x 50 Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 400 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 1/10/25 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 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP/SFP+/SFP28 |
Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1a |
| C9500-16X |
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 16-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+ |
Open Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1 |
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 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, it 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 of Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide.
Software licenses
Table 23. 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, WebUI |
CLI, WebUI |
| Included support |
Base product-level support for hardware, software, and OS |
Software support (SWSS) |
X |
X |
| Included3 add-ons: Common Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) policy, ThousandEyes® network, and application assurance, Cisco Spaces |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Included ISE endpoint licenses |
10 |
X |
X |
X |
Network Essentials and Advantage package features
Table 24. 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), PVLAN,2 VRRP, PBR,3 Cisco Discovery Protocol, 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-BIDIR,2 IP SLA, OSPF |
No |
Yes |
| Network segmentation VRF, VXLAN, LISP, BGP-EVPN,3 Cisco TrustSec®/CMD,3 SGT, MPLS, mVPN2 |
No |
Yes |
| Automation NETCONF, RESTCONF, gRPC, gNMI/gNOI, YANG, PnP agent, ZTP/Open PnP, Guest Shell (on-box Python) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Telemetry and visibility Model-driven telemetry, sampled NetFlow, Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), Remote SPAN (RSPAN)2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| High availability and resiliency GIR, NSF, ISSU,3 StackWise Virtual3, SMU |
No |
Yes |
| IoT integration PTP2 (IEEE 1588v2) |
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
Table 25. Cisco Catalyst Essentials and Advantage package features
| Feature |
Cisco Catalyst Essentials |
Cisco Catalyst Advantage |
Cisco DNA Essentials |
Cisco DNA Advantage |
| Switch features |
||||
| Optimized network deployments Cisco Catalyst Service for Bonjour3 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Advanced telemetry and visibility Flexible NetFlow,3 Embedded Event Manager (EEM) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Optimized telemetry and visibility Encapsulated RSPAN (ERSPAN), app hosting (in containers/VMs), Wireshark |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Cisco Catalyst Center features (formerly Cisco DNA Center) |
||||
| Simplified Campus Automation Simplified Campus Automation optimizes the discovery and configuration of devices in your network with a more streamlined simple and easy-to-use automation tool. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Day 0 network bring-up automation Cisco Network PnP 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 wireless |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Embedded wireless (with or without SD-Access)2 Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series 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* |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
3 Supported in later IOS XE software versions. Refer to the latest Catalyst 9500 Release Notes.
For a full list of network stack features as well as Cisco Catalyst Advantage features, please visit the Cisco Catalyst and Cisco DNA Software Subscription Matrix for Switching: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/products/software/dna-subscription-switching/en-sw-sub-matrix-switching.html.
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.
Dimensions, physical specifications, and weight
Catalyst 9500X models
Table 26 lists the dimensions, specifications, weight, and operating temperature for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X models.
Table 26. Catalyst 9500X dimensions, physical specifications, weight, and operating temperature
| Description |
Specifications |
|
| SKU |
C9500X-28C8D |
C9500X-60L4D |
| Dimensions |
H = 1.73 in. (4.39 cm) W = 17.5 in. (44.45 cm) D = 21.8 in. (55.37 cm) including fan/tray handles |
H = 1.73 in. (4.39 cm) W = 17.5 in. (44.45 cm) D = 21.8 in. (55.37 cm) including fan/tray handles |
| Rack Units (RU) |
1 RU |
1RU |
| Chassis with 2 power supplies and built-in fan |
29.27 lb (13.28 kg) Weights separated: Chassis = 22.13 lb (10.04 kg) Each fan tray = 0.26 lb (0.12 kg)
AC PSU = 2.77 lb (1.26 kg) DC PSU = 2.71 lb (1.23 kg) |
28.10 lb (12.75 kg) Weights separated: Chassis = 20.96 lb (9.51 kg) Each fan tray = 0.26 lb (0.12 kg)
AC PSU = 2.77 lb (1.26 kg) DC PSU = 2.71 lb (1.23 kg) |
| Input voltage |
See Table 10. |
|
| Operating temperature |
-5°C to +45°C (23° to 113°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 27 lists the dimensions, specifications, weight, and operating temperature for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 models.
Table 27. Catalyst 9500 dimensions, physical specifications, weight, and operating temperature
| Description |
Specifications |
||||
| SKU |
C9500-32C |
C9500-32QC |
C9500- 48YC |
C9500- 24YC |
C9500-16X |
| Chassis with 2 power supplies and built-In fan |
25.64 lb (11.63 kg) |
21.85 lb (9.91 kg) |
21.96 lb (9.96 kg) |
20.99 lb (9.52 kg) |
23.6 lb (10.7 kg) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
1.73 x 17.5 x 21.2 in. (4.39 x 44.45 x 53.85 cm) |
1.73 x 17.5 x 18.0 in. (4.39 x 44.45 x 45.72 cm) |
1.73 x 17.5 x 21.52 in. (4.39 x 44.45 x 54.66 cm) |
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| Rack Units (RU) |
1 RU |
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| Chassis with 2 power supplies and built-In fan |
25.64 lb (11.63 kg) |
21.85 lb (9.91 kg) |
21.96 lb (9.96 kg) |
23.6 lb (10.7 kg) |
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| Input voltage |
90 to 264 VAC* |
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| Operating temperature |
32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C) up to altitude of 10,000 feet |
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| Altitude |
Operation up to 10,000 feet at 40°C; up to 6,000 feet at 45°C |
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| Storage temperature |
-4° to 149°F (-20° to 65°C) |
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| Relative humidity operating and nonoperating (noncondensing) |
Ambient (noncondensing) operating: 5% to 90% Ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating and storage: 5% to 95% |
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| 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)
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Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Catalyst 9500X models
Table 28 lists the MTBF for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X models and components.
Table 28. 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 29 lists the MTBF for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series models and components.
Table 29. MTBF information
| Model |
MTBF (hours) |
| C9500-32C |
212,820 |
| C9500-32QC |
307,200 |
| C9500-48Y4C |
316,960 |
| C9500-24Y4C |
336,780 |
| C9500-16X |
315,790 |
| PWR-C4-950WAC-R |
2,268,760 |
| 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 the Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix (https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/).
Management and standards support
Table 30 shows management and standards support for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.
Table 30. 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-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-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 |
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Table 31 lists the safety and compliance information for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.
Table 31. Safety and compliance information
| Description |
Specification |
| Safety certifications |
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
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| EMI and EMC compliance |
Catalyst 9500 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
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To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering homepage at: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or13/or8/order_customer_help_how_to_order_listing.html.
Table 32 lists ordering information for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series.
Table 32. Ordering information
| Product number |
Product description |
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| 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 |
|
| C9500-16X-E |
Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, NW Ess. License |
|
| C9500-16X-A |
Cisco Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch, NW Adv. License |
|
| C9500-16X-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 |
|
| 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 Essentials license (3Y) for 28C8D SKU |
|
| C9500X-DNA-E-5Y |
Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essentials license (5Y) for 28C8D SKU |
|
| C9500X-DNA-E-7Y |
Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essentials 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-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-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 |
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| C9500-DNX-A-32Q-7Y |
C9500 32-Port 40G QSFP+, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-E-48Y-3Y |
C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-E-48Y-5Y |
C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-E-48Y-7Y |
C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Essentials software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-A-48Y-3Y |
C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-A-48Y-5Y |
C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-A-48Y-7Y |
C9500 48-Port 25G SFP28, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-A-60L-3Y |
C9500 60-Port 50G SFP56, 3 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-A-60L-5Y |
C9500 60-Port 50G SFP56, 5 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| C9500-DNX-A-60L-7Y |
C9500 60-Port 50G SFP56, 7 Year term Cisco Catalyst Advantage software subscription license |
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| Power supplies, cables, and fan for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series |
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| C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R |
1600W AC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-650WAC-R |
650W AC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-650WACL-R |
650W AC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R |
1600W DC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-930WDC-R |
930W DC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-1600WACR/2 |
1600W AC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| C9K-PWR-650WAC-R/2 |
650W AC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| C9K-PWR-650WACLR/2 |
650W AC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| C9K-PWR-1600WDCR/2 |
1600W DC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| C9K-PWR-930WDC-R/2 |
930W DC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| C9K-PWR-C4-BLANK |
Catalyst 9500 power supply blank cover |
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| C9K-PWR-C5-BLANK |
Catalyst 9500 power supply blank cover |
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| C9K-T1-FANTRAY |
Catalyst 9500 fan tray |
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| FAN-T4-R |
Catalyst 9500 Type 4 front to back cooling Fan |
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| PWR-C4-950WAC-R |
950W AC Config 4 Power Supply front to back cooling |
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| PWR-C4-950WAC-R/2 |
950W AC Config 4 Power Supply front to back cooling, Redundant |
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| PWR-C4-BLANK |
Catalyst 9500 power supply blank cover |
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| CAB-C15-CBN-JP |
Japan Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 12A, C14-C15 |
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| CAB-TA-250V-JP |
Japan 250V AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-AP |
Australia AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-AR |
Argentina AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-DN |
Denmark AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-EU |
Europe AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-IN |
India AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-IS |
Israel AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-IT |
Italy AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-SW |
Switzerland AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-UK |
United Kingdom AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-TA-NA |
North America AC Type A Power Cable |
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| CAB-C15-CBN |
Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors |
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| CAB-TA-JP |
Japan AC Type A Power Cable |
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| Spare accessory and rack mount kits for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series |
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| C9500-ACCKITH-19I= |
Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End - 19" rack mount |
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| C9500-ACCKITH-23I= |
Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End - 23" rack mount |
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| C9500-4PTH-KIT= |
Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series – High-End |
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| C9500-ACC-KIT-19I= |
Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series - 19" rack mount |
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| Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series - 23" rack mount |
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| C9500-4PT-KIT= |
Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series |
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| Power supplies, cables, and fan for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch |
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| C9K-PWR-1500WAC |
Catalyst 9500X 1500W AC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-1500WDC |
Catalyst 9500X 1500W DC Power Supply |
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| C9K-PWR-1500WAC/2 |
Catalyst 9500X 1500W AC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| C9K-PWR-1500WDC/2 |
Catalyst 9500X 1500W DC Power Supply, Redundant |
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| PWR-C6-BLANK |
Catalyst 9500X power supply blank cover |
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| C9500X-FAN-1U-R |
Catalyst 9500X front to back cooling fan |
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| C9500X-FAN-1U-F |
Catalyst 9500X back to front cooling fan |
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| NO-POWER-CORD |
ECO friendly green option, no power cable will be shipped |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-USA520 |
US AC Power Cord for Cisco ASR 900, NEMA 5-20 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-USA |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (USA), NEMA L6-20P |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-AUS |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Australia), AS 3112 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-EU |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Europe), CEE 7/7 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-ITA |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Italy), CEI-23-50 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-SA |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (South Africa), SABS 164 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-UK |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (UK), EN 60309-2 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-ISRL |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Israel), SI 32 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-CHN |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (China), GB2099.1/GB1002 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-BRA |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Brazil), NBR 14136 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-SUI |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Swiss), SEV 1011 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-JPN |
Power Cord for AC V2 Power Module (Japan), JIS C8303 |
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| PWR-CAB-AC-IND |
India AC Power Cord for Cisco ASR 900, IS:1293 |
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| 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 |
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| PWR-2KW-DC-CBL |
Power Cord - 2KW DC |
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| Spare accessory and rack mount kits for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch |
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| C9500X-ACCKIT-19I= |
Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch - 19" rack mount |
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| C9500X-ACCKIT-23I= |
Accessory Kit for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch - 23" rack mount |
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| C9500X-4PTH-KIT= |
Extension rails and brackets for four-point mounting for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch |
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| Spare storage options for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Switch |
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| C9K-F3-SSD-240GB= |
Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 240 GB |
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| C9K-F3-SSD-480GB= |
Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 480 GB |
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| C9K-F3-SSD-960GB= |
Cisco pluggable SSD storage – 960 GB |
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| RFID opt in / opt out for C9500 high performance and C9500X switches |
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| C9500-RFID |
RFID Selected for C9500 high performance switches (C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C, C9500-32C, C9500-32QC) |
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| C9500X-RFID |
RFID Selected for C9500X switches |
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| C9500-RFID-NONE |
No RFID Selected for C9500 high performance and C9500X switches |
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Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime 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 the Product Warranties page: https://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.
Table 33 provides information about the E-LLW.
Table 33. E-LLW details
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 “Environmental Sustainability” section of the CSR Report) are provided in the following table.
Table 34. Links to sustainability topics
| Sustainability topic |
Reference |
| Information on product material content laws and regulations |
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| Information on electronic waste laws and regulations, including products, batteries, and packaging |
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.
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Table 35. 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
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| 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
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| 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
|
Learn more about available services.
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| New or revised topic |
Described In |
Date |
| Removed references to C9500-12Q/24Q/40X as the switch models are end of sale |
All relevant sections |
December 12, 2024 |
| Added Simplified Campus Automation |
All relevant sections |
June 4, 2024 |
| Added Cisco Catalyst software subscription details and SKUs, updated Cisco Catalyst Center naming |
All relevant sections |
September 10, 2023 |
| Updated with IOS XE 17.10.1 contents |
Entire Document |
March 1, 2023 |
| Added Catalyst 9500X-60L4D and updated relevant sections |
Entire Document |
November 28, 2022 |
| Added new 650W AC power supply |
September 21, 2022 |
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| Added Meraki Cloud Management |
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 |
September 28, 2020 |
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| Added NEBS Certification details, 16.11.1 features, VLAN ID correction, SDM template corrections, SVL |
April 16, 2019 |
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| Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series spec change |
Updated Page 3 |
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 |
Updated Page 12 |
January 11, 2019 |
| Text changes to “Important Note” |
Updated Page 21 |
January 11, 2019 |
| Text changes to “Cisco StackWise Virtual” |
Updated Page 15 |
January 11, 2019 |
| Text changes to “Trustworthy systems” and “Cisco StackWise Virtual” |
Updated Page 17 |
January 11, 2019 |
| Added text for Layer 3 Subinterface and BGP EVPN with VXLAN |
Updated Page 19 |
January 11, 2019 |
| Deleted text for “High-performance IP routing” and spec edits to “Minimum software requirements” |
Updated Page 22 |
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 2 |
Updated Table 2 |
August 15, 2018 |
| Added clearer description of SKUs, Updated date for Tables 2, 11, 12 |
Updated SKU descriptions, Table 12 data, Table 11 data, Table 2 Footnotes |
July 3,2018 |
| Added clearer descriptions of host routes and scale adjacency in hardware |
Updated Table 11 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 |