BGP EVPN VXLAN support on C9500X-28C8D
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9500X
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The C9500X-28C8D model of Cisco Catalyst 9500X Series Switches supports the following BGP EVPN VXLAN features:
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Layer 2 and Layer 3 overlay with IPv4 and IPv6 hosts
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Multicast replication for Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, Multicast (BUM) traffic
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Distributed Anycast Gateway
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EVPN VXLAN External Connectivity with VRF-Lite and IEEE 802.1Q network
This release does not support Ingress Replication, Multi-Homing and Centralized Default Gateway.
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BGP EVPN VXLAN with IPv6 in the Underlay (VXLANv6)
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9500, 9500H
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Introduces support for IPv6 addressing in the underlay of a BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric. In a new deployment, you can build your
BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric with IPv6 underlay. For an existing BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric with IPv4 underlay, you can seamlessly migrate
to an IPv6 or dual stack underlay.
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Cisco DNA Service for Bonjour
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9500X
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Cisco DNA Service for Wide Area Bonjour (Multicast DNS Mode only) and Local Area Bonjour in Unicast Mode for Multi-Layer Network
and Routed Access Network was introduced on Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor 2 Module (C9600X-SUP-2).
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Cisco StackWise Virtual
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9500X
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Cisco StackWise Virtual is a network system virtualization technology that pairs two switches into one virtual switch to simplify
operational efficiency with a single control and management plane.
Starting with this release, the feature is supported on the C9500X-28C8D model of Cisco Catalyst 9500X Series Switches.
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Custom EAPoL
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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Allows customization of the default EAPoL EtherType to configure MACsec with EtherType as 876F.
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Enhanced Password Security Through Updated Combination Rule
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9500, 9500H
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The character-repetition and restrict-consecutive-letters keywords were introduced for the aaa common-criteria policy command.
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MACsec Fallback Key Support with High Availability
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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Introduces support for the MACsec Fallback Key feature with High Availability. The MACsec Fallback Key feature establishes
an MKA session with the pre-shared fallback key whenever the PSK fails to establish a session because of key mismatch.
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NAT support on L3 Port Channel
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9500, 9500H
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Introduces support for configuring NAT on Layer 3 port channel using the interface port-channel command.
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Programmability
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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The following programmability features are introduced in this release:
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PTPv2 with Cisco StackWise Virtual
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9500, 9500H
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Introduces support for PTPv2 with Cisco StackWise Virtual.
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RADIUS Automated Testing Probe-on
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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The command automate-tester probe-on was introduced. It starts a dead timer and packets are sent to the external RADIUS server after the timer expires.
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Reflexive Access Lists (IPv4)
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9500, 9500H
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Reflexive access lists allow IP packets to be filtered based on upper-layer session information.
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Secure Data Wipe
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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Introduces support for performing factory reset by using the keyword all secure in the factory-reset command. This option performs data sanitisation and securely resets the device.
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SGACL Monitor Mode and SGACL Logging
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9500X
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Introduces support for SGACL Monitor Mode and SGACL Logging on the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Series Switches.
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SHA256 based Password-masking support
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9500, 9500H
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You can use the masked-secret keyword on the enable algorithm type command and username command. The keyword masks the secret input and converts to the selected encryption.
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Standalone Mode on Layer 3 EtherChannels
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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Introduces support for configuring standalone mode/independent mode on Layer 3 EtherChannels.
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Stateful NAT64
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9500H
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Introduces support for a translation mechanism that translates IPv6 packets into IPv4 packets and vice versa. Packets generated
in an IPv6 network can be sent to an IPv4 network within the IPv6 network using the Stateful NAT64 translator.
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DHCP Gleaning
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9500, 9500H, 9500X
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Introduces support for a read–only DHCP snooping functionality that allows components to register and glean only DHCP version
4 packets.
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There are no new WebUI features in this release.
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