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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.
● 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).
● 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.
● 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.
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.
● 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 better 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 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.
● Cloud monitoring for Catalyst: Integrated view of Catalyst 9500 switches, seamlessly integrated into the Meraki dashboard experience. Cloud monitoring provides the ability to view Catalyst 9500 Series switch statistics, configuration, and troubleshooting capabilities. While the switch will be automatically tagged with "Monitor Only" in the dashboard to distinguish from fully managed Meraki switches, "Monitor Only" Catalyst 9500 switch appears and functions very similarly to Meraki MS switches in the dashboard, including a visual representation of connected ports and traffic information. With cloud monitoring, Cisco IOS XE features, configuration and management continues to be done via The various automation mechanisms are outlined above. As a monitoring tool, most operations are read-only. All live troubleshooting capabilities will also not result in persistent changes to configuration following the troubleshooting operation.
● 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.
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 |
PIM Source-Specific Mode (PIM-SSM) | Yes | Yes |
Bidirectional PIM (PIM-BIDIR) | 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 | Yes |
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 |
L3 Border Handoff: Multi-VRF, MPLS L3VPN | Yes | Yes3 |
L2 Border Handoff: VPLS, EoMPLS L2VPN | Yes | No1 |
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 |
SDA Control-Plane | Yes | Yes |
SDA Border | Yes | Yes |
SDA Layer 2 Border | Yes | No |
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 C9500X models: feature is not available at FCS, but it is hardware capable.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 Available 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.
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
Figure 1.
C9500X-28C8D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 28x 40/100G QSFP28 ports + 8x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 2.
C9500X-60L4D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 60x 10/25/50G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 3.
C9500-32C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 100 Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 4.
C9500-32QC: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 40 or 16x100 Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 5.
C9500-48Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 48x 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100G Uplink
Figure 6.
C9500-24Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 24x 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100G Uplink
Figure 7.
C9500-24Q: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 24x 40G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 8.
C9500-12Q: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 12x 40G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 9.
C9500-40X: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 40x 1/10G Gigabit Ethernet
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 | 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 28x100G + 8x400G Gigabit Ethernet | - | - | 36 | 8 | 88 (1201) | (641) | 36 (601) | 60 |
C9500X-60L4D | Cisco Catalyst 9500X with 60x50G + 4x400G Gigabit Ethernet | 82 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 76 (921) | 60 (921) | 4 (161) | 16 |
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.
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
Figure 11.
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+
Figure 12.
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” 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
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.
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
Figure 13.
950W AC power supply
Figure 14.
650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WAC-R)
Figure 15.
1600W AC power supply
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 |
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 | 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 | 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 |
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 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 1,000,0006 | |||||||||
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 2,000,0005 | |||||||||
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 | 16,000 | |||||||||
STP Virtual Ports (Port* VLANs) for MST | 13,000 | 100,0004 | 32,000 | |||||||||
Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) | 1,000 | 4,0001 | 3800 | |||||||||
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.
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.
● 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).
● 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.
● 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.
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.
● 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 better 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 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.
● Cloud monitoring for Catalyst: Integrated view of Catalyst 9500 switches, seamlessly integrated into the Meraki dashboard experience. Cloud monitoring provides the ability to view Catalyst 9500 Series switch statistics, configuration, and troubleshooting capabilities. While the switch will be automatically tagged with "Monitor Only" in the dashboard to distinguish from fully managed Meraki switches, "Monitor Only" Catalyst 9500 switch appears and functions very similarly to Meraki MS switches in the dashboard, including a visual representation of connected ports and traffic information. With cloud monitoring, Cisco IOS XE features, configuration and management continues to be done via The various automation mechanisms are outlined above. As a monitoring tool, most operations are read-only. All live troubleshooting capabilities will also not result in persistent changes to configuration following the troubleshooting operation.
● 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.
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 |
PIM Source-Specific Mode (PIM-SSM) | Yes | Yes |
Bidirectional PIM (PIM-BIDIR) | 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 | Yes |
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 |
L3 Border Handoff: Multi-VRF, MPLS L3VPN | Yes | Yes3 |
L2 Border Handoff: VPLS, EoMPLS L2VPN | Yes | No1 |
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 |
SDA Control-Plane | Yes | Yes |
SDA Border | Yes | Yes |
SDA Layer 2 Border | Yes | No |
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 C9500X models: feature is not available at FCS, but it is hardware capable.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 Available 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.
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
Figure 1.
C9500X-28C8D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 28x 40/100G QSFP28 ports + 8x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 2.
C9500X-60L4D: Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch with 60x 10/25/50G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100/200/400G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 3.
C9500-32C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 100 Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 4.
C9500-32QC: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 40 or 16x100 Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 5.
C9500-48Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 48x 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100G Uplink
Figure 6.
C9500-24Y4C: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 24x 1/10/25G Gigabit Ethernet + 4x 40/100G Uplink
Figure 7.
C9500-24Q: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 24x 40G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 8.
C9500-12Q: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 12x 40G Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 9.
C9500-40X: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switch with 40x 1/10G Gigabit Ethernet
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 | 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 28x100G + 8x400G Gigabit Ethernet | - | - | 36 | 8 | 88 (1201) | (641) | 36 (601) | 60 |
C9500X-60L4D | Cisco Catalyst 9500X with 60x50G + 4x400G Gigabit Ethernet | 82 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 76 (921) | 60 (921) | 4 (161) | 16 |
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.
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
Figure 11.
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+
Figure 12.
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” 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
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.
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
Figure 13.
950W AC power supply
Figure 14.
650W AC power supply (C9K-PWR-650WAC-R)
Figure 15.
1600W AC power supply
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 |
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 | 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 | 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 |
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 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 1,000,0006 | |||||||||
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 2,000,0005 | |||||||||
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 | 16,000 | |||||||||
STP Virtual Ports (Port* VLANs) for MST | 13,000 | 100,0004 | 32,000 | |||||||||
Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) | 1,000 | 4,0001 | 3800 | |||||||||
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.
