Cisco Catalyst C8300-2N2S-6T Router
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Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series has eight primary switch SKUs:
● C9500X-60L4D: 60 ports 50G/25G/10G/1G SFP56, 4 ports 400G/200G/100G/40G QSFP-DD
● C9500- 28XC8D: 28 ports 100G/40G QSFP28, 8 ports 400G/200G/100G/40G QSFP-DD
● C9500-32QC: 24 ports 40G QSFP with 4 ports 100G QSFP28 uplinks OR 32 ports 40G QSFP OR 16 ports 100G QSFP28
● C9500-24Q: 24 ports 40G QSFP
● C9500-12Q: 12 ports 40G QSFP
● C9500-48Y4C: 48 ports 25G/10G SFP28 option with 4 ports 100G/40G QSFP28 uplinks
● C9500-24Y4C: 24 ports 25G/10G SFP28 option with 4 ports 100G/40G QSFP28 uplinks
● C9500-40X: 40 ports 10G SFP+ option with 8 ports 10G SFP+ or 2 ports 40G QSFP uplinks
● C9500-16X: 16 ports 10G SFP+ option with 8 ports 10G SFP+ or 2 ports 40G QSFP uplinks
Cisco Catalyst and Cisco DNA Software Licenses
● C9500X-DNA-E-3Y, -5, -7: Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essential license; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 28C8D, 60L4D SKU
● C9500X-DNA-A-3Y, -5, -7: Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Advantage license; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 28C8D, 60L4D SKU
● C9500X-DNA-E-3Y, -5, -7: Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essentials license; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU
● C9500X-DNA-A-3Y, -5, -7: Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Advantage license; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNA-L-E-3Y, -5, -7: Catalyst 9500X Cisco DNA Essentials license, low port density; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 12Q, 16X, 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-LIC=: Cisco DNA software license upgrade from Essentials to Advantage
● C9500-DNX-E-12Q-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 12-Port 40G QSFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 12Q SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-12Q-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 12-Port 40G QSFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 12Q SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-16X-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 16-Port 10G SFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-16X-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 16-Port 10G SFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-24Y4C-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 24-Port 40G QSFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-24Y4C-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 24-Port 40G QSFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-28C-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-28C-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 28-Port 100G QSFP28, 8-port 400G QSFP-DD; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-32Q-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 32-Port 40G QSFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-32Q-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 32-Port 40G QSFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 24Y4C SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-40X-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 40-Port 10G SFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-40X-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 40-Port 10G SFP+; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-48Y-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 48-Port 25G SFP28; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-48Y-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 48-Port 25G SFP28; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-E-60L-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Essentials, 60-Port 50G SFP56; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
● C9500-DNX-A-60L-3Y, -5, -7: Cisco Catalyst Advantage, 60-Port 50G SFP56; 3, 5 and 7 year term for 16X SKU
Network module options:
● C9500-NM-8X: 8 ports 1/10G SFP/SFP+
● C9500-NM-2Q: 2 ports 40G QSFP+
Power supply options:
Catalyst 9500X models:
● C9K-PWR-1500WAC: 1500W AC
● C9K-PWR-1500WDC: 1500W DC
Catalyst 9500 models:
● PWR-C4-950WAC-R: 950W AC
● PWR-C4-950WDC-R: 950W DC
● C9K-PWR-650WAC-R: 650W AC
● C9K-PWR-650WACL-R: 650W DC
● C9K-PWR-930WDC-R: 930W DC
● C9K-PWR-1600WAC-R: 1600W AC
● C9K-PWR-1600WDC-R: 1600W DC
Fan options:
● C9500X-FAN-1U-R Catalyst 9500X front to back cooling fan
● C9500X-FAN-1U-F Catalyst 9500X back to front cooling fan
FAN-T4-R Type 4 front to back cooling fan
Pluggable SSD options:
● C9K-F3-SSD-240GB: 240 GB (Catalyst 9500X only)
● C9K-F3-SSD-480GB: 480 GB (Catalyst 9500X only)
● C9K-F3-SSD-960GB: 960 GB (Catalyst 9500X only)
● C9K-F1-SSD-240G: 240 GB
● C9K-F1-SSD-480G: 480 GB
● C9K-F1-SSD-960G: 960 GB
Yes, you can use TFTP to boot the application image over the network with the following parameters set up:
● MAC_ADDR: The switch default MAC address
● IP_ADDR: The IP address or netmask of the switch
● DEFAULT_ROUTER: The IP address of the default router in the local network