• Cisco C9500-12Q-A switch with 12x40GbE QSFP+ ports
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Cisco C9500-12Q-A | Catalyst 9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+ Switch, Network Advantage

C9500-12Q-A

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Description

The Catalyst 9500 12-port 40G QSFP+ switch is a fixed 1RU core and aggregation switch from the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series. It suits enterprise campus core, distribution and aggregation layers, 40G campus or data centre aggregation, SD-Access fabric border and control plane roles, and redundant core pairs using StackWise Virtual.

This -A SKU provides 12 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports on the Cisco UADP ASIC and runs Cisco IOS XE. It ships with the Network Advantage licence tier, which is what separates it from the Network Essentials variant of the same hardware. The platform supports dual 1+1 redundant hot-swap AC or DC power supplies and a field-replaceable fan tray, and it supports StackWise Virtual for resilient paired deployments. Series-level scale includes 4,094 VLAN IDs, 9,198-byte jumbo frames and 64,000 MAC addresses.

It works with 40G QSFP+ optics, with breakout supported, and optics should be checked against the Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix. Network Advantage adds capabilities such as SD-Access and BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric support. Cisco DNA subscriptions and Smart Licensing through a Cisco Smart Account are layered on top where required.

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Features

- Cisco StackWise Virtual with Multichassis EtherChannel for nonstop communications and high resiliency
- Software Maintenance Upgrade (SMU) patching and Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR)
- SD-Access and BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric support with Network Advantage
- MPLS Layer 3 VPN, EoMPLS, VPLS and MPLS-TE support
- Hardware support for container-based application hosting
- MACsec encryption (256-bit AES-GCM), secure boot, image signing and Cisco Trust Anchor Module
- Model-driven programmability with NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI/gNOI and YANG, plus ZTP/PnP
- Management through Cisco Catalyst Center, with a Meraki cloud monitoring option

Warranty

All products sold by XS Network Tech include a 12-month warranty on both new and used items. Our in-house technical team thoroughly tests used hardware prior to sale to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.

All technical data should be verified on the manufacturer data sheets.

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Technical Specifications

- Ports: 12 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+
- ASIC: Cisco UADP
- Licence tier: Network Advantage (-A)
- Form factor: 1 RU fixed
- Power supplies: dual 1+1 redundant hot-swap AC or DC
- Fan tray: field-replaceable
- AC input voltage: 90 to 264 VAC
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 C up to 10,000 ft, up to 45 C at 6,000 ft
- Storage temperature: -20 to 65 C
- Operating humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Storage humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
- Jumbo frames: 9,198 bytes
- VLAN IDs: 4,094
- Default SDM template: Distribution
- IPv4/IPv6 LPM routes: 64,000/32,000
- MAC addresses: 64,000
- Security ACL entries: 18,000
- QoS ACL entries: 18,000
- STP instances: 300 (IOS XE 17.1.1 or later)
- Software: Cisco IOS XE 16.5.1a or later

FAQs

Q: Which licence tier does this SKU include?
A: The -A suffix indicates the Network Advantage licence tier. Cisco DNA Essentials or Advantage subscriptions and Smart Licensing through a Cisco Smart Account are layered on top where required.

Q: What optics does it use?
A: The 12 QSFP+ ports take 40G QSFP+ transceivers, and breakout is supported. Check your chosen optics against the Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix.

Q: How is power supplied?
A: It supports dual 1+1 redundant hot-swap AC or DC power supplies. AC models accept 90 to 264 VAC input.

Q: How does it differ from the -E version?
A: The hardware is the same family and the difference is the licence tier. This -A SKU ships with Network Advantage, which adds capabilities such as SD-Access and BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric support.

Q: Does it support StackWise Virtual?
A: Yes. StackWise Virtual with Multichassis EtherChannel lets two Catalyst 9500 switches operate as one logical system for redundant core and aggregation designs.

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