Cisco C9500X-28C8D-A | Catalyst 9500X 28x 100G, 8x 400G Switch, Network Advantage

SKU:C9500X-28C8D-A

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Description

The Catalyst 9500X is a fixed 1RU enterprise core and aggregation switch built on the Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC and running Cisco IOS XE. It suits campus core and aggregation, data centre edge and services edge, high-density 100/400G uplink aggregation, MPLS and BGP EVPN VXLAN fabrics, and SD-Access border and control plane roles.

This SKU provides 28 x 40/100G QSFP28 ports and 8 x 40/100/200/400G QSFP-DD ports, with up to 12 Tbps switching capacity and an 8 Bpps forwarding rate. Scale reaches up to 256,000 MAC addresses and up to 2 million IPv4 routes, backed by 32 GB DRAM, 32 GB flash and an 8-core x86 CPU. The two power supply bays take 1500 W AC or DC supplies in a 1+1 redundant arrangement. It carries the Network Advantage licence, the higher tier compared with the Network Essentials C9500X-28C8D-E, and uses Smart Licensing.

It works with 40/100G QSFP28 and 40/100/200/400G QSFP-DD optics, and breakout cabling is supported. The minimum software release is Cisco IOS XE 17.7.1.

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Features

- Programmable P4-based pipeline with on-chip HBM and no external memories
- Cisco StackWise Virtual for chassis virtualisation, SSO and ISSU (IOS XE 17.10.1 and later)
- Line-rate 256-bit MACsec and WAN-MACsec (HSEC key required)
- MPLS L3VPN, EoMPLS and MPLS-TE, plus BGP EVPN VXLAN fabric spine, leaf and border roles
- SD-Access border and control plane support
- Container-based application hosting with optional pluggable SSD
- Model-driven programmability including NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI/gNOI, YANG and ZTP/PnP
- Hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays with online insertion and removal
- Flexible and custom SDM templates with Flexible NetFlow and IPFIX export

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

- ASIC: Cisco Silicon One Q200
- Ports: 28 x 40/100G QSFP28 + 8 x 40/100/200/400G QSFP-DD
- Switching capacity: up to 12 Tbps
- Forwarding rate: 8 Bpps
- Buffer: 80 MB low-latency buffer plus up to 8 GB HBM
- MAC addresses: up to 256,000
- IPv4 routes (indirect): up to 2,000,000
- IPv4 host routes: up to 256,000
- IPv6 routes (indirect): up to 1 million
- IPv6 host routes: up to 128,000
- IPv4 multicast routes: up to 32,000
- IPv6 multicast routes: up to 16,000
- QoS/Security ACL scale (v4/v6): up to 8,000/4,000
- Flexible NetFlow entries: up to 2 million
- DRAM: 32 GB
- Flash: 32 GB
- CPU: Intel 2.3 GHz x86, 8 cores
- VLAN IDs: 4,094
- Jumbo frames: 9,216 bytes
- Form factor: 1 RU, 4.39 x 44.45 x 55.37 cm (1.73 x 17.5 x 21.8 in)
- Weight: 13.28 kg with 2 power supplies and built-in fan
- Power supplies: dual 1+1 redundant 1500 W AC (C9K-PWR-1500WAC) or DC (C9K-PWR-1500WDC)
- Heat output: 4,034 BTU/hr
- Fans: 6 field-replaceable fan units, N+1 redundant
- Operating temperature: -5 to +45 C with C9500X-FAN-1U-R fans
- Minimum software: Cisco IOS XE 17.7.1

FAQs

Q: Which licence does the C9500X-28C8D-A include?
A: It ships with the Network Advantage perpetual licence, the higher tier compared with the Network Essentials C9500X-28C8D-E. Smart Licensing is used, and optional Cisco DNA Advantage subscriptions are available.

Q: What power supplies does it use?
A: It has two 1+1 redundant power supply slots that accept 1500 W AC (C9K-PWR-1500WAC) or 1500 W DC (C9K-PWR-1500WDC) supplies. Heat output is 4,034 BTU/hr.

Q: What optics work with the QSFP-DD ports?
A: The QSFP-DD ports support 40/100/200/400G optics, and the QSFP28 ports support 40/100G optics. Breakout cabling is supported, for example up to 60 x 100G or 36 x 40G.

Q: Does it accept the C9500-NM-8X or C9500-NM-2Q network modules?
A: No. The Catalyst 9500X does not support those network modules. Rack kits, pluggable SSDs, fans and power supplies are available as accessories.

Q: Which software does it require?
A: It runs Cisco IOS XE, with a minimum release of 17.7.1. StackWise Virtual and ISSU require IOS XE 17.10.1 or later.