Front-panel identity
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Cisco · Networking
Cisco C9500-32QC
40/100GbE aggregation switch: up to 32×40G or 16×100G, with paired-port allocation.
Plan uplinks and software for this exact model. Hardware condition, included modules and current availability will be confirmed in your quotation.
Network platform
40/100GbE aggregation switch: up to 32×40G or 16×100G, with paired-port allocation.
Required network function
Management subscription · separate from base license
Physical ports & licensing
Build the connection plan
Keep the base network license, management subscription and port assignments separate. Settings below describe each selected device, not additional hardware.
Switch 1 · Base entitlement
Order stage
Management subscription active
Catalyst Center deployment confirmed
Device arrangement
Switch 1 port allocation
Select a physical cage, then assign its role and rate. Numbers are the front-panel planning sequence, not IOS XE interface names. Uplinks, SVL and DAD consume the same port budget.
QSFP28 · 40 / 100 GbE · Network ports
Physical cage 1 · QSFP28
Switch 1 port allocation · Cage 1 role
100G uses odd-numbered upper-row cages and occupies the adjacent 40G cage. SVL/DAD must use native 40G on cages 1–24 or native 100G on 25, 27, 29, 31. No breakout.
Interactive topology
Access / leaf to upstream
Access / leaf devices
Upstream devices
0
Assigned data ports · switch 1
0
Assigned upstream ports · switch 1
32
Unassigned physical cages · switch 1
One planned connection per device pair. Dashed links are unconfigured. Rate is a port capability, not guaranteed throughput. Upstream models and transceivers are not yet selected. This is not a stacking or Virtual Chassis group.
Review · Confirm the installed perpetual Network Essentials or Network Advantage entitlement.
Review · C9500-32QC: confirm the complete IOS XE release.
Review · Confirm whether this is a new switch order, subscription renewal or existing installation.
Review · Confirm transceiver PNs, cable reach, FEC, power, airflow, currently supported software and the complete network design before ordering.
Review · Allocate enough upstream connections per device for the proposed layout. Unassigned ports are not connected links.
Review · Confirm upstream equipment, optics, cabling, airflow, power, software release and required base entitlements before ordering.
Installation notes
- Select a supported optic or cable for the exact port, speed and software release.
- Select the correct base network entitlement separately from the management subscription.
- Software feature availability depends on the selected IOS XE release and configuration.
- Reserve physical ports used for uplinks, StackWise Virtual links and dual-active detection before calculating host capacity.
- In Europe, C9K-PWR-650WACL-R must be used as a dual-power-supply configuration.
- C9500-NM-8X and C9500-NM-2Q are not supported on this model.
- License SKUs are software, not extra switches, ports or hardware modules.
- Port speed support alone does not validate a specific transceiver or cable.
- Confirm the complete hardware, optics, cabling and software configuration before ordering.
- Uplink, data, SVL and DAD assignments share the physical port budget.
Ports & connection options
- Manufacturer
- Cisco
- Model
- C9500-32QC
- Switch ASIC
- UADP 3.0
- Network cages · shared data/uplink pool
- 32 × QSFP28; 40 / 100 GbE in alternate paired modes, not simultaneous rates on all cages
- Breakout
- Not supported on this model.
- Paired port capacity
- Up to 32 × 40G or 16 × 100G. Each 100G connection occupies an odd/even cage pair; mixed modes must respect each physical pair.
- Hardware introduction release
- IOS XE 16.8.1a; feature-specific minimums and current software support must be checked separately.
- Network modules
- Fixed interfaces. C9500-NM-8X and C9500-NM-2Q are not supported.
- Power supply options · confirm configuration
- C9K-PWR-650WAC-R / C9K-PWR-650WACL-R / C9K-PWR-930WDC-R
- Fan tray option · confirm quantity
- C9K-T1-FANTRAY
Listed interface rates are not a throughput guarantee. Confirm optics, cable type, FEC, breakout support and software release for the intended links.
Software & support SKUs
Expand an option for its functions, term and ordering requirements. Support services do not grant software features.
Hardware & accessories for quotation
Confirm the exact hardware variant, airflow, installation kit and software requirements before ordering.
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PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SUPPORT YOUR RFQ
Check the ports, power and accessories.
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Rear-panel configuration
Request PSU, fan and airflow labels, AC or DC input details, rack ears and included optics or cables. Record exclusions as separate line items.
Evidence without a staged monitor
Product photography should show the standalone device, with no boot monitor. Request console or management records separately where appropriate, with private identifiers shared through the agreed channel.
