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- Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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- Installing the Switch
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- Chapter: Installing the Switch
- Installing the Switch
- Preparing for Installation
- Safety Warnings
- Installation Guidelines
- Shipping Box Contents
- Tools and Equipment
- Verifying Switch Operation
- Planning a Switch Data Stack
- Switch Stacking Guidelines
- Data Stack Cabling Configurations
- Data Stack Bandwidth and Partitioning Examples
- Power-On Sequence for Switch Stacks
- Mounting the Switch
- Rack-Mounting
- Attaching the Rack-Mount Brackets
- Before you begin
- Procedure
- Mounting the Switch in a Rack
- Procedure
- Installing the Switch on a Table or Shelf
- Procedure
- What to do next
- After Switch Installation
- Connecting to the StackWise Ports
- Before you begin
- Procedure
- Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports
- 10/100/1000/Multigigabit Ethernet Port Connections
- Auto-MDIX Connections
- PoE and POE+ Port Connections
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Enterprise campus networks are undergoing profound changes to support ever-increasing bandwidth demands on the access layer, heightened by the introduction of 802.11ac and Wi-Fi 6 and the rapid growth of powerful endpoints requiring speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps. These networks are in dire need of an infrastructure that can scale rapidly and accommodate the new breed of endpoints without the need to replace the complete cabling infrastructure.
Cisco ® Catalyst ® 9200 Series Switches are the foundation of Cisco’s next-generation enterprise-class access layer solutions. These fixed, stackable switches are sold in various configurations, including data, Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), and Multigigabit models. They deliver exceptional table scales (MAC/route/ACL) and buffering capabilities for enterprise applications. The Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series platform delivers up to 392 Gbps of switching capacity in standalone mode and 472 Gbps when stacked as eight-member switches, with up to 292 Million Packets Per Second (Mpps) of forwarding performance. The platform’s stacking capability provides a flexible, pay-as-you-grow model as well as simplicity in the ability to manage multiple switches as a single logical switch. The switches provide two kinds of model types for different access layer requirements. C9200 models offer modular uplink options and FRU-able redundant power supplies. C9200L models offer fixed uplink options. Both provide non-blocking 1 Gigabit Ethernet and Multigigabit speeds (100 Mbps to 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 Gbps) over PoE+-capable copper ports. The two models offer uplink options that support nonblocking 40G Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP+) and 25G SFP28, 10G SFP+, and 1G SFP to meet diverse campus needs when connecting to aggregation or core devices.
This white paper provides an architectural overview of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series chassis, including system design, power, and cooling.
The Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series platform consists of fixed-configuration switches with airflow from the front and sides to the back. They are based on the Cisco Unified Access ® Data Plane 2.0 mini (UADP) architecture, which not only protects your investment because of flexible and programmable pipelines but also allows a larger scale and higher throughput. The platform runs on the open Cisco IOS ® XE Lite operating system, which supports model-driven programmability. Further, it supports all the foundational highavailability capabilities, including Cisco StackWise ® -160 and StackWise-80 with stateful switchover, Platinum-efficient dual redundant power supplies, and variable-speed, high-efficiency, redundant fans.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series includes the switches listed below, with variable port speeds and densities to meet the ever-increasing performance demands of enterprise campus environments and provide an architectural foundation for next-generation hardware features and scalability.
1G switches – C9200L fixed uplink models
Data-only switches (each with 1x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200L-24T-4G: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 1G uplink ports.
C9200L-48T-4G: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 1G uplink ports.
C9200L-24T-4X: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports.
C9200L-48T-4X: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports.
PoE+ switches (each with 1x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200L-24P-4G: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 1G uplink ports — a maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200L-48P-4G: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports, with fixed 4x 1G uplink ports — a maximum PoE budget of 1440W.
C9200L-24P-4X: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports — a maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200L-48P-4X: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports — a maximum PoE budget of1440W.
Partial PoE+ switches(each with 1x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200L-48PL-4G: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 1G uplink ports — a maximum PoE budget of 370W.
C9200L-48PL-4X: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports — a maximum PoE budget of 370W.
Multigigabit Ethernet switches with PoE+ (each with 2x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200L-24PXG-4X: 8x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 16x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet copper ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports — maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200L-48PXG-4X: 12x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 36x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet copper ports with fixed 4x 10G uplink ports — maximum PoE budget of 1440W.
C9200L-24PXG-2Y: 8x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 16x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet copper ports with fixed 2x 25G uplink ports — maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200L-48PXG-2Y: 8x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 40x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet copper ports with fixed 2x 25G uplink ports — maximum PoE budget of 1440W.
1G switches – C9200 modular uplink models
Data-only switches
(each with 1x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200-24T: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with optional uplink modules.
C9200-48T: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with optional uplink modules.
PoE+ switches
(each with 1x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200-24P: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with optional uplink modules — maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200-48P: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with optional uplink modules — maximum PoE budget of 1440W.
C9200-24PB: 24x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports, enhanced VRF, with optional uplink modules — maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200-48PB: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports, enhanced VRF, with optional uplink modules — maximum PoE budget of 1440W.
Partial PoE+ switches(each with 1x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200-48PL: 48x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet ports with optional uplink modules — maximum PoE budget of 370W.
Multigigabit Ethernet switches with PoE+
(each with 2x UADP 2.0 mini ASIC)
C9200-24PXG: 8x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 16x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet copper ports with optional uplink modular — maximum PoE budget of 740W.
C9200L-48PXG-4X: 8x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 40x 10M/100M/1G Ethernet copper ports with optional uplink modular — maximum PoE budget of 1440W.x
This section briefly covers the high-level system design of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series. It is a very simple and flexible architecture, with the option to combine up to eight physical switches as one logical switch using Cisco StackWise-160 technology for modular SKUs and StackWise-80 technology for fixed SKUs.
C9200-24P board layout
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches come with two field-replaceable Power Supply Unit (PSU) slots and support AC power inputs. There are two redundant variable-speed fans in the back of the switch. All Catalyst 9200 Series models come with a built-in passive RFID for inventory management, a Blue Beacon LED for device-level identification, and a tricolor LED for system status.
These switches also include two StackWise-160 (for C9200 modular SKUs) and two StackWise-80 (for C9200L fixed SKUs) ports, an RJ-45 console port, and a 1G management port. The front of the switch has a USB Type B connector for connecting a console to the switch and two USB 2.0 slots.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches support up to two 125W, 600W, or 1000W AC PSUs. The 600W and 1000W PSUs are rated as Platinum efficient for greater than 90 percent power efficiency at 100 percent load. The 125W PSU is rated as Silver efficient for greater than 80 percent power efficiency at 100 percent load. The system supports either one PSU operating in standalone mode, which is sufficient to power the switch in its maximum configuration, or two PSUs operating in redundant load-sharing mode for PoE+ SKUs. In the data-only SKUs, the system supports either one PSU operating in standalone mode or two PSUs operating in redundant mode.
Power supply slot
The maximum output power per power supply for the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series is listed below. Each PSU has a power holdup time of approximately 20 milliseconds at 100 percent load. Each comes with front-to-back variable speed cooling fans and has a push-release lock for simple and secure Online Insertion and Removal (OIR).
● The 1000W AC PSU has maximum output of 1000W at 110V to 220V input.
● The 600W AC PSU has maximum output of 600W at 110V to 220V input.
● The 125W AC PSU has maximum output of 125W at 110V to 220V input.
Power supply unit
Each PSU supports a bicolor (green/red) LED to show the status of the power supply.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Safety Warnings
This section includes the basic installation caution and warning statements. Read this section before you start the installation procedure. Translations of the warning statements appear in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information guide on Cisco.com.
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Figure 1. Components delivered in the shipping box
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Note | These results depend on how the switches are connected. You can remove two or more switches from the stack without splitting the stack. |
For conditions that can cause a stack reelection or to manually elect the active switch, see the stacking software configuration guide Stack Manager and High Availability Configuration Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches on Cisco.com.
Mounting the Switch
Rack-Mounting
Installation in racks other than 19-inch racks requires a bracket kit not included with the switch.
Warning | To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety: This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack. When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack. If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack. Statement 1006 |
Figure 8. Rack-Mounting Brackets. This figure shows the standard 19-inch brackets and other optional mounting brackets. You can order the optional brackets (ACC-KIT-T1=) from your Cisco sales representative.
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Caution | Removing and installing the StackWise cable can shorten its useful life. Do not remove and insert the cable more often than is absolutely necessary (installing and removing it up to 200 times is supported). |
When you need to remove the StackWise cable from the connector, make sure to fully unscrew the correct screws. When the connectors are not being used, replace the dust covers.
Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports
10/100/1000/Multigigabit Ethernet Port Connections
The switch 10/100/1000 and Multigigabit Ethernet port configuration changes to operate at the speed of the attached device. If the attached ports do not support autonegotiation, you can manually set the speed and duplex parameters. Connecting devices that do not autonegotiate or that have the speed and duplex parameters manually set can reduce performance or result in no linkage.
To maximize performance, choose one of these methods for configuring the Ethernet ports:
Let the ports autonegotiate both speed and duplex.
Set the interface speed and duplex parameters on both ends of the connection.
Auto-MDIX Connections
The autonegotiation and the auto-MDIX features are enabled by default on the switch.
With autonegotiation, the switch port configurations change to operate at the speed of the attached device. If the attached device does not support autonegotiation, you can manually set the switch interface speed and duplex parameters.
With auto-MDIX, the switch detects the required cable type for copper Ethernet connections and configures the interface accordingly.
If auto-MDIX is disabled, use the guidelines in this table to select the correct cable.
1 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T traffic requires twisted four-pair, Category 5 or higher. 10BASE-T traffic can use Category 3 cable or higher.
PoE and POE+ Port Connections
The 10/100/1000 PoE and PoE+ ports have the same autonegotiation settings and cabling requirements that are described in the 10/100/1000 Ports. These ports can provide PoE and PoE+ inline power.
PoE inline power supports devices compliant with the IEEE 802.3af standard, as well as prestandard Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points. Each port can deliver up to 15.4 W of PoE. PoE+ inline power supports devices compliant with the IEEE 802.3at standard, by delivering up to 30 W of PoE+ power per port to all switch ports.
See Power Supply Modules for the power supply modules required to support PoE and PoE+ on 24- and 48-port switches.