Good comments on the stack power limitation of 4. You mentioned stacking up to 9 switches and while older stacking arrangements usually had a limit of 9, this model is limited to a total of 8. Thanks for sharing.
9300 and 9300X are still the best access layer switches on the market. For a core switch I would look at the 9500/9500X. If you need something larger, you could look at the 9600 chassis.
We just provisioned these switches in C9300-48UXMtripple stack running 16.8.1a CAT9K_IOSXE and we are not using any of the features you just mentioned. you could do a video on how to get the most out your money series.
What model, part# can you recommend to replace a catalyst 3650G that will serve as an access switch? More like the switch is in every buidling department building and uplinks to the core switch in a Data Center. 48 ports (1G data, PoE). Would you recommend to get Modular uplinks of 10G or Fixed uplink? If modular you can just upgrade say to 25G, 40G or mGig? Not the whole switch like if you get fixed uplinks? Is it better to get the C9300 -xx T/P/U/S 1G or C9300L/LM 1G? I am new to Cisco switches. Thanks.
Hi! Thanks for the comment! There are a lot of different models and port configurations. Also cisco does not sell direct so pricing would come from a partner.
Thanks. Very comprehensible overview. I also have a question : Are 24-and 48 port 9300s stackable ? I plan to order access 48 port 9300s for end-user stacks and 24-port for server stack. And also to get one extra 48 port for spare. Would I be able to also use it as spare for 24-port Server SWs ?
No problem. You can stack any flavor of the Cat 9300's together. The only thing you need to watch out for is if you had an older stackable switch. You can not mix for example a Cat 3850 with a Cat 9300. Also... For your server side of things. You may want to consider the Nexus 9K line of switches. The Nexus line was designed to be more of a Data Center centric switch. It may be worth a quick conversation with your Cisco Systems Engineer to make sure you get the correct switch in your DC.
Hi thanks for the information about the switch.. just curious this switch can be used as a core switch? though its being sold as an access layer switch?
That feature is with either SDA or Normal switch mode. It sends the ETA data to our stealthwatch product. Stealthwatch is what tells you whats going on.
Thanks for the run down.....quick question---how do you connect power stack cables between 2 9300s? can you do Green/Yellow on top one and Yellow/Green at the bottom? Is there a right or wrong way of doing this?
Hi and thanks for this informative video. I was wondering if you can confirm if the mgmt interface on this box will work the same as the Nexus7k where we can use as a separate vrf for management traffic only?? Thanks in advance
The other day I was seeing something about the power stack setup with the 3750-X's where it is the same 4 stack max, unless you use the RPS option for it, then you can stack up to the full 9 iirc. I assume it is the same situation for the 9300?
There are a few options here. Take a look at this document. It goes over the options. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9300/hardware/install/b_c9300_hig/b_c9300_hig_chapter_010.html#concept_971E5E644A094ABEB52C4911E6BA154B
Can you stack 9200s with 9300s? I have an expansion going to happen in April and 9200s are on back order. My entire network is 9200L but I'm being told I could purchase 9300s amd they'd arrive on time. Could I stack with 9200Ls or would I need to keep them in separate stacks?
Plug into the regular ports, no SFP's needed. There are distance limitations depending on if you have Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a. Check out the chart here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-3650-series-switches/q-and-a-c67-737464.html
There are both 24 and 48-port SFP C9300’s for Gigabit fiber. The C9500 switches are for 10-Gigabit SFP+ and higher (QSFP+). This could be confusing if you previously used C3850’s (1Gig) and C3850XS (10Gig) switches, and assumed the same hierarchy for the Catalyst 9k family. Note that unlike the 3850’s, C9300 switches are not stackable with C9500’s.
Hello, Stackwise Virtual is not a feature on 9300 boxes. They have physical stacking capabilities. Stackwise Virtual right now is on the Cat 9500 box. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9500/software/release/16-6/configuration_guide/b_166_ha_9500/b_166_ha_9500_chapter_01.pdf Plug and Play is a feature of DNA Center. Your Cisco SE should have access to a demo server they can show you.
Hi, Thanks for your Video in our office we are going to upgrade Core switch from 3750 Stacking to 9300 Stacking. Could you provide any document and guidance for the same, since i recently started taking care of Core Switch configure.
Hi Mate, Appreciate your helpful video I am a layman interms of the switches Could you please help me to know the way I need to reboot/restart it ? Is there a power reset button on it ?
Check out the datasheet. Any of the part number with U in them have uPoE. For example, C9300-48UXM www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-9300-series-switches/data_sheet-c78-738977.html
Can you please let me know what is bill of materials required for 9300 switch? Meaning what all to be ensured that are in place before ordering after getting the quote from the vendor
You should call a Cisco partner for this. There are a bunch of different versions of the 9300. We would need a quick phone conversation to figure out what one out need.
@@CiscoSal in minute 5:40 you said c3850 uplink module is compatible with c9300 switch, right? So instead of c9200-nm-4g uplink modules, can I use the c3850 uplink with c9300 switch?
Thanks for your great explanation , very helpful , for the first time i saw how fan and PS are swap on switches. i got a NOC L1 support jobs, so its great i found u on youtube. you are awesome. Keep up the good work .
I am stacking 2 Cisco switch9348 first one is high priority role is active, second one is low priority role is standby...when first switch is down it's automatically second switch going on active but again iam power on the first switch it was going to member. I need to change that active instantly, Beacuse when I reload 2Second switch means both the switch take reboot. How to changed first switch is active again without reload?
Uplinks connect to other switches. So you would have an access layer switch like a 9300 that your users would plug into. Then you would have that switch uplinked to a core 9500 switch where all the access layer switches come together. Hope that helps!
It's better than using the serial port 😀The micro USB is obviously more popular because of mobile devices. It's smaller and can handle more insertions. Neither one really matters on a big switch.
Usually when i hear mlag that means your looking at Arista. This is typically used for data center core switches. So In that case you would want cisco nexus and vPC. The 9300 switch is designed to be an end user switch. You would plug PC’s, printers, access points etc… into them. If we look at more campus core technologies like the 9500 or 9600 then there is also stackwise virtual. Again catalyst is only recommended for campus and not for servers. Hope that helps.
@@CiscoSal according to the datasheet it supports cross stack mc lags. This is for distribution / core replacing two 2960x. The reason I want to use the mc cross stack lag is too remove stp config in the current setup to several ie-2000 switches and replace the stp with lag config. Also several virtualization servers will be connected to the c9300 stack in lag config. That’s at least my intention.
Correct. Multi chassis etherchannel is supported. I just want to make sure you are using them where they are supposed to be used. 9300 can be used as a access layer aggregation point, i would just caution using them for server aggregation.
@@CiscoSal it’s combined (small setup) it will replace two 2960 switches. The other 5 ie-2000’s will be replaced later. So in network power the 9300’s will never be at a high load. I want too remove the old fashioned spanning-tree config it has now and configure some proper switch vlan routing. Can the 9200 model do the same? I am looking at the 9300 due to the 8 port sfp+ uplink module. Thanks for the feedback 👍.
Excellent presentation, one thing though, the Out -of-band Mgt port is the blue port. And the In-band Mgt port is the yellow one. Minor mistake. Great job Sir.
Hi Dupa! It’s standard 1ru size. It’s purposely built to that size to fit 48 ports and be housed in a network closet. The price is actually lower than the previous generation. I wold recommend working with you Cisco account manager on the price. Thanks for the feedback!!
What you didn't cover is Cisco's almost negligently poor software product reliability. Man - they are frigging terrible for getting their releases working properly. 3850 in particular - it took me a YEAR to find a build that didn't burn us every bloody time. DNAC - another colossal PITA product. These two together with Gibraltar? Oah - there's going to be bug after bug...
Hi! Don’t think you can compare these switches you mention. If you are looking for basic switching like what Huawei or h3c has you might want to look at the catalyst 1000 switch. Or maybe even some of the smb line.
ETA just sounds like something coming from the marketing department. "machine learning algorythms detect network threads"... I can see network admin working thru false alarms over and over already.
Cisco switch is good switche, but the Console microUSB is very very very very very very very very very very very very terrible, horrible - f.......... Why not USB-C?
I've been working on Cisco for 30 years, This is very informative.
Thank you so much! with your video, this saves me time understanding New Cat9k series
Good comments on the stack power limitation of 4. You mentioned stacking up to 9 switches and while older stacking arrangements usually had a limit of 9, this model is limited to a total of 8. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for calling that out!
The exact channel I was looking for! Great Work!
Thanks! Feel free to request something you are interested in me doing a video on!
I wanted an Overview about Catalyst 9300 series. Had much more than that! Thanks for your great explanation! Keep up the great work!
Can you use the stack power cables and stacking cables of 3850s for the 9300s?
Thanks man, Helps a lot to me! We are deploying a new network structure and will count with these guys! Great work!
What do you recommend now as best switch? If still the best one, what would recommend as core switch for 9300?
9300 and 9300X are still the best access layer switches on the market. For a core switch I would look at the 9500/9500X. If you need something larger, you could look at the 9600 chassis.
Very informative. Thanks
Can u make a video of how to connect to a switch similar to this one, including powering on, connecting it to a PC or laptop? Thanks
We just provisioned these switches in C9300-48UXMtripple stack running 16.8.1a CAT9K_IOSXE and we are not using any of the features you just mentioned. you could do a video on how to get the most out your money series.
That's a great idea! So far I have done the poe features and the blue beacon lights. ETA might be a good one to do next.
What model, part# can you recommend to replace a catalyst 3650G that will serve as an access switch? More like the switch is in every buidling department building and uplinks to the core switch in a Data Center. 48 ports (1G data, PoE). Would you recommend to get Modular uplinks of 10G or Fixed uplink? If modular you can just upgrade say to 25G, 40G or mGig? Not the whole switch like if you get fixed uplinks? Is it better to get the C9300 -xx T/P/U/S 1G or C9300L/LM 1G? I am new to Cisco switches. Thanks.
Thanks dear...amazing explanation 👍...I see multiple times to get all understand and to convince customers to buy..
Nice work. Thank you!!!
Thanks Sal, by far the best review on the 9300 catalyst switch. I was wondering if you have a review on the Cisco Catalyst 9200 ?
Not yet. I usually do videos of products I have played with. I have not seen a 9200 yet. Hopefully soon.
Hi, thanks for the informative video, u didn't mention the price, how much is it?
Hi! Thanks for the comment! There are a lot of different models and port configurations. Also cisco does not sell direct so pricing would come from a partner.
@@CiscoSal How much did u buy this switch? Also, do u have Cisco FMC image to share a download link with us?
Which SFP Modules are compatible with the Fiber module installed on the 9300 switch?
Thanks for watching! Take a look at my other video.
How to Use the Transceiver Optics Compatibility Matrix
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Great video.
Thanks. Very comprehensible overview. I also have a question :
Are 24-and 48 port 9300s stackable ?
I plan to order access 48 port 9300s for end-user stacks and 24-port for server stack. And also to get one extra 48 port for spare. Would I be able to also use it as spare for 24-port Server SWs ?
No problem. You can stack any flavor of the Cat 9300's together. The only thing you need to watch out for is if you had an older stackable switch. You can not mix for example a Cat 3850 with a Cat 9300. Also... For your server side of things. You may want to consider the Nexus 9K line of switches. The Nexus line was designed to be more of a Data Center centric switch. It may be worth a quick conversation with your Cisco Systems Engineer to make sure you get the correct switch in your DC.
Hey can I directly power off Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch or should I do it using CLI.
great video sir
Thanks man, you are awesome!
Thanks a lot, excellent work.
Thanks for watching!!
Hi thanks for the information about the switch.. just curious this switch can be used as a core switch? though its being sold as an access layer switch?
Nice video..Can you also make similar video about overview on cat 9500 series
I also would like to see a 9500 video
what is the difference between 9200 and 9300s?
Easy to understand thank you! I have a question about packet inception without decryption feature , it is available with DNA SDA only or without them?
That feature is with either SDA or Normal switch mode. It sends the ETA data to our stealthwatch product. Stealthwatch is what tells you whats going on.
good review, but do you have any idea of how to enter the Rommom mode on this thing?
Thanks for the run down.....quick question---how do you connect power stack cables between 2 9300s? can you do Green/Yellow on top one and Yellow/Green at the bottom? Is there a right or wrong way of doing this?
I’m wondering if the stacking cables from the 3850s will work on these 9300s
Great Video!!!! thanks.
Hi and thanks for this informative video. I was wondering if you can confirm if the mgmt interface on this box will work the same as the Nexus7k where we can use as a separate vrf for management traffic only?? Thanks in advance
where is the power cable?
The other day I was seeing something about the power stack setup with the 3750-X's where it is the same 4 stack max, unless you use the RPS option for it, then you can stack up to the full 9 iirc. I assume it is the same situation for the 9300?
There are a few options here. Take a look at this document. It goes over the options. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9300/hardware/install/b_c9300_hig/b_c9300_hig_chapter_010.html#concept_971E5E644A094ABEB52C4911E6BA154B
good overview, thanks!
Sal, Catalyst 9300 in a stack of 4, how do I set the interfaces to use all 96 ports?
Can you stack 9200s with 9300s? I have an expansion going to happen in April and 9200s are on back order. My entire network is 9200L but I'm being told I could purchase 9300s amd they'd arrive on time. Could I stack with 9200Ls or would I need to keep them in separate stacks?
You can not stack them. Different stack technology. So they would have to be grouped by them selves.
@@CiscoSal ugh I figured since different family. Thank you!
For the MGig connectivity, do we need to have any Copper transceivers or it will be plug and play using the Cat5e/Cat6 cables.
Plug into the regular ports, no SFP's needed. There are distance limitations depending on if you have Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a. Check out the chart here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-3650-series-switches/q-and-a-c67-737464.html
Thank you...more clear now
Very good video. So is there any add-on licence require to run stacking for this C9300?
No license needed.
great video. is n't there any fiber switches in the 9300 series?
Yep the cat9k fiber switches are the 9500s you would use a 9500 as aggregation/campus core for the 9300s.
The 9500 are fiber switches
There are both 24 and 48-port SFP C9300’s for Gigabit fiber. The C9500 switches are for 10-Gigabit SFP+ and higher (QSFP+). This could be confusing if you previously used C3850’s (1Gig) and C3850XS (10Gig) switches, and assumed the same hierarchy for the Catalyst 9k family.
Note that unlike the 3850’s, C9300 switches are not stackable with C9500’s.
Could you please explain on how to use Plug and Play features and do virtual stacking configuration on this box.
Hello, Stackwise Virtual is not a feature on 9300 boxes. They have physical stacking capabilities. Stackwise Virtual right now is on the Cat 9500 box. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9500/software/release/16-6/configuration_guide/b_166_ha_9500/b_166_ha_9500_chapter_01.pdf
Plug and Play is a feature of DNA Center. Your Cisco SE should have access to a demo server they can show you.
Did this switch supported voice vlan per default ?
Very nice presentation..
Nice one! Thanks.
Is this 9300 UXMA ?
thanks for really nice video
is the 9300 same size as the 3750 series
Hi, Thanks for your Video
in our office we are going to upgrade Core switch from 3750 Stacking to 9300 Stacking.
Could you provide any document and guidance for the same, since i recently started taking care of Core Switch configure.
Hi Mate,
Appreciate your helpful video
I am a layman interms of the switches
Could you please help me to know the way I need to reboot/restart it ?
Is there a power reset button on it ?
You can just pull the power cord. Or you can issue the reload command via CLI.
Great video, and information. May you please let me know the exact model for this unit (with UPoE), and where do you suggest to buy it from? Thank you
Check out the datasheet. Any of the part number with U in them have uPoE. For example, C9300-48UXM www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-9300-series-switches/data_sheet-c78-738977.html
@@CiscoSal Awesome! Thank you so munch!
I'm sorry to bother again; which exact model is this one on your video?
C9300-48UXM
@@CiscoSal thanks a bunch!
Thank you for the video.
can we install it in rackmount wallmount rack?
Yes you can
Nice vidéo but i have an issue. The Boot IS cycling cause the image is corrupted. Where is the Mode Button in Order to boot in Romon ? Thanks.
@@sayedrohid1695 thanks a lot 👍
Great video any chance you did one on the auto install of these ? i am deploying nearly 600 of them next month
Do you have DNA Center Setup? You will want to use that for the PNP features. Your local Cisco SE should be able to give you a demo of it.
does it have a web ui?
It does. Its fine for basic monitoring and some basic configuration but def not a replacement for the CLI.
Can you please let me know what is bill of materials required for 9300 switch? Meaning what all to be ensured that are in place before ordering after getting the quote from the vendor
You should call a Cisco partner for this. There are a bunch of different versions of the 9300. We would need a quick phone conversation to figure out what one out need.
Hi, is c9200-nm-4g uplink module compatible with c9300-48T ?
Sorry they are not.
@@CiscoSal in minute 5:40 you said c3850 uplink module is compatible with c9300 switch, right?
So instead of c9200-nm-4g uplink modules, can I use the c3850 uplink with c9300 switch?
Thanks for your great explanation , very helpful , for the first time i saw how fan and PS are swap on switches. i got a NOC L1 support jobs, so its great i found u on youtube. you are awesome. Keep up the good work .
Hi, still working at a NOC?
how do i reset that switch to factory
try this command factory-reset all
I am stacking 2 Cisco switch9348 first one is high priority role is active, second one is low priority role is standby...when first switch is down it's automatically second switch going on active but again iam power on the first switch it was going to member.
I need to change that active instantly, Beacuse when I reload 2Second switch means both the switch take reboot.
How to changed first switch is active again without reload?
What do you mean by uplink
Uplinks connect to other switches. So you would have an access layer switch like a 9300 that your users would plug into. Then you would have that switch uplinked to a core 9500 switch where all the access layer switches come together. Hope that helps!
At 3'03" - is that a mini-USB interface for the CLI?! I thought those were deprecated... like... 10 years ago?
It's better than using the serial port 😀The micro USB is obviously more popular because of mobile devices. It's smaller and can handle more insertions. Neither one really matters on a big switch.
28 years of working with Cisco devices, and the only consistent thing Cisco does is inconsistency. Their CLI is second to none.
Does the 9300 support mlag?
Usually when i hear mlag that means your looking at Arista. This is typically used for data center core switches. So In that case you would want cisco nexus and vPC.
The 9300 switch is designed to be an end user switch. You would plug PC’s, printers, access points etc… into them.
If we look at more campus core technologies like the 9500 or 9600 then there is also stackwise virtual. Again catalyst is only recommended for campus and not for servers.
Hope that helps.
@@CiscoSal according to the datasheet it supports cross stack mc lags. This is for distribution / core replacing two 2960x. The reason I want to use the mc cross stack lag is too remove stp config in the current setup to several ie-2000 switches and replace the stp with lag config. Also several virtualization servers will be connected to the c9300 stack in lag config. That’s at least my intention.
Correct. Multi chassis etherchannel is supported. I just want to make sure you are using them where they are supposed to be used. 9300 can be used as a access layer aggregation point, i would just caution using them for server aggregation.
@@CiscoSal it’s combined (small setup) it will replace two 2960 switches. The other 5 ie-2000’s will be replaced later. So in network power the 9300’s will never be at a high load. I want too remove the old fashioned spanning-tree config it has now and configure some proper switch vlan routing. Can the 9200 model do the same? I am looking at the 9300 due to the 8 port sfp+ uplink module.
Thanks for the feedback 👍.
Hi the C9300-NM-8X is compatible with SingleMode and MultiMode fiber?
Yes, without any problem.
Thank you!
Excellent presentation, one thing though, the Out -of-band Mgt port is the blue port. And the In-band Mgt port is the yellow one. Minor mistake. Great job Sir.
The blue port is considered a console port, which technically is out of band lol.. but true out of band mgmt over ip is done via the orange port.
Good video. Only no mention of over_pice. And man, that's a huge clunk. Seriously, shouldn't these things get smaller already ?
Hi Dupa! It’s standard 1ru size. It’s purposely built to that size to fit 48 ports and be housed in a network closet. The price is actually lower than the previous generation. I wold recommend working with you Cisco account manager on the price. Thanks for the feedback!!
Right, I meant they're so deep. Thx Sal
please i need a video (urgent ) about configuration cisco switch c 3850 or SG 300
What you didn't cover is Cisco's almost negligently poor software product reliability. Man - they are frigging terrible for getting their releases working properly. 3850 in particular - it took me a YEAR to find a build that didn't burn us every bloody time. DNAC - another colossal PITA product. These two together with Gibraltar? Oah - there's going to be bug after bug...
thank you for your sharing,but the price of c9300 is very higher than Huawei or H3C device.
Hi! Don’t think you can compare these switches you mention. If you are looking for basic switching like what Huawei or h3c has you might want to look at the catalyst 1000 switch. Or maybe even some of the smb line.
The switch looks like a generic image when you are sitting behind it lol.
Ha thanks for the feedback!
POE = 15W
POE+=30W
UPOE=60W
UPOE+=90W
A little losing camera focus on some scenes.
ETA just sounds like something coming from the marketing department. "machine learning algorythms detect network threads"... I can see network admin working thru false alarms over and over already.
i thought they were smaller lol
Good overview. Thanks. Cisco are stupid regarding the naming of 10 Gbp/s ports. So... stupid.
lol. Little easter egg for you!
Thank you Chris Bumstead
Cisco switch is good switche, but the Console microUSB is very very very very very very very very very very very very terrible, horrible - f..........
Why not USB-C?
That was more or less the standard when they started adding them to the switches. Future switches may use usb-c
C9200 aint bad either