Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Planning a Switch Data Stack 47
Switch Stacking and Power Stacking Guidelines 48
Data Stack Cabling Configurations 48
Data Stack Bandwidth and Partitioning Examples 49
Power-On Sequence for Switch Stacks 50
Planning a StackPower Stack 51
StackPower Stacking Guidelines 51
StackPower Cabling Configurations 52
StackPower Partitioning Examples 53
Installing the Switch 54
Rack-Mounting 54
Attaching the Rack-Mount Brackets 56
Mounting the Switch in a Rack 58
Installing the Switch on a Table or Shelf 59
After Switch Installation 60
Connecting the StackWise Cables 60
Connecting a StackWise-320 Cable 60
Connecting a StackWise-480/1T Cable 62
Connecting to the StackPower Ports 64
Installing a Network Module in the Switch 64
Installing and Removing Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules 64
Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports 64
10/100/1000/Multigigabit Ethernet Port Connections 65
Auto-MDIX Connections 65
PoE+ and Cisco UPOE/UPOE+ Port Connections 65
Installing a Network Module 67
CHAPTER 4
Network Modules Overview 67
Installing a Network Module in the Switch 68
Safety Warnings 68
Installing a Network Module 68
Network Module Port Configurations 72
C9300-NM-2Q Module 72
C9300-NM-4G Module 73
Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Contents

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Specifications

General

Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
Model	Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series
Uplink Interfaces	10G, 25G, 40G
Downlink Interfaces	1G
Stacking Bandwidth	480 Gbps
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
PoE	UPOE
Port Density	Up to 48 ports
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	UPOE, UPOE+
Security Features	MACsec
Management	Cisco DNA Center, CLI, SNMP
Redundancy	Stacking, redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fans