Cisco Catalyst Center (Formerly Cisco DNA Center) Gen 3 Appliance Ordering Guide

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Catalyst Center Architecture

Figure 1.               

Catalyst Center simplified experiences

Solution components

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Figure 2.               

Catalyst Center solution components

DN3 Hardware appliance ordering

Catalyst Center appliance – scale and hardware specifications

Scale for DN3 appliances is the same as their DN2 counterpart. Please see the Catalyst Center Data Sheet for detailed scale information.

Table 1.           Catalyst Center gen 3 appliance hardware specification

DN3-HW-APL

DN3-HW-APL-L

DN3 – HW-APL-XL

  32-core M6
  5000 network devices

      4000 APs

      1000 switches and Routers

  25,000 endpoints (concurrent)
  56-core M6
  8000 network devices

      6000 APs

      2000 switches/routers

  40,000 endpoints (concurrent)
  80-core M6
  18000 network devices

      13000 APs

      5K switches and routers

  100,000 endpoints (concurrent)

Hardware specifications

Physical specifications

DN3-HW-APL and DN3-HW-L

DN3-HW-APL-XL

Hardware series

UCS C220 M6 (data sheet)

UCS C240 M6 (data sheet)

Form factor

1RU

2RU

Power supply

2 hot-pluggable, redundant 2300W Titanium certified AC

2 hot-pluggable, redundant 2300W Titanium certified AC

Physical dimensions

Height: 1.70 in. (4.3 cm)

Width: 16.9 in. (42.9 cm)

Depth: 18.9 in. (48.0 cm)

Height: 3.42 in. (8.7 cm)

Width: 16.9 in. (42.9 cm)

Depth: 18.9 in. (48.0 cm)

Operating temperature

Dry bulb temperature of 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)

Dry bulb temperature of 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)

Non-operating temperature

Dry bulb temperature of -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F)

Dry bulb temperature of -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F)

Operating humidity

10% to 90% and 28°C (82.4°F) maximum dew-point temperature, non-condensing environment

10% to 90% and 28°C (82.4°F) maximum dew-point temperature, non-condensing environment

Non-operating humidity

5% to 93% relative humidity, non-condensing, with a maximum wet bulb temperature of 28°C across the 20°C to 40°C dry bulb range.

5% to 93% relative humidity, non-condensing, with a maximum wet bulb temperature of 28°C across the 20°C to 40°C dry bulb range.

Operating altitude

A maximum elevation of 3050 meters (10,006 ft)

A maximum elevation of 3050 meters (10,006 ft)

Non-operating altitude

An elevation of 0 to 12,000 meters (39,370 ft)

An elevation of 0 to 12,000 meters (39,370 ft)

Network and management I/O

Supported connectors:

  One 1 Gigabit Ethernet dedicated management port
  Two 1/10 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet LAN ports
  One RS-232 serial port (RJ-45 connector)
  One 15-pin VGA2 connector
  Two USB 3.0 connectors
  One front-panel KVM connector that is used with a KVM cable, which provides two USB 2.0s, one VGA, and one serial (DB-9) connector

Supported connectors:

  One 1 Gigabit Ethernet dedicated management port
  Two 1/10 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet LAN ports
  One RS-232 serial port (RJ-45 connector)
  One 15-pin VGA2 connector
  Three USB 3.0 connectors
  One front-panel KVM connector that is used with a KVM cable, which provides two USB 2.0s, one VGA, and one serial (DB-9) connector

Regulatory compliance

Parameter

Description

Regulatory compliance

Products should comply with CE Markings per directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU

Safety

UL 60950-1 Second Edition

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition

EN 60950-1 Second Edition

IEC 60950-1 Second Edition

AS/NZS 60950-1

GB4943 2001

EMC - Emissions

47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A

AS/NZS CISPR32 Class A

CISPR32 Class A

EN55032 Class A

ICES003 Class A

VCCI Class A

EN61000-3-2

EN61000-3-3

KN32 Class A

CNS13438 Class A

EMC – Immunity

EN55024

CISPR24

EN300386

KN35

Ordering

Ordering the DN3

Figure 3.               

Ordering the DN3

Catalyst Center appliance license

     One of the Catalyst Center Appliance licenses listed below is deposited into the customer’s Cisco® Smart Account by default when purchasing a new Catalyst Center Appliance.

     The Catalyst Center Appliance needs to be registered with the respective Smart Account/Virtual Account to consume this Catalyst Center Appliance license. Refer to the Catalyst Center Administrator Guides for more information.

Catalyst Center appliance licenses

Table 2.           Catalyst Center appliance licenses

License SKU

Description

DN3-HW-APL-LIC

Catalyst Center Gen3 Regular (32 Core) Appliance License

DN3-HW-APL-L-LIC

Catalyst Center Gen3 Large (56 Core) Appliance License

DN3-HW-APL-XL-LIC

Catalyst Center Gen3 XL (80 Core) Appliance License

Catalyst Center appliance registration

After Catalyst Center has been installed, log in, then click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > Cisco Accounts > Smart Account. Add the Smart Account credentials.

See the Administrator Guide for more details.

Administrator Guide

Figure 4.               

Administrator Guide

Quick links

     SD-Access ordering guide: Click here

     Routing and SD-WAN ordering guide: Click here

     Wireless access points ordering guide: Click here

     Cisco ISE ordering guide: Click here

 

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