Appliance Hardware Specifications
Cisco supplies Catalyst Center in the form of a rack-mountable, physical appliance. The third-generation Catalyst Center appliance consists of either a Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C220 M6 chassis or Cisco UCS C240 M6 chassis. Three versions of the third-generation appliance are available:
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32-core appliance: Cisco part number DN3-HW-APL
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56-core appliance: Cisco part number DN3-HW-APL-L
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80-core appliance: Cisco part number DN3-HW-APL-XL
Click the appropriate link to view the hardware specifications for your third-generation Catalyst Center appliance.
Important |
The third-generation appliance is only supported by Catalyst Center 2.3.7.5 and later. |
32-Core Appliance
The following table summarizes the hardware specifications for the 32-core third-generation Catalyst Center appliance.
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Description |
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Chassis |
One rack-unit (1RU) chassis. |
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Processors |
Two Intel Xeon Gold 6326 processors. |
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Memory |
Eight 32 GB DDR4 3200 MHz registered DIMMs (RDIMMs). |
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Storage/Disk Management (RAID) |
Cisco RAID Controller with 4GB FBWC:
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Network and management I/O |
Supported connectors:
The following connectors are available but not typically used in the day-to-day operation of Catalyst Center:
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Power |
Two 2300 W AC power supplies. Redundant as 1 + 1. |
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Cooling |
Eight hot-swappable fan modules for front-to-rear cooling. |
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Video |
The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides video using the Matrox G200e video/graphics controller:
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ACPI |
The advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) 4.0 standard is supported. |
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Integrated Management Processor |
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) running Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) firmware. Depending on your CIMC settings, the CIMC can be accessed through the 1GE dedicated management port, the 1GE/10GE LOM ports, or a Cisco virtual interface card (VIC). |
56-Core Appliance
The following table summarizes the hardware specifications for the 56-core third-generation Catalyst Center appliance.
Feature |
Description |
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Chassis |
One rack-unit (1RU) chassis. |
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Processors |
Two Intel Xeon Gold 6348 processors. |
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Memory |
Twelve 32 GB DDR4 3200 MHz RDIMMs. |
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Storage/Disk Management (RAID) |
Cisco RAID Controller with 4GB FBWC:
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Network and management I/O |
Supported connectors:
The following connectors are available but not typically used in the day-to-day operation of Catalyst Center:
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Power |
Two 2300 W AC power supplies. Redundant as 1 + 1. |
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Cooling |
Eight hot-swappable fan modules for front-to-rear cooling. |
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Video |
Cisco IMC provides video using the Matrox G200e video/graphics controller:
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ACPI |
The ACPI 4.0 standard is supported. |
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Integrated Management Processor |
BMC running Cisco IMC firmware. Depending on your CIMC settings, the CIMC can be accessed through the 1GE dedicated management port, the 1GE/10GE LOM ports, or a Cisco VIC. |
80-Core Appliance
The following table summarizes the hardware specifications for the 80-core third-generation Catalyst Center appliance.
Feature |
Description |
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Chassis |
Two rack-unit (2RU) chassis. |
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Processors |
Two Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors. |
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Memory |
Twelve 64 GB DDR4 3200 MHz RDIMMs. |
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Storage/Disk Management (RAID) |
Cisco RAID Controller with 4GB FBWC:
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Disk Management (RAID) |
Cisco RAID Controller with 4GB FBWC:
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Network and management I/O |
Supported connectors:
The following connectors are available but not typically used in the day-to-day operation of Catalyst Center:
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Power |
Two 2300 W AC power supplies. Redundant as 1 + 1. |
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Cooling |
Six hot-swappable fan modules for front-to-rear cooling. |
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Video |
Cisco IMC provides video using the Matrox G200e video/graphics controller:
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ACPI |
The ACPI 4.0 standard is supported. |
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Integrated Management Processor |
BMC running Cisco IMC firmware. Depending on your CIMC settings, the CIMC can be accessed through the 1GE dedicated management port, the 1GE/10GE LOM ports, or a Cisco VIC. |