C8300-2N2S-4T2X Cisco Catalyst 8300 Edge Platform

C8300-2N2S-4T2X Exact Hardware Platform

C8300-2N2S-4T2X is the Cisco Catalyst 8300 2RU platform with two NIM slots, two service-module slots, one PIM slot, two embedded 10G and four embedded 1G Layer 3 Ethernet ports. Its architecture is a 12-core 10G-WAN platform with 8 GB default DRAM and 16 GB default M.2 storage.

Platform selection decision

Use the 2RU 4T2X design where both high-speed WAN and two NIM/two service-module positions are required. Decide between service-optimized and data-plane-heavy allocation from measured container-service and forwarding demand.

Licensing and performance boundary

Physical port speed, CPU architecture and slot count are hardware facts. Actual routing, SD-WAN, security, voice, container and throughput behavior depends on the selected IOS XE mode, license and traffic profile; do not infer unthrottled performance from the chassis PID alone.

Receiving and benchmark evidence

Inventory all six embedded links, two NIMs, two service modules, PIM, memory, storage, power and licensing. Benchmark encrypted IMIX, security services and any containers together; headline large-packet throughput is not sufficient acceptance.

Migration-ready record

Preserve PID, serial, embedded-port assignments, every module and optic, memory/storage, core allocation, software image, Smart Account and subscription term. Save representative 1400-byte and IMIX results with enabled services and failover behavior.

Official sources: Cisco Catalyst 8300 data sheet and Cisco Catalyst 8300 hardware guide.