CISCO C9K-F2-SSD-480GB Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

C9K-F2-SSD-480GB Local SSD Option

C9K-F2-SSD-480GB is the Cisco Catalyst 9600 supervisor 480GB SATA SSD storage module. The module provides local solid-state capacity for supported supervisor functions; it does not increase switching bandwidth, port count or forwarding-table scale.

Platform and software evidence

Cisco lists this exact PID in the Catalyst 9600 release notes and ordering information as a SATA SSD module for the supervisor, introduced with Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1. Validate the target chassis and supervisor combination plus the deployed release before purchase because the family prefix is not a compatibility matrix.

Selecting 480GB

Confirm the application capacity requirement, retention policy and operational growth allowance. Compare the separately orderable C9K-F2-SSD-960GB only when the supported design needs additional local capacity; do not assume a drive can be exchanged live or moved between supervisors without Cisco's documented procedure.

Change planning

Inventory active and standby supervisors, preserve the configuration and required local data, and define a rollback path. Coordinate the maintenance window around the actual supervisor state and software guidance. This page does not attribute the serial-specific 960GB field notice to the 480GB PID.

Acceptance record

On receipt, match the Cisco PID and serial to the order and inspect the module and connector. After the approved installation, verify a detected capacity consistent with 480GB, healthy storage state and no supervisor alarm. Save chassis, supervisor, slot, release and test evidence.

Official evidence: Cisco Catalyst 9600 480GB SSD listing, Cisco Catalyst 9600 ordering guide and Cisco Catalyst 9000 platform FAQ.