/mcpData sheet Cisco public © 2025 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Model Catalyst 9500 Catalyst 9500X Programmability NETCONF Yes Yes RESTCONF Yes Yes gNMI/gNOI Yes Yes YANG config models Yes Yes YANG oper models Yes Yes ZTP/PnP Yes Yes Smart operations Bluetooth ready Yes Yes2 RFID tags Yes Yes Blue beacon Yes Yes Out-of-band device management Yes (RJ-45 and USB-mini type B) Yes (RJ-45 and USB-C) Meraki cloud management Yes No 1 Catalyst 9500X models: Feature is not available at FCS, but it is hardware capable. 2 Catalyst 9500X models: Minimum IOS XE software release 17.8.1 (C9500X-28C8D) and 17.10.1 (C9500X-60L4D). 3 Catalyst 9500X models: Minimum IOS XE software release 17.10.1 (C9500X-28C8D) and 17.11.1 (C9600X-60L4D). SSO support requires StackWise Virtual for fixed Catalyst 9500 models. ISSU supported on Catalyst 9500X models starting with Release 17.12.1. 4 Catalyst 9500X models: Object-group ACLs are supported only in the ingress direction. 5 Need to order HSEC key.