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3YR C9500 48P25G ESSENTIALS TO ADVANTAGE UPG
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C9500-48Y4C-EA-3-3YR C9500 48P25G ESSENTIALS TO ADVANTAGE UPG is a network management upgrade license designed specifically for Cisco Catalyst 9500 series switches. This subscription-based software license has a duration of 3 Years and is delivered as a digital key via an online activation process. It is intended to upgrade the switch’s feature set from Essentials to Advantage, enabling enhanced security, automation, and analytics capabilities in enterprise environments.
Optimized for IT management use cases across enterprise and education sectors, this license supports a downloadable software format that integrates with the underlying IOS XE platform. The upgrade is meant for a single device and is backed by vendor support, ensuring a seamless transition to advanced network management features while maintaining compatibility within a cross-platform digital ecosystem.
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Upgrade your 48-port 25G switch from Essentials to Advantage (C9500-48Y4C-EA-3-3YR) in a hyperscale data center spine to enable advanced routing (BGP, OSPF, EVPN-VXLAN), VRF-Lite and Encrypted Traffic Analytics. Benefit: Achieve sub-microsecond latency, 2X throughput and 99.999% uptime with proactive threat detection for mission-critical workloads.
Deploy C9500-48Y4C-EA-3-3YR Essentials to Advantage in an enterprise campus core to leverage Cisco DNA Center SD-Access, Cisco TrustSec and policy-based micro-segmentation. Benefit: Simplify network automation, enforce zero-trust access for 10,000+ users and IoT devices, and reduce security incidents by 50% while boosting operational efficiency.
In a service provider aggregation layer, upgrade to C9500-48Y4C-EA-3-3YR to activate advanced MPLS, EVPN, L2VPN and granular QoS features. Benefit: Support scalable multi-tenant environments, ensure SLA compliance with per-tenant policies and cut OPEX by 30% through centralized automation and 99.9% service availability.
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 C9500-48Y4C-EA-3 |  C1-C9500-TRK-7Y |  C9500-DNA-A-5R |  C9200-DE-24-SMSK |  C9300L-DNA-A-48 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Software License | Software License | Software License | Software License | Software License |
| Software Category | Network Management | Network Management | Network Management | Network Management | Network Management |
| License Type | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Perpetual | Subscription |
| License Duration | 3 Years | N/A | N/A | Lifetime | 1 Year |
| Use Case | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| User Count | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Device Count | 1 Device | N/A | 1 Device | 1 Device | 1 Device |
| Platform Compatibility | Cross-Platform | Cross-Platform | N/A | Web-Based | Cross-Platform |
| Delivery Method | Digital Key | Digital Key | Digital Key | Digital Key | Digital Key |
| Activation Type | Online Activation | Online Activation | Online Activation | Online Activation | Online Activation |
| Language Support | English | English | English | English | English |
| Bit Version | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cloud Integration | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Software Format | Downloadable | Downloadable | N/A | Downloadable | Downloadable |
| Support Included | Vendor Support Required | Yes | Vendor Support Required | Yes | Yes |
| Product Name | C9500-48Y4C-EA-3-3YR C9500 48P25G ESSENTIALS TO ADVANTAGE UPG | C1-C9500-TRK-7Y-Cisco ONE Subscription SKU 7Y | C9500-DNA-A-5R-Cisco DNA Advantage C9500 High 5Y, For Renewal Only | C9200-DE-24-SMSK-Cisco DNA Essentials C9200 24P SMS-K | C9300L-DNA-A-48-C9300L Cisco DNA Advantage, 48-port license |
| License Key Included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Renewable | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Compliance Certifications | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Product Region | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global |
3-year upgrade improved network performance and operational visibility.
Seamless activation with minimal downtime.
Reliable mid-term solution for enterprise networks.
Professional-grade license reduced administrative overhead.
Stable and predictable core performance.
The C9500-48Y4C-EA-3 is a three-year Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series license upgrade from Essentials to Advantage for the 48-port 25G model (C9500-48Y4C).
The Advantage license adds advanced routing (OSPFv3, BGP EVPN), segment routing, multicast enhancements, MPLS, MACsec encryption, advanced QoS, telemetry and programmability features.
Upon activation, the upgrade subscription grants Advantage feature access and software updates for 36 months, after which you must renew to maintain support and updates.
Yes, the C9500-48Y4C-EA-3 directly converts an active Essentials license on a Catalyst 9500-48Y4C chassis to Advantage for the remaining term.