Suggested Cisco IOS XE Software Releases for Cisco Catalyst 9300/9400/9500 Series Switches
In this article, we will list the suggested Cisco IOS XE Software releases for use with Cisco Catalyst 9300, 9400, and 9500 Series Switches.

If you are running a release prior to the minimum suggested, Cisco advises upgrading the image to the suggested release. These suggestions are general and should not replace environment-specific design review efforts and should not override Advanced Services suggested releases if employed.
General Suggestion
For all the Cisco Catalyst 9300, 9400, and 9500 Series platforms supported on the 16.6.1 Cisco IOS XE Software release train, Cisco suggests using Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.3.
Customers are advised to migrate from the 16.6.1 release to the 16.6.3 release.
Cisco suggests that you review the Cisco IOS XE Software release notes for the Cisco Catalyst 9300, 9400, and 9500 Series to determine the effects of any open caveats.
In addition, the release notes list the minimum supported releases for specific hardware and software features.
Cisco Catalyst 9300, 9400, and 9500 Series suggested software
Product ID | Suggested Cisco IOS XE Software release |
16.6.3 | |
16.6.3 | |
16.6.3 | |
16.6.3 | |
16.6.3 | |
16.6.3 | |
16.6.3 | |
More Data Sheets of Cat9300, Cat9400 and Cat9500:
Catalyst 9300 Switch Data Sheet
Catalyst 9400 Switch Data Sheet
Catalyst 9500 Switch Data Sheet
For data sheets of Cisco products, you can see Data Sheet Downloads page.
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