The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series offers two modes of operation. Organizations can use Cisco NX-OS Software with the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series in standard Cisco Nexus switch environments (NX-OS mode). They can also use ACI mode, with hardware infrastructure ready to support the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) solution, to take full advantage of an automated, policy-based, systems management approach using Cisco ACI.
N9K-C92160YC-X | Nexus 9K Fixed with 48p 10G SFP+ and 6p 40G OR 4p 100G | $20,000.00 |
N9K-C9272Q | Nexus 9K Fixed with 72p 40G QSFP+ | $35,000.00 |
N9K-92304QC | Nexus 9K Fixed with 56p 40G QSFP+ and 8p 100G QSFP28 | $35,000.00 |
N9K-C9236C | Nexus 9K Fixed with 36p 100G QSFP28 | $35,000.00 |
Nexus 9200 Compare Models | Nexus 92160YC-X | Nexus 9272Q | Nexus 92304QC | Nexus 9236C | Nexus 92300YC |
Useage | Top of rack | Top or rack, aggregration | Top of rack, aggregation | Access and Aggregation | Access |
Form factor | 1 RU | 2 RU | 2 RU | 1 RU | > 1 RU (2 in) |
Throughput (Tbps) | 3.2 | 5.76 | 6.08 | 7.2 | 6 |
Integrated NetFlow-capable | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA |
VXLAN | Bridging and routing | Bridging and routing | Bridging and routing | Bridging and routing | Bridging and routing |
1 GE ports | 64 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
10 GE Fiber ports | 56 | 140 | 64 | 144 | 48 |
25 GE ports | 56 | NA | NA | 144 | 48 |
40 GE ports | 6 | 72 | 64 | 36 | NA |
100 GE ports | 4 | NA | 8 | 36 | 18 |
Latency (microseconds) | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 |
Buffer (MB) | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
AC power supply (Watts); 2 per switch | 650 | 1200 | 1200 | 650 | 650 |
Typical power (watts) | 10-Gb-150, 25-Gb-170 | 310 | 305 | 275 | 216 (typical), 603 (max) |
Minimum software version | NXOS-703I3.1 | NXOS-703I3.1 | NXOS-703I4.1 | NXOS-703I4.1 | NXOS-703I6.1 |
Orderable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SKU | N9K-C92160YC-X | N9K-C9272Q | N9K-92304QC | N9K-C9236C | N9K-C92300YC |
Operating System | NX-OS | NX-OS | NX-OS | N9KNX-OS |
N9K-C93180YC-EX | Nexus 9300 with 48p 10/25G SFP+ and 6p 100G QSFP28 | $22,500.00 |
N9K-C93108TC-EX | Nexus 9300 with 48p 10G BASE-T and 6p 100G QSFP28 | $22,500.00 |
N9K-C9332PQ | Nexus 9332 ACI Leaf switch with 32p 40G QSFP | $28,000.00 |
Nexus 9372TX | Nexus 9396TX | Nexus 93120TX | Nexus 93128TX | Nexus 93108TC-EX | Nexus 9372PX | Nexus 9396PX | Nexus 93180YC-EX | Nexus 9332PQ | Nexus 9336PQ | Nexus 93180LC-EX | |
Usage | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, powered by Cloud Scale | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation | ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation | ACI spine | ACI Leaf*, powered by Cloud Scale |
Form factor | 1 RU | 2 RU | 2 RU | 3 RU | 1 RU | 1 RU | 2 RU | 1 RU | 1 RU | 2 RU | 1 RU |
Throughput (Tbps) | 1.44 | 1.92 | 2.4 | 2.56 | 2.16 | 1.44 | 1.92 | 3.6 | 2.56 | 2.88 | 3.6 |
100 M/1 GE/10 GE copper ports | 48 | 48 | 96 | 96 | 48 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
40 GE ports | 6 | 6 or 12 | 6 | 6 or 8 | 6 | 48 1/10 GE | 48 1/10 GE | 48 1/10/25 GE | NA | NA | NA |
100 GE ports | No | 4 | No | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 or 12 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 24 |
Latency (microseconds) | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 2 | Less than 1 |
Buffer (MB) | 37 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 37 | 52 | 40 | 37 | 72 | 40 |
Power supply (watts); 2 per switch | 650 | 650 | 1200 | 1200 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 1200 | 500 |
Typical power (watts) | 375 | 427 | 542 | 582 | 290 | 210 | 232 | 210 | 228 | 400 | 220 |
Minimum software version | N9KDK9-612I3.3A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | N9KDK9-612I3.3A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | NXOS-703I2.2A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.2 | N9KDK9-612I3.3A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | NXOS-703I4.3/ACI-N9KDK9-12.0 | NXOS-612I3.3A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | NXOS-612I3.3A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | NXOS-703I4.2/ACI-N9KDK9-11.3 | NXOS-612I3.3A/ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | ACI-N9KDK9-11.1 | NXOS-TBC/ACI-N9KDK9-12.2(1n) |
Orderable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SKU | N9K-C9372TX | N9K-C9396TX | N9K-C93120TX | N9K-C93128TX | N9K-C93108TC-EX | N9K-C9372PX/N9K-C9372PX-E | N9K-C9396PX | N9K-C93180YC-EX | N9K-C9332PQ | N9K-C9336PQ | N9K-C93180LC-EX |
Operating System | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | ACI | NX-OS, ACI |
N9K-C9504 | Nexus 9504 Chassis with 4 linecard slots | $12,500.00 |
N9K-C9504-B2 | Nexus 9504 Chassis Bundle with 1 Sup, 3 PS, 2 SC, 6 FM, 3 FT | $65,000.00 |
N9K-C9504-B3-E | Nexus 9504 chassis bundle with 1Sup, 3PS, 2SC, 4 FM-E, 3Fan | $75,000.00 |
N9K-C9508 | Nexus 9508 Chassis with 8 linecard slots | $15,000.00 |
N9K-C9508-B2 | Nexus 9508 Chassis Bundle with 1 Sup, 3 PS, 2 SC, 6 FM, 3 FT | $100,000.00 |
N9K-C9508-B3-E | Nexus 9508 Chassis Bundle with 1Sup, 3 PS, 2SC, 4 FM-E, 3Fan | $115,000.00 |
N9K-C9516 | Nexus 9516 Chassis with 16 linecard slots | $20,000.00 |
N9K-C9516-B2 | Nexus 9516 Chassis Bundle with 1 Sup, 3 PS, 2 SC, 6 FM, 3 FT | $170,000.00 |
Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch | Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch | Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch | |
Form factor | 7 RU | 13 RU | 21 RU |
Line card slots | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Supervisor slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Fabric module slots | 6 | 6 | 6 |
ACI support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bandwidth per slot (Tbps) | 3.84 | 3.84 | 3.84 |
Bandwidth per system (Tbps) | 15 | 30 | 60 |
Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports | 192 | 384 | 768 |
Maximum number of 10 GE ports | 576 | 1152 | 2304 |
Maximum number of 40 GE ports | 144 | 288 | 576 |
Maximum number of 100GE ports | 128 | 288 | 128 |
Airflow | Front to back | Front to back | Front to back |
Power supplies (3-kW AC/DC) | Up to 4 | Up to 8 | Up to 10 |
Fan trays | 3 | 3 | 3 |
The Cisco Nexus 9500 platform has a Clos fabric design that interconnects the line cards with rear-mounted fabric modules. All fabric cards are directly connected to all line cards. With load balancing across fabric cards, the architecture achieves optimal bandwidth distribution within the chassis. Cloudscale Technology powered N9K-C95xx-FM-E enables 100 Gigabit Ethernet deployments.
N9K-X9732C-EX | Nexus 9500 Agg and ACI Spine linecard, 32p 100G QSFP28 | $30,000.00 |
N9K-X9736PQ | Nexus 9500 ACI Spine linecard, 36p 40G QSFP | $30,000.00 |
N9K-X9732C-EX | Nexus 9500 Agg and ACI Spine linecard, 32p 100G QSFP28 | $30,000.00 |
N9K-X9432C-S | Nexus X9432C Linecard, 32 ports of 100G | $30,000.00 |
N9K-X9408PC-CFP2 | Nexus 9500 linecard, 8x100G CFP2rt | $35,000.00 |
N9K-X9636PQ | Nexus 9500 linecard, 36p 40G QSFP aggregation linecard (non- | $45,000.00 |
N9K-X9536PQ | Nexus 9500 ACI linecard, 36p 40G QSFP | $40,000.00 |
N9K-X9432PQ | Nexus 9500 linecard, 32p QSFP P | $20,000.00 |
N9K-X9564PX | Nexus 9500 ACI linecard, 48p 1/10G SFP+ plus 4p QSFP | $45,000.00 |
N9K-X9464PX | Nexus 9500 linecard, 48p 1/10G SFP+ plus 4p QSFP P | $15,000.00 |
N9K-X9564TX | Nexus 9500 ACI linecard, 48p 1/10G-T plus 4p QSFP | $22,500.00 |
N9K-X9464TX2 | Nexus 9500 linecard, 48p 1/10G-T & 4p QSFP | $12,000.00 |
N9K-X9464TX | Nexus 9500 linecard, 48p 1/10G-T plus 4p QSFP P | $15,000.00 |
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100-Gbps Line Cards | ||||||
N9K-X9732C-EX: 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card | ● 32-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28 (QSFP28) line card ● Every QSFP28 supports 1×100, 2×50, 1×40, 4×25, 4×10, and 1x1 Gigabit Ethernet ● Powered by Cisco’s Cloudscale Technology ● 160-MB buffer ● Designed for use in an aggregation-switch or spine role ● Line rate for all packet sizes ● Supports both NX-OS and ACI modes ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16- slot chassis ● Requires 4 100-Gbps fabric modules (N9K-C950X-FM-E) for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM-E and N9K-C9508-FM-E, and N9K-C9516-FM-E |
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N9K-X9432C-S: 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card | ● 32-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card ● Every QSFP28 supports 1×100, 2×50, 1×40, 4×25, 4×10, and 1x1 Gigabit Ethernet ● 32-MB buffer ● Designed for use in an aggregation-switch or spine role ● Line rate for packets greater than 250 bytes ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 4 new fabric modules (N9K-C950X -FM-S) for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM-S N9K-C9508-FM-S and N9K-C9516-FM-S3 |
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N9K-X9408PC-CFP2: 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card | ● 8-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet CFP2 line card ● Maximum flow size of 40 Gigabit Ethernet ● 24-MB buffer ● Designed for use in an aggregation-switch role ● Line rate for packets greater than 200 bytes ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 4 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM |
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40-Gbps Line Cards | ||||||
N9K-X9636PQ: 40 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card | ● 36-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● Nonblocking, 36-MB buffer ● Designed for use in an aggregation-switch role ● Line rate for all packet sizes ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4- and 8-slot chassis ● Requires 6 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM and N9K-C9508-FM |
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N9K-X9536PQ: 40 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card | ● 36-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● 104-MB buffer ● Designed for 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access and aggregation switches ● Supports Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) routing and bridging ● 1.5:1 oversubscription ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 3 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM |
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N9K-X9432PQ: 40 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card | ● 32-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● 24-MB buffer ● Designed for 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access and aggregation switches ● Line rate for packets greater than 200 bytes ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 4 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM |
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10/25-Gbps Fiber Line Cards | ||||||
N9K-X97160YC-EX: 1, 10 and 25 Gigabit Ethernet Access-Layer and 10, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Aggregation-Layer Line Card | ● 48-port 1, 10 and 25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ with 4-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● Nonblocking, 40-MB buffer ● Greater distance options for 25G deployments with FC and RS FEC ● Supports VXLAN routing and bridging ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 4 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM-E, N9K-C9508-FM-E, and N9K-C9516-FM-E |
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N9K-X9564PX: 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Access-Layer and 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet Aggregation-Layer Line Card | ● 48-port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ with 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● Nonblocking, 104-MB buffer ● Designed for 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access and aggregation switches ● Supports VXLAN routing and bridging ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 3 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM |
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N9K-X9464PX: 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Access-Layer and 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet Aggregation-Layer Line Card | ● 48-port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ with 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● 12-MB buffer ● Designed for 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access and aggregation switches ● Line rate for packets greater than 200 bytes ● NX-OS mode only ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 4 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM |
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10-Gbps Copper Line Cards | ||||||
N9K-X9564TX: 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Access-Layer and 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet Aggregation-Layer Line Card | ● 48-port 1 and 10GBASE-T plus 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● Nonblocking, 104-MB buffer ● Designed for end-of row (EoR) and middle-of-row (MoR) environments ● Supports VXLAN routing and bridging ● NX-OS mode only ● Supports 100 Megabit Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet, and 10GBASE-T copper cabling connectivity for server access ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 3 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM |
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N9K-X9464TX2 and N9K-X9464TX: 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Access-Layer and 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet Aggregation-Layer Line Card | ● 48-port 1 and 10GBASE-T plus 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card ● 12-MB buffer ● Designed for EoR and MoR environments ● Line rate for packets greater than 200 bytes ● NX-OS mode only ● Supports 100 Megabit Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet, and 10GBASE-T copper cabling connectivity for server access ● Supported in 4-, 8-, and 16-slot chassis ● Requires 4 fabric modules for maximum bandwidth ● Compatible with N9K-C9504-FM, N9K-C9508-FM, and N9K-C9516-FM ● N9K-X9464TX2 provides cost-reduced options and has feature parity with N9K-X9464TX |