Based on Cisco Cloud Scale technology, the Cisco Nexus 9300-GX switches are the next generation of fixed Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches capable of supporting 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GE). With the increase in use cases for applications requiring Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), the platform addresses the need for high-performance, power-efficient, compact switches in the networking infrastructure. These switches are designed to support 100G and 400G fabrics for mobile service provider environments, including the network edge, 5G, IoT, Professional Media Networking platform (PMN), and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) The platform introduces a backward-compatible 400G optical interface Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable – Double Density (QSFP-DD) to transparently migrate existing data center fabrics from 40-Gbps and 100-Gbps speeds to 400 Gbps and also offers various lower port speeds and densities, including 10, 25, 50, and 200 Gbps using breakouts. The Cisco Nexus 9300-GX provides investment protection for customers, delivering higher performance to meet scaled out spine-leaf fabrics to support growing traffic for cloud applications.
— N9K-C9316D-GX Switch is a 1RU switch that supports 12.8 Tbps of bandwidth and over 4.3 bpps. The switch can be configured to work as 10/25/40/50/100/200/400-Gbps offering flexible options in a compact form factor. Please see feature table below for more information.
— N9K-C93600CD-GX Switch is a 1RU switch that supports 12 Tbps of bandwidth and 4.0 bpps across 28 fixed 40/100G QSFP-28 ports and 8 fixed 10/25/40/50/100/200/400G QSFP-DD ports. The 28 ports support 10/25-Gbps. Please see feature table below for more information.
— N9K-C9364C-GX Switch is a 2RU switch that supports 12.8 Tbps of bandwidth and over 4.3 bpps across 64 fixed 40/100G QSFP-28 ports. Please see feature table below for more information.
Table 1. Cisco Nexus 9300-GX Series switch specifications
Item | Specifications | ||
Device | N9K-C9316D-GX | N9K-C93600CD-GX | N9K-C9364C-GX |
Ports | ●16 x 400/100/40-Gbps QSFP-DD ports | ●28 x 100/40-Gbps QSFP28 ports and 8 x 400/100-Gbps QSFP-DD ports | ●64 x 100/40-Gbps QSFP28 ports |
Supported speeds | ●40/100/400-Gbps Ethernet ●Breakout supported on all ports, 1-16: 2×200, 4×100, 2×100, 8×50, 4×50, 2×50, 4×25, 4×10 ●10G w/QSA | ●40/100-Gbps on downlinks ●40/100/400-Gbps on uplinks ●Breakout supported: *1-24: 2x50G on all ports, 4x10G and 4x25G on odd ports with even ports purged *25-28: 2x50G, 4x10G, 4x25G on all ports *29-36: 2x50G, 4x10G, 4x25G, 4x100G on converted downlinks ●10G w/QSA | ●40/100-Gbps ●Breakout supported: ●2×50, 2×25, 2×10 on all ports ●4×10, 4x25G on all odd numbered ports ●10G w/QSA |
CPU | ●4 cores | ●4 cores | ●4 cores |
System memory | ●32 GB | ●32 GB | ●Up to 32 GB |
SSD Drive | ●128 GB | ●128 GB | ●128 GB |
System buffer | ●80 MB | ●80 MB | ●80 MB |
Management ports | ●2 ports: 1 RJ-45 and 1 SFP | ●2 ports: 1 RJ-45 and 1 SFP | ●2 ports: 1 RJ-45 and 1 SFP |
USB Ports | ●1 | ●1 | ●1 |
RS-232 serial ports | ●1 | ●1 | ●1 |
Power Supplies | ●1100W AC, 1100W DC, 1100W HVAC/HVDC | ●1100W AC, 1100W DC, 1100W HVAC/HVDC | ●2000W AC, 2000W DC, 2000W HVAC/HVDC |
Typical power (AC) | ●420W | ●586W | ●811W |
Maximum power (AC) | ●1010W | ●1071W | ●1622W |
Input voltage (AC) | ●100 to 240V | ●100 to 240V | ●100 to 240V |
Input voltage | ●100 to 277V | ●100 to 277V | ●100 to 277V |
Input voltage (DC) | ●–40 to –72V | ●–40 to –72V | ●–40 to –72V |
Input voltage | ●–240 to –380V | ●–240 to –380V | ●–240 to –380V |
Frequency (AC) | ●50 to 60 Hz | ●50 to 60 Hz | ●50 to 60 Hz |
Fans | ●5+1 redundancy | ●5+1 redundancy | ●3+1 redundancy |
Airflow | ●Port-side intake and exhaust | ●Port-side intake and exhaust | ●Port-side intake and exhaust |
Physical dimensions | ●(H x W x D): 1.72 x 17.37 x 25.5 in. (4.37 x 44.13 x 64.8 cm) | ●(H x W x D): 1.72 x 17.37 x 25.5 in. (4.37 x 44.13 x 64.8 cm) | ●Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.39 x 17.41 x 22.59 in. (8.61 x 44.23 x 57.4 cm) |
Acoustics | ●73.2 dBA at 50% fan speed, 81.8 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 88.8 dBA at 100% fan speed | ●73.2 dBA at 50% fan speed, 81.8 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 88.8 dBA at 100% fan speed | ●77.3 dBA at 50% fan speed, 88.6 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 95.8 dBA at 100% fan speed |
RoHS compliance | ●Yes | ●Yes | ●Yes |
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) | ●323,140 hours | ●295,515 hours | ●237,760 hours |
Minimum ACI image | ●ACI-N9KDK9-14.2(2e) | ●ACI-N9KDK9-14.2(2e) | ●ACI-N9KDK9-14.2(3) |
Minimum NX-OS image | ●NXOS-9.3.3 | ●NXOS-9.3.3 | ●NXOS-9.3.3 |
Table 1. Cisco Nexus N9K-C9316D-GX ordering information
Part number | Product description |
N9K-C9316D-GX | Nexus 9316D Spine switch with 16p 400/100G QSFP-DD |
NXA-FAN-35CFM-PI | Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 35CFM, port side intake airflow |
NXA-FAN-35CFM-PE | Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 35CFM, port side exhaust airflow |
NXA-PAC-1100W-PI2 | Nexus AC 1100W PSU Spare – port side intake |
NXA-PAC-1100W-PE2 | Nexus AC 1100W PSU Spare – port side exhaust |
NXA-PDC-1100W-PI | Nexus 1100W Platinum DC PS, port side intake |
NXA-PDC-1100W-PE | Nexus 1100W Platinum DC PS, port side exhaust |
NXA-PHV-1100W-PI | Nexus 1100W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side intake |
NXA-PHV-1100W-PE | Nexus 1100W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side exhaust |
NXK-ACC-KIT-1RU | Nexus 9000 Fixed Accessory Kit |
Table 2. Cisco Nexus N9K-C93600CD-GX ordering information
Part number | Product description |
N9K-C93600CD-GX | Nexus 93600CD Spine and Leaf switch with 28p 100/40G QSFP28 and 8p 400/100G QSFP-DD |
NXA-FAN-35CFM-PI | Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 35CFM, port side intake airflow |
NXA-FAN-35CFM-PE | Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 35CFM, port side exhaust airflow |
NXA-PAC-1100W-PI2 | Nexus AC 1100W PSU Spare – port side intake |
NXA-PAC-1100W-PE2 | Nexus AC 1100W PSU Spare – port side exhaust |
NXA-PDC-1100W-PI | Nexus 1100W Platinum DC PS, port side intake |
NXA-PDC-1100W-PE | Nexus 1100W Platinum DC PS, port side exhaust |
NXA-PHV-1100W-PI | Nexus 1100W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side intake |
NXA-PHV-1100W-PE | Nexus 1100W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side exhaust |
NXK-ACC-KIT-1RU | Nexus 9000 Fixed Accessory Kit |
Table 3. Cisco Nexus N9K-C9364C-GX ordering information
Part number | Product description |
N9K-C9364C-GX | Nexus 9364C Spine and Leaf switch with 64p 100/40G QSFP28 |
NXA-FAN-160CFM2PI | Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 160CFM, port side intake airflow |
NXA-FAN-160CFM2PE | Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 160CFM, port side exhaust airflow |
NXA-PAC-2KW-PI | Nexus AC 2000W PSU Spare – port side intake |
NXA-PAC-2KW-PE | Nexus AC 2000W PSU Spare – port side exhaust |
NXA-PDC-2KW-PI | Nexus 2000W Platinum DC PS, port side intake |
NXA-PDC-2KW-PE | Nexus 2000W Platinum DC PS, port side exhaust |
NXA-PHV-2KW-PI | Nexus 2000W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side intake |
N9K-C9300-RMK | Nexus 9000 Fixed Rack Mount Kit |
N9K-C9300-ACK | Nexus 9000 Fixed Accessory Kit |
