The Cisco Nexus 9300-GX2 series addresses the need for high-performance, power-efficient, compact switches in the networking infrastructure. These switches are designed to support 50G, 100G, 200G, and 400G fabrics for next-generation leaf and spine designs and IP storage fabrics. The platform is built with 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; it also offers various lower port speeds and densities, including 10, 25, 50, and 200 Gbps, using breakouts. Cisco provides two modes of operation for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches. Organizations can deploy Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) or Cisco NX-OS mode.
— N9K-C9364D-GX2A is a 2-Rack-Unit (2RU) switch that supports 51.2 Tbps of bandwidth and 8.35 bpps across 64 fixed 400G QSFP-DD ports and two fixed 1/10G SFP+ ports. QSFP-DD ports also support native 200G (QSFP56), 100G (QSFP28) and 40G (QSFP+). Each port can also support 4x10G, 4x25G, 4x50G, 4x100G, and 2x200G breakouts. The first 16 ports, marked in green, are capable of wire-rate MACsec encryption. The switch is best suited to support massive scale-out fabrics as a compact, high-density spine.
— N9K-C9348D-GX2A is a 2-Rack-Unit (2RU) switch that supports 38.4 Tbps of bandwidth and 8.35 bpps across 48 fixed 400G QSFP-DD ports and two fixed 1/10G SFP+ ports. QSFP-DD ports also support native 200G (QSFP56), 100G (QSFP28) and 40G (QSFP+). Each port can also support 4x10G, 4x25G, 4x50G, 4x100G, and 2x200G breakouts. All 48 ports are capable of wire-rate MACsec encryption. The switch is best suited to support massive scale-out fabrics as a compact, high-density spine.
— N9K-C9332D-GX2B is a compact form-factor 1-Rack-Unit (1RU) switch that supports 25.6 Tbps of bandwidth and 4.17 bpps across 32 fixed 400G QSFP-DD ports and two fixed 1/10G SFP+ ports. QSFP-DD ports also support native 200G (QSFP56), 100G (QSFP28) and 40G (QSFP+). Each port can also support 4x10G, 4x25G, 4x50G, 4x100G, and 2x200G breakouts. The last eight ports, marked in green, are capable of wire-rate MACsec encryption.
Table 1. Cisco Nexus 9300 ACI spine switch specifications
Model | Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A | Cisco Nexus 9348D-GX2A | Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B |
Physical | ●64-port 400G QSFP-DD ports and 2-port 1/10G SFP+ ports ●Buffer: 120MB ●System memory: 32GB ●SSD: 128GB ●USB: 1 port ●RS-232 serial console ports: 1 ●Management ports: 2 ●CPU: 6 cores | ●48-port 400G QSFP-DD ports and 2-port 1/10G SFP+ ports ●Buffer: 120MB ●System memory: 32GB ●SSD: 128GB ●USB: 1 port ●RS-232 serial console ports: 1 ●Management ports: 2 ●CPU: 6 cores | ●32-port 400G QSFP-DD ports and 2-port 1/10G SFP+ ports ●Buffer: 120MB ●System memory: 32 GB ●SSD: 128GB ●USB: 1 port ●RS-232 serial console ports: 1 ●Management ports: 2 ●CPU: 4 cores |
Power and cooling | ●Power: 3200W AC ●Input voltage: 100 to 240V AC ●Hot-swappable, 4 fans, 3+1 redundancy ●Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz (AC) ●Efficiency: 90% or greater ●Port-side intake ●Typical power: 1324 W ●Maximum power: 3000 W | ●Power: 3200W AC ●Input voltage: 100 to 240V AC ●Hot-swappable, 4 fans, 3+1 redundancy ●Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz (AC) ●Efficiency: 90% or greater ●Port-side intake ●Typical power: 1380 ●Maximum power: 3124 | ●Power: 1500W AC ●Input voltage: 100 to 240V AC ●Hot-swappable, 6 fans, 5+1 redundancy ●Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz (AC) ●Efficiency: 90% or greater ●Port-side intake and exhaust ●Typical power: 638 W ●Maximum power: 1442 W |
Environmental | ●Physical (H x W x D): 3.45 x17.3 x 29.78 in. (8.76 x 43.94x 75.65 cm) ●Acoustics: 78 dBA at 50% fan speed, 86.4 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 95.2 dBA at 100% fan speed ●Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) ●Nonoperating (storage) temperature: –40 to 158°F (–40 to 70°C) ●Humidity: 5 to 95% (noncondensing) ●Altitude: 0 to 13,123 ft (0 to 4000m) ●Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 216,590 hours | ●Physical (H x W x D): ●Acoustics: 79.9 dBA at 50% fan speed, 87.6 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 96.4 dBA at 100% fan speed ●Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) ●Nonoperating (storage) temperature: –40 to 158°F ●Humidity: 5 to 85% (noncondensing) ●Altitude: 0 to 13,123 ft ●Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 125,780 hours | ●Physical (H x W x D): ●Acoustics: 71.1 dBA at 50% fan speed, 81.2 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 88 dBA at 100% fan speed ●Operating temperature: 32 to 82°F (0 to 28°C) with port-side exhaust ●Nonoperating (storage) temperature: –40 to 158°F ●Humidity: 5 to 85% (noncondensing) ●Altitude: 0 to 13,123 ft ●Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 211,310 hours |
Cisco Nexus 9300-GX2 series switches support NX-OS and also ACI spine-and-leaf functionality for fully flexible deployments.
Table 1. Cisco Nexus 9300-GX2 series switches Ordering information
Part number | Product description |
N9K-C9364D-GX2A | Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A Switch with 64p 400/100-Gbps QSFP-DD ports and 2p 1/10 SFP+ ports |
N9K-C9348D-GX2A | Cisco Nexus 9348D-GX2A Switch with 48p 400/100-Gbps QSFP-DD ports and 2p 1/10 SFP+ ports |
N9K-C9332D-GX2B | Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B Switch with 32p 400/100-Gbps QSFP-DD ports and 2p 1/10 SFP+ ports |
NXASFAN-160CFM2PI | Cisco Nexus Fan, 160CFM, port-side intake airflow |
NXA-SFAN-35CFM-PI | Cisco Nexus Fan, 35CFM, port-side intake airflow |
NXA-PAC-3200W-PI | Cisco Nexus 3200W AC PS, port-side intake |
NXA-PAC-1500W-PI | Cisco Nexus 1500W AC PS, port-side intake |
NXA-PAC-1500W-PE | Cisco Nexus 1500W AC PS, port-side exhaust |
NO-PWR-CORD | No Power Cord Chosen |
CAB-9K16A-BRZ | Power Cord 250VAC 16A, Brazil, Src Plug EL224-C19 |
CAB-9K16A-KOR | Power Cord 250VAC 16A, Korea, Src Plug |
CAB-AC-16A-AUS | Power Cord, 250VAC, 16A, Australia C19 |
CAB-AC-2500W-EU | Power Cord, 250Vac 16A, Europe |
CAB-AC-2500W-INT | Power Cord, 250Vac 16A, INTL |
CAB-AC-2500W-ISRL | Power Cord,250VAC,16A,Israel |
CAB-AC-16A-CH | 16A AC Power Cord For China |
CAB-ACS-16 | AC Power Cord (Swiss) 16A |
CAB-C19-CBN | Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors |
CAB-IR2073-C19-AR | IRSM 2073 to IEC-C19 14ft Argen |
CAB-L520P-C19-US | ^NEMA L5-20 to IEC-C19 6ft US |
CAB-AC-C19-TW | Power Cord, 250 V, 16A, C19, Taiwan More |
PWR-CORD10-IND | POWER CORD, INDIA, IEC60320/ C19, IS16A3, 7.0M POWER CORD, INDIA, IEC60320/ C19, IS16A3, 7.0MHide |
CAB-C2316-C19-IT | CEI 23-16 to IEC-C19 14ft Italy |
CAB-AC-2500W-US1 | Power Cord 250VAC 16A, Japan and North America (nonlocking) 200-240VAC operation |
CAB-TA-250V-JP | Japan 250V AC Type A Power Cable |
CAB-TA-EU | Europe AC Type A Power Cable |
CAB-C15-CBN | Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors |
CAB-TA-IN | India AC Type A Power Cable |
CAB-TA-IS | Israel AC Type A Power Cable |
CAB-C15-CBN-JP | Japan Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 12A, C14-C15 |
CAB-C15-CBN-EURA | Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors |
CAB-C15-CBN-CK | Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 10A, C14-C15 Connectors |
CAB-9K10A-EU | Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEE 7/7 Plug, EU |
CAB-9K10A-SW | Power Cord, 250VAC 10A MP232 Plug, SWITZ |
CAB-9K10A-AU | Power Cord, 250VAC 10A 3112 Plug, Australia |
CAB-9K10A-IT | Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEI 23-16/VII Plug, Italy |
CAB-PWR-C15-CHN-A | Power Cord, C15, Black, 2.5m, 10A, China More |
