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Nexus 9500 40GE Modules

Nexus 9500 40GE Modules

9636PQ X9636Q-R 9536PQ 9432PQ 9736PQ
Usage 40 GE high-performance aggregation and FEX* 40 GE aggregation 40 GE aggregation and FEX* 40 GE aggregation and FEX* ACI spine
Front-panel ports 36 x 40 GE 36 x 40 GE 36 x 40 GE 32 x 40 GE 36 x 40 GE
Standalone Yes Yes Yes Yes No
ACI leaf No No No No No
ACI spine No No No No Yes
Chassis support 4 and 8, slot 8 slot 4, 8, and 16 slot 4, 8, and 16 slot 4, 8, and 16
40 GE ports 36 36 36 32 36
Switching performance Nonblocking Nonblocking 1.5:1 oversubscribed Line rate more than 200 byte Nonblocking
Buffer (MB) 36 12GB 104 24 42
Typical power (watts) 260 329 360 240 197
Minimum software version 6.1(2)I1(1) 7.0(3)F1(1) 6.1(2)I2(2a) 6.1(2)I2(2a) ACI-N9KDK9-11.0
SKUs N9K-X9636PQ N9K-X9636Q-R N9K-X9536PQ N9K-X9432PQ N9K-X9736PQ

Notes:

  • a) Detailed optics support
  • b) Current software support
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