Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules Data Sheet
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The Cisco Nexus® 9500 R-Series switching platform (Figure 1) offers two modular chassis:
● Cisco Nexus 9500 4-slot switch
● Cisco Nexus 9500 8-slot switch
Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switch Chassis
These chassis support the Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards and fabric modules, delivering up to 9.6 Terabits per second (Tbps) per slot, for a total of 76.8-Tbps in the 8-slot chassis. Both chassis support line cards that offer 100-, 40-, 25-, 10-, or 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports. In addition to that, the 8-slot chassis also supports a line card that offers 400-Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Note
This data sheet specifies hardware capabilities only. Please refer to Cisco NX-OS software release notes and appropriate feature documentation for more details.
Cisco Nexus 9500 Platform R-Series line cards
The Cisco Nexus 9500 platform is designed as a Clos fabric that interconnects each line card directly with each rear-mounted fabric module. All traffic between the line cards is load balanced across all fabric modules providing optimal bandwidth distribution within the chassis. This load-balancing capability provides enhanced system reliability and redundancy. The switch continues to operate even in the event of a loss of a fabric module, albeit at a lower capacity, as the remaining fabric modules continue to provide switching capacity to the line cards. Some of these line cards can connect to 1 or 2 additional fabric modules to also provide N+1 or N+2 redundancy. All Cisco Nexus 9500 platform R-Series line cards support deep buffers and some line cards support large tables enabling various use cases.
Table 1. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards
| Line-card type |
Description |
| 400-Gbps line card |
|
| N9K-X9624D-R2 |
● 24-port 400/100 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) line card
|
| 100-Gbps line cards |
|
| N9K-X9636C-RX |
● 36-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card with additional TCAM
|
| N9K-X9636C-R |
● 36-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card
|
| 40-Gbps line cards |
|
| N9K-X9636Q-R |
● 36-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP line card
|
| 10/25-Gbps line cards |
|
| N9K-X96136YC-R |
● 32-port 1/10/25, 16-port 1/10, and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet SFP/QSFP line card with MACsec
|
Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards and fabric modules performance
Table 2. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards: Product and hardware scale specifications
| Feature/line card |
X9624D-R2 |
X9636C-RX |
X9636C-R |
X9636Q-R |
X96136YC-R |
| Performance |
9.6 Tbps |
3.6 Tbps |
3.6 Tbps |
1.4 Tbps |
1.2 Tbps |
| Fabric modules required for maximum bandwidth – R2 Series Fabric Module |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Fabric modules required for maximum bandwidth – R Series Fabric Module |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
| Fabric modules required for N+1 redundancy – R Sereis Fabric Module |
N/A |
N/A |
6 (N+1) |
5 (N+1) or 6 (N+2) |
N/A |
| Supervisor Module |
N9K-SUP-B+ |
N9K-SUP-B, N9K-SUP-B+ |
N9K-SUP-B, N9K-SUP-B+ |
N9K-SUP-B, N9K-SUP-B+ |
N9K-SUP-B, N9K-SUP-B+ |
| Processor and DRAM |
6-core 1.9 GHz x64 16 GB DDR4 |
4-core 2.4 GHz x64 32 GB DDR4 |
8-core 2.4 GHz x64 16 GB DDR3 |
8-core 2.4 GHz x64 16 GB DDR3 |
4-core 2.4-GHz x64 8 GB DDR4 |
| Packet buffer |
16 GB |
16 GB |
24 GB |
12 GB |
4 GB |
| Maximum number of IPv4 routes |
750,000 |
2,000,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
| Maximum number of MAC address entries |
750,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
750,000 |
| Number of multicast routes |
250,000 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
| Maximum number of VLANs |
4096 |
4096 |
4096 |
4096 |
4096 |
| Maximum number of links in a port channel |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
| Maximum number of equal-cost multipathing (ECMP) routes |
256 |
256 |
256 |
256 |
256 |
| Maximum number of port channels |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
| Number of active Cisco® Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) sessions |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
Table 3. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards and fabric module support matrix
|
|
N9K-C9508-FM-R2 |
N9K-C9508-FM-R |
N9K-C9504-FM-R |
| X9624D-R2 |
Supported |
NA |
NA |
| X9636C-RX |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
| X9636C-R |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
| X9636Q-R |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
| X96136YC-R |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
Note
This data sheet specifies hardware capabilities only. Please refer to Cisco NX-OS software release notes and appropriate feature documentation for more details.
Table 4. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards: Product specifications – mechanical
|
|
X9624D-R2 |
X9636C-RX |
X9636C-R |
X9636Q-R |
X96136YC-R |
| Weight |
18.17 lb (8.2 kg) |
15.9 lb (7.2 kg) |
12.30 lb (5.58 kg) |
11.48 lb (5.2 kg) |
12.78lb (5.8kg) |
| Typical power |
900 W |
800 W |
650 W |
329 W |
213 W |
| Maximum power |
1180 W |
1100 W |
902 W |
456 W |
300 W |
| Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) hours |
171,5000 |
262,680 |
239,340 |
273,370 |
545,740 |
Table 5. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series fabric modules: Product specifications – mechanical
|
|
N9K-C9508-FM-R2# |
N9K-C9504-FM-R |
N9K-C9508-FM-R |
| Weight |
12.53 lb (5.6 kg) |
62 lb (2.8 kg) |
9.59 lb (4.4 kg) |
| Typical power |
280 W |
115 W |
240 W |
| Maximum power |
320 W |
130 W |
250 W |
| MTBF hours |
465,670 |
908,500 |
840,300 |
Each Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line card supports an extensive set of optic modules. The Cisco Optics Compatibility Matrix (https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/home) provides the list of optics supported on each line card.
Note
This data sheet specifies hardware capabilities only. Please refer to Cisco NX-OS software release notes and appropriate feature documentation for more details.
Regulatory standards compliance
Table 5 summarizes regulatory standards compliance for the Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards and fabric modules.
Table 6. Regulatory standards compliance: Safety and EMC
| Specification |
Description |
| Regulatory compliance |
Products should comply with CE Markings according to directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC |
| Safety |
● UL 60950-1 Second Edition
● CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition
● EN 60950-1 Second Edition
● IEC 60950-1 Second Edition
● AS/NZS 60950-1
● GB4943
|
| EMC: Emissions |
● 47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
● AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A
● CISPR22 Class A
● EN55022 Class A
● ICES003 Class A
● VCCI Class A
● EN61000-3-2
● EN61000-3-3
● KN22 Class A
● CNS13438 Class A
|
| EMC: Immunity |
● EN55024
● CISPR24
● EN300386
● KN 61000-4 series
|
| RoHS |
The product is RoHS-6 compliant with exceptions for leaded-Ball Grid-Array (BGA) balls and lead press-fit connectors. |
Table 7. Ordering information
| Part number |
Product description |
| N9K-X9624D-R2 |
24-port 400/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP-DD line card |
| N9K-X9624D-R2= |
24-port 400/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP-DD line card (Spare) |
| N9K-X9636C-RX |
36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card with TCAM |
| N9K-X9636C-RX= |
36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card with TCAM (Spare) |
| N9K-X9636C-R |
36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card |
| N9K-X9636C-R= |
36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card (Spare) |
| N9K-X9636Q-R |
36-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP line card |
| N9K-X9636Q-R= |
36-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP line card (Spare) |
| N9K-X96136YC-R |
32-port 1/10/25, 16-port 1/10, and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet SFP/QSFP line card with MACsec |
| N9K-X96136YC-R= |
32-port 1/10/25, 16-port 1/10, and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet SFP/QSFP line card with MACsec (Spare) |
| N9K-C9508-FM-R2 |
Fabric Module for Cisco Nexus 9508 R2-Series line cards – Cisco NX-OS only |
| N9K-C9508-FM-R2= |
Fabric Module for Cisco Nexus 9508 R2-Series line cards – Cisco NX-OS only (Spare) |
| N9K-C9504-FM-R |
Fabric Module for Cisco Nexus 9504 R-Series line cards – Cisco NX-OS only |
| N9K-C9504-FM-R= |
Fabric Module for Cisco Nexus 9504 R-Series line cards – Cisco NX-OS only (Spare) |
| N9K-C9508-FM-R |
Fabric Module for Cisco Nexus 9508 R-Series line cards – Cisco NX-OS only |
| N9K-C9508-FM-R= |
Fabric Module for Cisco Nexus 9508 R-Series line cards – Cisco NX-OS only (Spare) |
The Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards have a 1-year limited hardware warranty. The warranty includes hardware replacement with a 10-day turnaround from receipt of a Return Materials Authorization (RMA).
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