Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 READ ME FIRST
Available Languages
Bias-Free Language
The documentation set for this product strives to use bias-free language. For the purposes of this documentation set, bias-free is defined as language that does not imply discrimination based on age, disability, gender, racial identity, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality. Exceptions may be present in the documentation due to language that is hardcoded in the user interfaces of the product software, language used based on RFP documentation, or language that is used by a referenced third-party product. Learn more about how Cisco is using Inclusive Language.
- US/Canada 800-553-2447
- Worldwide Support Phone Numbers
- All Tools
Feedback
Feedback
The Cisco Nexus™ 9336C-SE1 Switch belongs to the fixed Cisco Nexus 9000 platform based on the most advanced Cisco Silicon One ASIC in a 1-RU form factor. The platform is built on modern system architecture designed to provide high performance and meet the evolving needs of highly scalable data centers and growing enterprises.
| Date |
Description |
| August 15, 2025 |
This document became available. |
This document summarizes the current software feature capabilities of the Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 switch.
The Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 switches support 36 QSFP28 ports and use Cisco Silicon One™ ASIC. For data center architects and enterprise network professionals requiring scalable, high-throughput switching solutions, the Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 is a powerful, fixed-port 1RU Top-of-Rack switch built on advanced Cisco Silicon One technology. With 36 ports supporting 40/100 Gbps speeds and flexible breakout options down to 10/25 Gbps, it delivers high bandwidth capacity, robust Layer 2/3 scalability, and intelligent buffering to support dynamic, virtualized, and automated data center environments. The Nexus 9336C-SE1 enables secure, agile, and programmable network fabrics optimized for modern hybrid cloud infrastructures and policy-driven deployments.
Beginning with the NX-OS Release 10.6(1)F, the Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 switches support these software features:
| Feature Type |
Description |
| Network Interfaces and Speeds |
● 100G, 40G
● Breakouts: 4x10G, 4x25G, 2x50G
● L3 routed, routed sub (native and PC)
● SVI support
● VLAN, access, trunk
|
| L2 |
● DHCP relay
● QinQ
● SVI support
● UDLD
● Port channels (PC), vPC
● ELAM
● ICAM
● RSTP. MSTP
● LACP, LLDP
|
| Unicast Routing/ L3 (IPv4 and IPv6) |
● BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS, BFD (Single Hop), VRF, RIP
● ECMP
● 8192 ECMP groups, 512-way ECMP
● IP directed broadcast
● uRPF
● Static routing
● HSRP, VRRP
● IP unnumbered (non-SVI)
|
| Multicast
|
● L2/L3 IPv4 multicast PIM (ASM, SSM)
● L3-Phy, PO, SI, SVI, vPC
● L2-PO
● IGMP snooping
● Flow path visibility
● Multicast route-aliveness
● Hitbit, route statistics (pkts, bytes)
|
| MPLS/SR
|
● SR-MPLS underlay
● SR-MPLS L3EVPN
|
| Quality of Service
|
● Classification and marking
● Queuing and scheduling
● CoPP, custom CoPP
|
| Network Security |
● AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+
● Ingress PACL
● Ingress and egress RACL (IPV4/V6)
● SSH protocol version 2
● SNMPv3
● PBR
● MACsec
|
| Telemetry and Monitoring |
● SNMPv2
● Software Telemetry
◦ DME data collection ◦ NX-API data sources ◦ Google protocol buffer (GPB) encoding over Google ◦ JSON encoding over HTTP
● sFlow
● gNMI support
● SPAN, SPAN on drop, ERSPAN
|
| VXLAN |
● VXLAN EVPN v4/v6
● Multicast/IR
● TRMv4
● DSVNI
● Multi-Site Anycast border gateway
● vPC and vPC fabric peering
● NGOAM
● L3 physical port and L3PO as fabric uplinks
● IGMP snooping with or without TRMv4
|
| IPFM |
● PTP - IEEE-1588v2 (BC supported), Media Profiles
● NBM Use cases
● Policer Scale
|
| Programmability |
● Open NX-OS automation
● Open and native YANG models
◦ NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI
●
TCL
|
| Upgrade |
● POAP
● GIR
● Disruptive ISSU
|
| Licensing |
● Premier, Advantage and Essentials License for appropriate features
|
Nexus Dashboard (ND) can provide management and automation for Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 in external fabrics in ND 4.1
Table 1. Software Releases
| NX-OS Release |
Description |
| 10.6(1)F |
Release 10.6(1) was the first release to enable support for Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 switches. |
The Nexus 9300 Series includes many switch chassis. For a complete list of 9300 series switches, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Install and Upgrade Guides.
The site lists the currently available Nexus 93xxx Series switches, line cards, and accessories. For expanded details about these hardware products, see:
● Cisco Nexus 9336C-SE1 Data Sheet
● Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Install and Upgrade Guides
● Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Configuration Guides
● Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guides
● Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix
To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, send your comments to nexus9k-docfeedback@cisco.com. We appreciate your feedback.
Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams, and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.