This switch chassis includes these modules:

• Supervisor modules (one or two)—one of these types in slots SUP 1 and SUP 2 (numbered from left to right on the chassis)

• System controllers (two) (N9K-SC-A) in slots SC 1 and SC 2 (numbered from left to right on the chassis)

• Line cards (up to 16) in slots LC 1 through LC 16 (numbered from top to bottom on the chassis) supported by the same type of fabric module

  For compatibility information, please refer to the Line Card and Fabric Module Compatibility data sheets.

  Note	Do not mix ACI-mode line cards with NX-OS mode line cards in the same switch.

  Note	The N9K-X9716D-GX line card is not compatible with this switch.

• Fabric modules in slots FM 1 to FM 6 (are numbered from left to right on the chassis)

  Note	Fabric modules in slots FM 1 to FM 6 (numbered from left to right on the chassis) are referred to as slot 21 to slot 26 in the system report, such as show modules CLI output.

  See the table for the required fabric module types and quantities that are required for maximum bandwidth.

  Table 1. Supported Fabric Modules and Line Cards

  Fabric Module	Fabric Modules Required for Maximum Bandwidth	Supported Line Cards
  N9K-C9516-FM	4	N9K-X9736PQ
  N9K-C9516-FM-E	5	N9K-X9736C-FX
  N9K-C9516-FM-E2	4 5 5 5	N9K-X9732C-EX N9K-X9736C-FX N9K-X9736C-FX3 N9K-X9736Q-FX

  Table 2. Line Card Compatibility Matrix

  Line Card	Co-exist with X9736C-FX3
  X9716D-GX	Yes
  X9732C-EX	Yes
  X9732C-FX	Yes (Not supported for ACI-Mode)
  X9736C-FX	Yes
  X9788TC-FX	Yes (Not supported for ACI-Mode)

  Note

  The fabric modules must be installed in specific slots. Installing fabric modules in other slots can cause a module mismatch condition. For three modules, they must be in slots FM 2, FM 4, and FM 6. For four modules, they must be in slots FM2, FM 3, FM 4, and FM 6. For five modules, they can be in slots FM 1, FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, and FM 6. Alternatively, they can be in Slots FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, FM 5, and FM 6. For five FM-E or FM-E2 modules, they must be in Slots FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, FM 5, and FM 6. For six modules, they are in slots FM 1, FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, FM 5, and FM 6. FM 5 (slot number 25) will only work with N9K-X9736C-FX, N9K-X9736Q-FX, and N9K-X9736C-FX3 and not with other line card modules.

  Note	All of the fabric modules in a modular switch must be of the same type.

  Note

  Fabric slots FM 2, FM 4, or FM 6 must be filled with functioning fabric modules to provide power to the fan trays covering those modules. If fabric slots FM 1, FM 3, or FM 5 are not filled with a fabric module, verify that they have a blank module (N9K-C9516-FM-CV) installed to preserve the designed airflow. For more information about Line Card and Fabric Module compatibility, refer to the Cisco N9500 Platform Line Cards and Fabric Modules Data Sheet.

• Fan trays (three) (N9K-C9516-FAN) in slots FAN 1 to FAN 3 (numbered from left to right on the chassis)

• Power supplies (up to five with the combined power mode, up to six with the n+1 power redundancy mode, or up to ten with the n+n power redundancy mode) in slots PS 1 to PS 10 (numbered from left to right on the chassis)

  • Cisco N9500 Series 3-kW AC power supply (N9K-PAC-3000W-B)

  • Cisco N 9500 Series 3-kW Universal AC/DC power supply (N9K-PUV-3000W-B)

  • Cisco N9500 Series 3.15-kW Dual Input Universal AC/DC power supply (N9K-PUV2-3000W-B)

  • Cisco N9500 Series 3-kW (-48 V) DC power supply (N9K-PDC-3000W-B)

  Note	The switch can be powered by a mix of AC, DC, HVAC/HVDC power sources.

  All chassis slots are numbered from left to right or from top to bottom.

The figure shows the hardware features seen from the front of the chassis.

The figure shows the hardware features seen from the rear of the chassis (one fan tray has been removed to show the fabric modules behind the fan trays).