Adding 8 Gigabytes of Memory to a Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch

Adding 8 Gigabytes of Memory to a Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch

Before you begin:

Before removing the switches access panel, make sure that the power to the switch has been turned off.

Follow ESD procedures, which include wearing an ESD wrist strap and placing antistatic foam or antistatic padding where you will place the DIMM while working with it.

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About this task:

To upgrade the switch from NX-OS Mode to ACI-Mode an additional 8-Gigabyte DIMM must be installed in addition to the standard 16-Gigabyte DIMM already installed.

Step 1

Remove the screws and the DIMM access panel on the bottom of the chassis (see the following figure).

Step 2

Align the DIMM card to DIMM slot 3 inside the chassis, and push the DIMM card into the slot until it is fully inserted (see the following figure).

Step 3

Replace the DIMM access panel and secure it with the screws. Tighten the screws to 5.0 in-lb (0.55 N-m), do not exceed 6.0 in-Lb (0.67 N-m).

Related Documentation

The entire Cisco NX-OS 9000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/prod_release_notes_list.html

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