Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch
| Series | Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches |
|---|---|
| Overview | Product Overview |
| Product Type | Data Center Switches |
| Status | Available Order |
| Release Date | 05-NOV-2013 |
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Data Sheets and Product Information
At-a-Glance
- Accelerating 40G Adoption (PDF - 2 MB)
- Build Hierarchical Fabrics with VXLAN EVPN Multi-Site At-a-Glance (PDF - 439 KB)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Services (PDF - 219 KB)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Solution Overview
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ThousandEyes Integration At-a-Glance
- Cisco Services for Application Centric Infrastructure and Nexus 9000 Series Switches (PDF - 821 KB)
- Creating a global, zero-downtime network environment (PDF - 1 MB)
- Simplifying the DevOps Model - Nexus switches and Puppet automation (PDF - 552 KB)
Data Sheets
Most Recent
- Cisco Nexus 9400 Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9800 Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9332D-H2R Switch Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9232E Switch
- Cisco Nexus 9300-GX Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 93400LD-H1 Switch Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9300-GX2 Series Fixed Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9500 Platform Line Cards and Fabric Modules Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9300-FX2 Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9300-EX and FX 24 Port Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3S Series Switch Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9364C Switch: Cisco NX-OS Fixed Spine Switch Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9300-FX Series Switches Data Sheet
- Cisco Nexus 9200 Platform Switches Data Sheet
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End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices
Most Recent
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3000/9000 Releases 9.3(x)
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 100G Line Cards (N9K-X9732C-EX and N9K-X9736C-EX)
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus C9232C Fixed Switch
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9332C and 9364C Fixed Spine Switches
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 16-slot 800Gbps cloud-scale fabric module (50G flows)
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 48p 1/10G BaseT plus 4p QSFP line card
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 48p 1/10G SFP+ plus 4p QSFP line card
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 32p 100G Line Card (N9K-X9732C-EXM)
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus N9K-C9272Q
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco N9K-C93120TX, N9K-C92300YC
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco N9K-C93180LC-EX
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco N9K-C9236C
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9500 32p 40G QSFP aggregation line card
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9508 Fabric Module
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 9504 Fabric Module
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Security Notices
Field Notices
Most Recent
- Field Notice: FN74115 - Cisco Nexus N9K-X9716D-GX V05 Does Not Boot - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN74131 - Cisco Nexus N9K-X9716D-GX V05 Line Card Running Cisco ACI Software Does Not Boot - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN74050 - Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switches Supervisors N9K-SUP-A+ and N9K-SUP-B+ May Not Boot Up After Policy-based Upgrade - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN74051 - Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switches NXOS EPLD with SUP A+ or SUP B+ V02 Requires Manual Power Cycle After Upgrade - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN72495 - Nexus 9000 Series Switch Stuck in Boot Loop Due to policyelem hap Reset After Conversion to ACI - Workaround Provided
- Field Notice: FN72006 - N9K-C9508-FAN/N9K-C9516-FAN: Fan Flow Direction Reversed - Hardware Upgrade Available
- Field Notice: FN - 72150 - Nexus 9000/3000 Will Fail With SSD Read-Only Filesystem – Power Cycle Required - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70277 - DC Power Supply Hardware Component Failure Results in Loss of Power Output - Hardware Upgrade Required
- Field Notice: FN - 72145 - Nexus ACI 9000 Will Fail With SSD Read-Only Filesystem – Power Cycle Required - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 72433 - Nexus 3000 and 9000 Switch Traffic Disruptions and Control Plane Instability - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 72115 - Nexus Product Line: QuoVadis Root CA 2 Decommission Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 72335 - APIC Upgrade to Release to 4.1(1) or Later Prompts "ifc_reader" Crash - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 72339 - ACI Switch with Release 14.1(1i) Image Fails Discovery or Shows No Valid Certificate - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 72340 - After an Upgrade, the Leaf Switch Brings Up Ports Before the Policies are Programmed - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 72334 - Contract with TCP Filter Port Range Might Behave Unexpectedly in ACI Switches Release 14.x or Earlier - Software Upgrade Recommended
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Security Advisories, Responses and Notices
Most Recent
- Cisco NX-OS Software External Border Gateway Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco NX-OS Software MPLS Encapsulated IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches Port Channel ACL Programming Vulnerability
- Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Link Layer Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
- HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Affecting Cisco Products: October 2023
- Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches IS-IS Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco NX-OS Software TACACS+ or RADIUS Remote Authentication Directed Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches SFTP Server File Access Vulnerability
- Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability
- Vulnerabilities in Layer 2 Network Security Controls Affecting Cisco Products: September 2022
- Cisco NX-OS Software OSPFv3 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Command Injection Vulnerability
- Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services Over IP Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Release and Compatibility
Release Notes
Most Recent
- Cisco NX-OS Release 13.2(2) Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches
- Cisco NX-OS Release 13.2(3) Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches
- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switches Release Notes, Release 13.2(4)
- Cisco NX-OS Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches, Release 13.2(7)
- Cisco NX-OS Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches, Release 13.2(5)
- Cisco NX-OS Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches, Release 13.2(6)
- Cisco NX-OS Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches, Release 13.2(9)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switches Release Notes, Release 16.0(1)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switches Release Notes, Release 16.0(3)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switches Release Notes, Release 16.0(4)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 10.4(3)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS IP Fabric for Media Release Notes, Release 10.4(3)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 10.4(3)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switches Release Notes, Release 16.0(2)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switches Release Notes, Release 16.0(5)
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Verified Scalability Guides
Most Recent
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.4(3)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.2(7)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 9.3(13)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.4(2)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.3(4a)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.2(6)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.4(1)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 9.3(12)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.3(3)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.2(1)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.2(5)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 9.3(11)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.3(2)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.2(4)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.3(1)F
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Reference
Command References
Most Recent
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 10.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 10.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 9.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 10.1(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 10.1(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I6(1)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I3(1)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I4(1)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I5(1)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 9.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I7(x)
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Licensing Information
Technical References
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- Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI-Mode Switch Supported Standards
Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI Mode Technical References
Design
Install and Upgrade
Install and Upgrade Guides
Most Recent
- Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9504 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9508 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9804 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9808 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9408 NX-OS Mode Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9364C-H1 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9508 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FX3 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 7.x
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.3(x)
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Install and Upgrade TechNotes
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- Upgrade Nexus Matrix Tools
Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch
Configuration
Configuration Examples and TechNotes
Most Recent
- Replace Additional Memory Card on N9K-C93180YC-FX3S
- Configure Third Party Repository on Cisco Open NX-OS
- Configure and Troubleshoot Selective Q-in-Q on Nexus 9000
- Configure and Verify Maximum Transmission Unit on Nexus Platforms
- Configure Network Time Protocol on Nexus as Server and Client
- Configure VXLAN eBGP Peering with External Node on Nexus 9000
- Configure and Verify VXLAN VRF Leaking on Nexus 9000
- Configure QOS (Filter, Marking and Classifying) on Nexus 9000
- Configure BGP Confederations on Nexus 9000
- Configure BGP Route Reflectors on Nexus 9000
- Create Topologies for Routing over Virtual Port Channel
- Configure Nexus 9000: Packet Tracer Tool
- Understand and Configure Nexus 9000 vPC with Best Practices
- Configure and Verify EVPN/VxLAN in Multisite Environment
- Configure Smart Licensing Using Policy on the Nexus Platform
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Configuration Guides
Most Recent
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000v (9300v/9500v) Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 10.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 10.1(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 10.1(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 9.x
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Programming Guides
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 10.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 10.1(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 7.x
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 6.x
- Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 10.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 10.2(x)
- Programmability and Automation with Cisco Open NX-OS (PDF - 5 MB)
Maintain and Operate
End-User Guides
Troubleshooting
Error and System Messages
Most Recent
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.2(7)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.2(7)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.4(2)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.4(2)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.3(4a)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.3(4a)M
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.4(1)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.4(1)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.3(10)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.3(3)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.3(3)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.3(2)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.3(2)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Routing Messages Reference, Release 10.3(1)F
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 10.3(1)F
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Troubleshooting Guides
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 10.4(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 10.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 10.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 10.1(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.3(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 9.2(x)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 7.x
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 6.x
- Password Recovery Procedure for Cisco NX-OS
Troubleshooting TechNotes
Most Recent
- Understand How to Carve Nexus 9000 TCAM Space
- Understand Basic BGP Troubleshoot
- Troubleshoot Unexpected Reloads or Crash on Nexus 9000
- Troubleshoot Precision Time Protocol (PTP) on Nexus 9000
- Troubleshoot Link Flap Issue on Nexus 9000
- ACI Switch Node SSD Lifetime Explained
- Understand Nexus 9000 TAHUSD Buffer Syslog & Congestion
- Identify and Trace Nexus 9000 Cloud Scale ASIC CRC
- Troubleshoot Nexus Cheat Sheet for Beginners
- Test Fabric Connectivity Between Virtual Tunnel End Points in VxLAN
- Troubleshoot DHCP Related Issues on Nexus 9000
- Validate Intelligent Traffic Director Using Source IP Method
- Troubleshoot ACI Fault Code F199144, F93337, F381328, F93241, F450296 : TCA
- Resolve ACI Access Policies: "parent is a system generated profile" Error
- Troubleshoot EVPN/VxLAN in Multi-Site Setup
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Literature
Brochures
- Cisco Nexus 9000 and NX-OS: Open, Secure and Extensible (PDF - 360 KB)
Solution Overviews
White Papers
Most Recent
- Cisco Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications
- Cisco Nexus 9300-H Series Switches White Paper
- Cisco VXLAN Multi-Site and Service Node Integration
- Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Connectivity to Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco NX-OS and Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) Mode
- Cisco Trustworthy Technologies in Nexus 9000 Switches
- Tenant Routed Multicast in Cisco Nexus 9000 VXLAN BGP EVPN Data Center Fabrics - Fundamental Concepts and Architectures
- Cisco Nexus 9500 Cloud Scale Line Cards and Fabric Modules White Paper
- Cisco Nexus 9800 Series Switches White Paper
- Classification TCAM with Cisco CloudScale ASICs for Nexus 9000 Series Switches White Paper
- Extending Kubernetes Clusters with Cisco NX-OS VxLAN and Calico
- Cisco Validated Design for Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications
- Q-in-VNI over VxLAN Fabric Deployment Guide
- RoCE storage implementation over NxOS VxLAN Fabric
- Telco Data Center with Cisco NX-OS and NDFC White Paper
- NextGen Out-of-Band Data Center Management Network with EVPN VXLAN
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Line Cards (maximum)8Power Supplies (maximum)8Temperature (Storage)-40 to 158 F (-40 to 70 C)Fan Tray MTBF (Hours)2,702,700Altitude (Operating)0 to 13,123 ft (0 to 4000m)Weight (chassis)150 lb (68.2 kg)System Controllers (maximum)2Fan Trays (maximum)3Dimensions (inches)22.70 x 17.50 x 31.76 in.Slots8 slotsSupervisors (maximum)2Weight (Fan Tray - 3 Maximum)8.25 lb (3.7 kg)Humidity (Operating)5% to 95% (noncondensing)Dimensions (metric)57.78 x 44.50 x 80.67 cmFabric Modules (maximum)6Chassis MTBF (Hours)928,910Temperature (Operating)32 to 104 F (0 to 40 C)
