Description

Product Brief 

Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

• Dimensions: 2.00 x 17.2 x 22.3 in. (5.08 x 43.8 x 56.6 cm)
• Airflow: Port-side intake and exhaust
• Fans: 4

Ports:

• Downlinks: 48 x 10-Gbps SFP+ and 25-Gbps SFP+ ports
• Uplinks: 18 x 100-Gbps QSFP28 ports
• Total Ports: 48 x 10/25-Gbps and 18 x 100-Gbps ports

Bandwidth:6.0Tbps

Application-Specific Scenarios:

• Data Center Aggregation: Ideal for data center environments requiring high-density 10, 25, 40, 50, and 100 Gbps connectivity. Supports large-scale network aggregation and high-throughput applications.
• High-Performance Computing (HPC): Suitable for HPC environments where low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity is crucial for handling large data sets and intensive computational tasks.
• Cloud Deployments: Effective in cloud infrastructure where scalability and flexibility in port configurations are necessary to meet dynamic and growing bandwidth demands.
• Enterprise Core Switching: Can be deployed in the core of large enterprise networks to provide robust, high-speed connectivity for internal data center and branch communications.
• Virtualized Environments: Supports environments with high virtual machine density, providing the necessary bandwidth and flexibility to handle multiple virtualized workloads.

Features and benefits

Features 

• High Performance and Scalability:
  • Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching on all ports.
  • Up to 7.2 Tbps and 5.35 bpps of bandwidth.
  • 40 MB of shared buffer, ideal for scalable data centers and big data applications.
• Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN):
  • Native line-rate VXLAN routing (except for Nexus 92348GC-X).
  • BGP EVPN control plane for scalable multitenancy and host mobility.
• High Availability:
  • 64-way ECMP routing for Layer 3 fat-tree designs.
  • Hot-swappable PSUs and fans with N+1 redundancy.
  • Patching for undisruptive upgrades.
• NX-OS Operating System:
  • Supports DevOps automation tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
  • Cisco NX-API for a common programmatic approach.
  • Power-on autoprovisioning (POAP) for touchless bootup and configuration.
  • Onboard Python scripting engine for automation.
  • Advanced buffer monitoring for real-time traffic analysis.
• Comprehensive Layer 3 Routing:
  • Supports complete Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing protocol suites, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv2, PIM-SM, SSM, and MSDP.
• Segment Routing:
  • Allows the network to forward MPLS packets and perform traffic engineering without RSVP TE.

Benefits

• Scalability and Performance:
  • Excellent for scalable data centers and big data applications.
  • Fine-tuned buffer allocation for non-drop queues, ideal for IP storage designs.
• Flexibility and Efficiency:
  • Supports scalable multitenancy and host mobility.
  • Prevents network bottlenecks and increases resiliency with ECMP routing.
• Ease of Use and Automation:
  • Reduces provisioning time with POAP.
  • Enables automation and remote operations with Python scripting.
  • Provides real-time traffic monitoring with advanced buffer reports.
• Advanced Routing Capabilities:
  • Supports a wide range of unicast and multicast routing protocols for comprehensive network management.
  • Facilitates efficient traffic engineering with segment routing.

Product Specifications

Table 1  N9K-C92300YC Specifications

Table 2      Performance and scalability specifications

Table 3  Ordering information

Hardware information 

Power Supplies

FAN

Software

Power Cords

Accessories