Description
Product Brief
The Cisco Nexus 93600CD-GX Switch is a 1RU switch with 28 fixed 40/100G QSFP-28 ports and 8 fixed 10/25/40/50/100/200/400G QSFP-DD ports. It’s designed for high-density data centers, enterprise networks, and cloud infrastructure.
Product Specifications
Table 1 N9k-C93600CD-GX specification
| Specification | N9K-C93600CD-GX |
|---|---|
| Ports | – 28 x 100/40-Gbps QSFP28 ports and 8 x 400/100-Gbps QSFP-DD ports |
| Supported Speeds | 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G, 100G, 200G, 400G |
| Breakout Support | – Ports 1-24: 2x50G, 4x10G, 4x25G on odd ports (even ports purged)
– Ports 25-28: 2x50G, 4x10G, 4x25G – Ports 29-36: 2x50G, 4x10G, 4x25G, 4x100G on converted downlinks |
| CPU | 4 cores |
| System Memory | 32 GB |
| SSD Drive | 128 GB |
| System Buffer | 80 MB |
| Management Ports | 2 ports: 1 RJ-45, 1 SFP |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| RS-232 Serial Ports | 1 |
| Power Supplies | – 1100W AC- 1100W DC- 1100W HVAC/HVDC |
| Typical Power (AC) | 586W |
| Maximum Power (AC) | 1071W |
| Input Voltage (AC) | 100 to 240V |
| Input Voltage (High-Voltage AC [HVAC]) | 100 to 277V |
| Input Voltage (DC) | –40 to –72V |
| Input Voltage (High-Voltage DC [HVDC]) | –240 to –380V |
| Frequency (AC) | 50 to 60 Hz |
| Fans | 5+1 redundancy |
| Airflow | Port-side intake and exhaust |
| Physical Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1.72 x 17.37 x 25.5 in. (4.37 x 44.13 x 64.8 cm) |
| Acoustics | – 73.2 dBA at 50% fan speed- 81.8 dBA at 70% fan speed- 88.8 dBA at 100% fan speed |
| RoHS Compliance | Yes |
| Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) | 295,515 hours |
| Minimum ACI Image | ACI-N9KDK9-14.2(2e) |
| Minimum NX-OS Image | NXOS-9.3.3 |
Table 2 Performance and scalability specifications
|
Item |
Cisco Nexus 9300-GX Series Switches |
|
Maximum number of IPv4 Longest Prefix Match (LPM) routes |
896,000 |
|
Maximum number of IPv4 host entries |
896,000 |
|
Maximum number of IPv6 Longest Prefix Match (LPM) routes |
448,000 |
|
Maximum number of IPv6 host entries |
896,000 |
|
Maximum number of MAC address entries |
256,000 |
|
Maximum number of multicast routes |
32,000 |
|
Number of Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping groups |
Shipping: 8000 Maximum: 32,000 |
|
Maximum number of Access-Control-List (ACL) entries |
Per slice of the forwarding engine: ● 5000 ingress
● 2000 egress
● Max: 20,000 ingress, 8000 egress
|
|
Maximum number of VLANs |
4096 |
|
Number of Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances |
Shipping: 1000 Maximum: 16,000 |
|
Maximum number of ECMP paths |
64 |
|
Maximum number of port channels |
512 |
|
Maximum number of links in a port channel |
32 |
|
Number of active SPAN sessions |
4 |
|
Maximum number of VLANs in Rapid per-VLAN Spanning Tree (RPVST) instances |
3967 |
|
Maximum number of Hot-Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) groups |
490 |
|
Maximum number of Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) instances |
64 |
|
Flow-table size used for Cisco Tetration Analytics platform |
64,000 |
|
Number of Network Address Translation (NAT) entries |
1023 |
Table 3 Weight
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Cisco Nexus 93600D-GX (without power supplies or fans) | 28 lbs (12.7 kg) |
| 2000W AC Power Supply | 2.2 lbs (1 kg) |
| 2000W DC Power Supply | 2.2 lbs (1 kg) |
| 2000W HVAC/HVDC Power Supply | 2.42 lbs (1.1 kg) |
| 1100W AC Power Supply | 2.42 lbs (1.1 kg) |
| 1100W DC Power Supply | 2.45 lbs (1.11 kg) |
| 1100W HVAC/HVDC Power Supply | 2.46 lbs (1.12 kg) |
| Fan Tray: NXA-FAN-35CFM-PE or NXA-FAN-35CFM-PI | 0.25 lbs (0.1 kg) |
| Fan Tray: NXA-FAN-160CFM2PI or NXA-FAN-160CFM2PE | 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg) |
Table 4 Ordering information
|
Part number |
Product description |
|
Hardware |
|
|
N9K-C93600CD-GX |
Nexus 93600CD Spine and Leaf switch with 28p 100/40G QSFP28 and 8p 400/100G QSFP-DD |
|
Fan options |
|
|
NXA-FAN-35CFM-PI |
Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 35CFM, port side intake airflow |
|
NXA-FAN-35CFM-PE |
Nexus Fan, Nexus 2000, 3000, 9000 Single Fan, 35CFM, port side exhaust airflow |
|
Power supply options |
|
|
NXA-PAC-1100W-PI2 |
Nexus AC 1100W PSU Spare – port side intake |
|
NXA-PAC-1100W-PE2 |
Nexus AC 1100W PSU Spare – port side exhaust |
|
NXA-PDC-1100W-PI |
Nexus 1100W Platinum DC PS, port side intake |
|
NXA-PDC-1100W-PE |
Nexus 1100W Platinum DC PS, port side exhaust |
|
NXA-PHV-1100W-PI |
Nexus 1100W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side intake |
|
NXA-PHV-1100W-PE |
Nexus 1100W Platinum HV-AC-DC PS, port side exhaust |
|
Accessories |
|
|
NXK-ACC-KIT-1RU |
Nexus 9000 Fixed Accessory Kit |

Leo (verified owner) –
Very well worth the money.
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Very fast delivery.