The Cisco Nexus 9396TX is a dense, line-rate 10GBase-T switch. It delivers comprehensive line-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 overlays and the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) feature set. It is ideal for top-of-rack deployments in both traditional and ACI-enabled enterprise, service provider, and cloud environments.
The Cisco Nexus 9396TX Switch has 48 10GBase-T ports that can operate at 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10 Gbps speeds and 12 Quad Small Form Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) uplinks. All the ports are line rate, delivering 1.92 Tbps of throughput in a 2-rack-unit (2RU) form factor. The switch can be deployed as an access switch in traditional three-tier designs or as a leaf node in spine-leaf architectures.
ACI Support
- Integrated multi-hypervisor and bare-metal interoperation with VLAN and VxLAN routing and bridging support in ACI mode
- Single view of the entire fabric on APIC dashboard
- Full normalization of any encapsulation inside the fabric
- Consistent policy-based approach to deploying applications on top of the ACI fabric
- Fabric supports seamless integration of layer 4 (physical and virual) services in the end-to-end ACI policy framework
- Cohesive alignment of policies as workload moves around inside the fabric
Programmability
- Open APIs to manage the switch through remote-procedure calls (JavaScript Object Notation or XML) over HTTP or HTTPS
- Automated configuration through Linux shell scripts
- Support for customer applications through a Linux container environment
High Availability
- Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and fan trays
- Full patching support
Energy Efficiency
- Power supplies that are rated at 80 Plus Platinum
- Support for front-to-back or back-to-front airflow configuration
Investment Protection
- 40 Gb bidirectional transceiver for reuse of existing 10 Gigabit Ethernet multimode cabling plant for 40 Gigabit Ethernet
- Support for Cisco NX-OS and ACI modes of operation
Products specifications
| Attribute name |
Attribute value |
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Width
|
17.5" |
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Depth
|
22.5" |
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Height
|
3.5" |
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Weight
|
22.5 lbs |
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Switch Type
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Managed |
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Internal memory
|
16384 MB |
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Switching capacity
|
1920 Gbit/s |
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Power supply included
|
Y |
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Throughput
|
1500 Mpps |
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Number of VLANs
|
4096 |
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Access Control List (ACL)
|
Y |
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IGMP snooping
|
Y |
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Number of multicast groups filtered
|
32000 |
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QSFP+ module slots quantity
|
8 |
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Certification
|
47CFR, AS/NZS CISPR22, CISPR22, EN55022, ICES003, VCCI, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, KN22, CNS13438, EN55024, CISPR24, EN300386, KN 61000 |
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Form factor
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2U |
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Product color
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Gray |
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Number of fans
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3 fan(s) |
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Safety
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UL 60950-1 Second Edition, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition, EN 60950-1 Second Edition, IEC 60950-1 Second Edition, AS/NZS 60950-1, GB4943 |
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LED indicators
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Y |
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Noise level
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68.3 dB |
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Processor frequency
|
2500 MHz |
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Rack mounting
|
Y |
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MAC address table
|
96000 entries |
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Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
|
48 |
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Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type
|
10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000) |
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Power consumption (typical)
|
427 W |
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AC input frequency
|
50 - 60 Hz |
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AC input voltage
|
100 - 240 V |
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Power consumption (max)
|
712 W |
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Multicast support
|
Y |
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10G support
|
Y |
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Quality of Service (QoS) support
|
Y |
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VLAN support
|
Y |
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Spanning tree protocol
|
Y |
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Operating temperature (T-T)
|
0 - 40 °C |
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Storage temperature (T-T)
|
-40 - 70 °C |
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Operating relative humidity (H-H)
|
5 - 95 % |
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Operating altitude
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0 - 157480.3" |
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Packet buffer memory
|
50 MB |
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Flash memory
|
64 MB |
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Web-based management
|
Y |
|
Switch layer
|
L3 |
|
System event log
|
Y |
