Overview - Cisco Nexus 9396PX Hardware Installation Manual

Overview

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Overview
The Cisco Nexus 9396PX switch (N9K-C9396PX) is a 2-RU, fixed-port switch designed for Top-of-Rack
(ToR), Middle-of-Rack (MoR), and End-of-Rack (EoR) deployment in data centers. This switch has 48 fixed
1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet downlink ports and up to 12 fixed 40-Gbps QSFP+ uplink ports provided through
an uplink module. The chassis for this switch includes the following user-replaceable components:
• Uplink modules (one of either of the following for uplink ports)
• Fan modules (three—two for operations and one for redundancy [2+1]) with the following airflow
• Power supplies (two—one for operations and one for redundancy [1+1]) with the following airflow
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◦ M6PQ uplink module
◦ M12PQ uplink module
choices:
◦ Port-side exhaust version with blue coloring (N9K-C9300-FAN2-B)
◦ Port-side intake version with burgundy coloring (N9K-C9300-FAN2)
choices:
◦ 650-W port-side exhaust AC power supply with blue coloring (N9K-PAC-650W)
◦ 650-W port-side intake AC power supply with burgundy coloring (N9K-PAC-650W-B)
◦ 930-W port-side-intake DC power supply with burgundy latch handle (UCSC-PSU-930WDC)
You can use 650-W AC power supplies and 930-W DC power supplies interchangeably
Note
so long as they have the same direction of airflow (if DC power supplies are used, all
of the fan and power supply modules must have port-side intake airflow).
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