The Z9000 System - Dell Z9000 Manual

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The Z9000 System

The Dell Networking Operating System (OS) Z9000 platform is a next-generation switch/router product
designed to meet the requirements for distributed data center cores. It is a two-rack unit (RU) chassis that
supports 32 ports of 40GE QSFP+ or 128 ports of 10GE SFP+ (with breakout cables). The Z9000 includes
an RS-232 console port and a management port for system access.
As shown in the following figure, the Z9000's Input/Output (I/O) side contains the thirty two 40G QSFP+
auto-sensing ports and management ports.
Figure 1. The Z9000 System I/O-Side View
As shown in the following figure, the Z9000's Power Supply Unit (PSU) side contains the power supply
units and fan modules.
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The Z9000 System