Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 8

Fan Tray Assembly
that is critical for the switch operation which could otherwise result in a switch being non-operational or
causing permanent damage to the modules or components.
The following lists the features and functionalities of a Cisco Catalyst 9600 fan tray:
• Has nine individual fans (three rows of three each) and supports a minimum airflow of 720 cubic feet
per minute (cfm) at 100 percent fan throttle.
• Has side-to-side airflow for balanced airflow across the inserted cards. When facing the front of the
chassis, airflow direction is right to left.
• You can install and remove from the front and the rear.
• Has a built-in, front-facing, passive RFID tag that uses Ultra High Frequency (UHF) RFID technology
and requires an RFID reader with a compatible software.
• Provides N+1 redundancy with individual fans. Fan tray does not support redundancy; however with
N+1 redundancy using individual fans, system ensures that there is no impact to system performance
even if one of the fans fail.
• Optimizes the fan-speed for temperature and pressure and maintains the minimum fan speeds and
temperatures that the chassis requires, in ambient conditions.
The following figure shows C9606-FAN with the major components identified.
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