Cisco Nexus 9332C Hardware Installation Manual page 41

Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric
Warning
Statement 1055 Class 1/1M Laser
Warning – Invisible Laser Radiation. Do not expose users of telescopic optics. Class 1/1M Laser Products.
Warning Statement 1056 Unterminated Fiber Cable
Invisible laser radiation may be emitted from the end of the unterminated fiber cable or connector. Do not
view directly with optical instruments. Viewing the laser output with certain optical instruments (for example,
eye loupes, magnifiers, and microscopes) within a distance of 100 mm may pose an eye hazard.
Before you begin
• The leaf and spine switches in the fabric (such as: N9k-C9364C, N9K-C9332C, and N9K-C9316D-GX)
• If there are modular switches in the fabric, their ACI-mode line cards must already be installed. The line
Note
You cannot include NX-OS line cards in the same chassis when running in ACI mode.
Note
Multiple uplinks from a leaf switch to a spine switch is supported. A symmetrical topology is recommended
so that all devices have equal access to resources.
Step 1
For the transceivers with removable cables, make sure that the transceivers are separated from their interface cables.
Step 2 Insert the appropriate transceiver into an active uplink port on the leaf switch.
Step 3
Insert the same type of transceiver in the spine switch port on the line card.
Step 4 For transceivers with removable cables, insert the interface cable into the open end of each of those transceivers.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for each spine switch in the ACI fabric.
must be fully installed in their racks and grounded.
cards can be of the following types:
• 36-port 40-Gigabit (such as: N9K-X9736PQ)
• 32-port 100-Gigabit (such as: N9K-X9732C-EX) (supported by Cisco Nexus 9504 and 9508 modular
switches)
• 36-port 100-Gigabit (such as: N9K-X9736C-FX)
Cisco Nexus 9332C ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Connecting Leaf Switches to Spine Switches
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