Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch
Features and Capabilities
- The Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch offers a comprehensive feature set, high resiliency, and a broad range of 1/10/40 Gigabit Ethernet line cards to meet the most demanding requirements of enterprise, service provider, and cloud data centers.
ACI Support
- Designed to support the Cisco next-generation data center based on Cisco ACI
Programmability
- Open API 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
- Full Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and patching support
- Redundant and hot-swappable supervisors, system controllers, power supplies, and fan trays
- Mix of third-party and Cisco application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for improved reliability
Energy Efficiency
- Design without a midplane to optimize front-to-back airflow and reduce power consumption
- Optimized design with fewer ASICs, resulting in lower energy use
- Efficient power supplies that are rated at 80 Plus Platinum
Specifications at a Glance
- 30 Tbps of nonblocking performance
- Up to 1152 10 Gigabit Ethernet nonblocking ports
- Up to 288 40 Gigabit Ethernet nonblocking ports
- Up to 384 1/10GBASE-T nonblocking ports
- 13-rack-unit chassis
- 8 line card slots
- Front-to-back airflow