Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switches
Enterprise modular
switching at scale
Build a highly scalable data center fabric with the Nexus 9500 Series — modular chassis from 4 to 16 slots supporting 1G to 400G line cards in ACI or NX-OS mode.
Modular switching for the modern data center.
The Nexus 9500 Series delivers the density, performance, and flexibility enterprise and cloud data centers demand — with dual-mode operation and investment protection.
4, 8, or 16-slot chassis
Scale from 7RU to 20RU with the Nexus 9504, 9508, or 9516 to match your data center growth.
1G to 400G line cards
Comprehensive port selection with line cards and fabric modules supporting 1/10/25/40/50/100/200/400G Ethernet.
ACI or NX-OS modes
Dual operating modes let you deploy policy-based ACI automation or traditional NX-OS with VXLAN BGP-EVPN and SR-MPLS.
3000W redundant power
Hot-swappable AC, DC, and universal HV AC/DC power supplies with 80PLUS Platinum efficiency ratings.
Chassis Options
Choose the right chassis size for your data center fabric.
4-Slot / 7RU
Nexus 9504
4-slot modular chassis for compact data center deployments
- •4 line card slots
- •Compact modular form factor
- •Scalable spine deployment
8-Slot / 13RU
Nexus 9508
8-slot modular chassis for high-density aggregation
- •8 line card slots
- •High-density aggregation
- •Balanced density and footprint
16-Slot / 20RU
Nexus 9516
16-slot modular chassis for maximum port density
- •16 line card slots
- •Highest port density available
- •Large-scale data center fabric
Supervisors & Components
Choose the supervisor and system controller for your deployment.
Supervisor
Supervisor B+
High-performance supervisor engine for demanding workloads
- •6-core CPU
- •32 GB RAM
- •1+1 redundancy supported
Supervisor
Supervisor A+
Cost-effective supervisor engine for standard deployments
- •4-core CPU
- •16 GB RAM
- •1+1 redundancy supported
System Controller
System Controller
N9K-SC-A redundant system controller pair
- •Redundant pair per chassis
- •Chassis management and monitoring
- •Hot-swappable
Built for data centers that never stop.
The Nexus 9500 Series delivers performance, resilience, and programmability for the most demanding data center environments.
Modular Scalability
Choose from 4, 8, or 16-slot chassis with shared supervisors, line cards, and power supplies across all models.
Dual-Mode Operation
Deploy in ACI mode for policy-based automation or NX-OS mode with VXLAN BGP-EVPN and SR-MPLS.
Line-Rate Security
Cloud Scale technology with hardware-based security enforcement at full line rate across all ports.
Nexus Dashboard
Centralized operations, insights, and orchestration for your entire Nexus data center fabric.
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