Get High Performance and Energy Efficiency
Improve performance and efficiency with the Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch. It provides high density 1, 10, 25, 40, 50, 100, and 400 GE in a compact 7-rack-unit modular chassis. This versatile modular switch is designed for high-density, end-of-row, and high-performance aggregation-layer deployments in both traditional and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)-enabled data centers.
Features and Capabilities
The Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch offers a comprehensive feature set, high resiliency, and a broad range of high performance Gigabit Ethernet line cards. It can meet the most demanding requirements of enterprise, service provider, and cloud data centers.
Deployment Flexibility
- Support for the next-generation data center based on Cisco ACI
- Nexus Fabric Manager support to automate fabric configuration and management
- Traditional data centers in standalone NX-OS mode
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
- Programmable APIs for integration with DevOps automation tools
High Availability
- In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and patching without operation interruption 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
- Designed 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
- Offers great flexibility, can be easily modified as per requirements
- Built-in power supply to ensure all components are being supplied with accurate voltage
- Supports layer 3 switching for enhanced performance and usability
- Rack-mountable form factor for your convenience and simplicity of usage
- Management capability provides control over setup and configuration of your network
