Features and capabilities:
The Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch offers a comprehensive feature set, high resiliency,
and a broad range of 1/10/40 Gigabit Ethernet line cards. It can meet the most demanding requirements of enterprise, service provider, and cloud data centers.
Cisco 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
Software patching for continued operations
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
Investment protection
40 Gb for reuse of existing 10 Gigabit Ethernet multimode cabling plant for 40 Gigabit Ethernet
Support for Cisco NX-OS and Cisco ACI modes of operation
Support for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
Form factor : 21 RU
Line card slots : 16
Supervisor slots : 2
Fabric module slots : 6
ACI support :Yes
Bandwidth per slot (Tbps) : 3.84
Bandwidth per system (Tbps) : 60
Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports : 768
Maximum number of 10 GE ports : 2304
Maximum number of 40 GE ports : 576
Maximum number of 100GE ports : 576
Airflow : Front to back
Power supplies (3-kW AC/DC) : Up to 10
Fan trays : 3
