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The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series provide the foundation of the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). The switches deliver high scalability and performance, and exceptional energy efficiency in compact form factor. These switches are ideal for aggregation- and access-layer deployments in enterprise, service provider, and cloud networks.

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The 9000 Series Switches offer both modular and fixed 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet switch configurations and are designed to operate in one of two modes:

Cisco NX-OS mode for backward compatibility and consistency with the current Cisco Nexus portfolioACI mode to take full advantage of the policy-driven services and infrastructure automation features of the ACI applicationDesigned to support the Cisco next-generation data center based on an application-centric strategyDesigned to help enable application deployment, simplicity, agility, and flexibilityIntelligent API to manage the switch through remote-procedure calls (JavaScript Object Notation or XML) over HTTP or HTTPSLinux shell access and container environment to customize management and monitoringUp to 30 Tbps of nonblocking performance with less than five-microsecond latencyUp to 1152 10 Gbps or 288 40 Gbps nonblocking Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet portsWire speed VXLAN gateway, bridging, and routing support

Learn why Lippis calls the Cisco Nexus 9508 the most powerful data center switch built.

Read Report Full Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and patching without any interruption in operationMix of third-party and Cisco application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for improved reliability and performanceChassis design without a midplane to optimize airflow and reduce energy requirementsOptimized design with fewer ASICs, resulting in lower energy useEfficient power supplies that are rated at 80 Plus Platinum

Lippis calls the Cisco Nexus 9508 the most power-efficient data center switch today.

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