Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch

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.

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

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

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

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