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Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Nexus 93180YC-FX3

CurrentNetwork1U
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Nexus 93180YC-FX31U48 ports3.6 Tb/s

The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 is a 1U top-of-rack data center switch providing 48 1/10/25GbE SFP28 downlink ports and 6 40/100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports with wire-rate MACsec and telemetry. It offers sub-microsecond latency, deep buffers, and priority flow control for iSCSI, RoCE, and NVMe over TCP storage networking.

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Specifications

BrandCisco
FamilyCisco Nexus 9000 Series
Form factor1U
ReleasedApr 2021
Form factor1U rackmount
Ports48x 1/10/25GbE SFP28 + 6x 40/100GbE QSFP28
Switching capacity3.6 Tb/s
Forwarding rate1.4 Bpps

Generations

Compatible parts

Transceivers

Cables

Works together

How the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Nexus 93180YC-FX3 connects to servers, storage and the network: 3 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetFile storage (NFS and SMB)Hyperconverged cluster

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Hyperconverged cluster

Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.

HCI nodes

Adapters for the server

Optics

Hyperconverged cluster: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with Cisco

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Cisco has tested with the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Nexus 93180YC-FX3.

Equivalent models from other brands

FAQ

Can downlink ports on the Nexus 93180YC-FX3 run at 10GbE and 25GbE simultaneously?

Yes, each SFP28 port operates independently at 1GbE, 10GbE, or 25GbE depending on the transceiver installed.

Does the 93180YC-FX3 support IP storage fabrics like iSCSI and NVMe/TCP?

Yes, hardware buffers and priority flow control (PFC) support loss-free transmission for iSCSI and NVMe/TCP traffic.

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