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The Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2 is a high-density 1.2U top-of-rack datacenter switch designed for dense server clusters. Providing 48 ports of 10G/25G SFP28 and 12 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28, the 93240YC-FX2 delivers 4.8 Tbps of switching throughput, non-blocking VXLAN EVPN routing, hardware MACsec encryption, and comprehensive support for FC-NVMe and FCoE storage traffic.

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Specifications

Brandcisco
FamilyNexus 9000
Form factor1.2U fixed switch
ReleasedJun 2018
Downlink ports48x 10G/25G SFP28 ports
Uplink ports12x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports
Switching throughput4.8 Tbps / 3.57 Bpps forwarding capacity
Form factor1.2U rack mount with modular cooling
Storage trafficUnified storage support including FCoE and native 32G Fibre Channel
SecurityLine-rate MACsec-256 on all ports

Generations

Works together

How the cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 93240YC-FX2 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 Nexus 93240YC-FX2.

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FAQ

Why does the 93240YC-FX2 have 12 uplink ports instead of 6?

The 12 QSFP28 uplinks allow a 1:1 or 2:1 oversubscription ratio when connecting to multiple redundant spine switches in high-bandwidth fabrics.

Can the 93240YC-FX2 operate in Cisco ACI mode?

Yes, it functions as a high-density server leaf switch in Cisco ACI topologies.

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