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Cisco cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9364C2U fixed switch12.8 Tbps

The Cisco Nexus 9364C is an enterprise 2U fixed datacenter spine switch delivering 64 ports of wire-speed 40G/100G QSFP28. Powered by Cisco Cloud Scale silicon, the 9364C provides 12.8 Tbps of switching bandwidth, deep telemetry capabilities, and high radix interconnectivity for scale-out datacenter fabrics operating under NX-OS or Cisco ACI.

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Specifications

Brandcisco
FamilyNexus 9000
Form factor2U fixed switch
ReleasedJun 2017
End of saleJul 2022
End of supportJul 2027
Port configuration64x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports
Switching capacity12.8 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth
Forwarding rateUp to 4.3 Bpps
Form factor2U rack mount
Operating modesCisco ACI Spine or NX-OS IP Fabric Spine
Cooling powerHot-swappable redundant power supplies and 3+1 redundant fan modules

Generations

Works together

How the cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9364C 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 9364C.

Equivalent models from other brands

FAQ

What is the typical deployment location for the Nexus 9364C?

It is predominantly deployed as an aggregation spine switch connecting dozens of 25G/100G leaf switches in leaf-and-spine datacenter fabrics.

Do all 64 ports support 100G line rate simultaneously?

Yes, all 64 ports provide line-rate non-blocking 100GbE throughput.

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