The Cisco Nexus 9200 Series is a cutting-edge addition to the Cisco Nexus 9000 family, designed to meet the demanding needs of modern data centers. These switches offer ultra-high-density fixed-configuration options, providing line-rate Layer 2 and 3 features that are essential for enterprise and commercial applications, service provider hosting, and cloud computing environments. With its robust performance and scalability, the Nexus 9200 Series is ideal for organizations looking to enhance their network infrastructure.
Built on Cisco’s Cloud Scale technology, the Nexus 9200 Series supports a wide range of port speeds, including flexible combinations of 1/10/25/40/50/100-Gbps connectivity. This flexibility allows businesses to adapt to evolving network demands while maintaining compact form factors. The series is powered by the Cisco NX-OS Software, a purpose-built data center operating system known for its performance, resiliency, and programmability.
The Nexus 9200 Series is engineered to deliver high performance and scalability, making it an excellent choice for scalable data centers and big data applications. With features like native line-rate VXLAN routing and BGP Ethernet VPN control plane, the platform supports scalable multitenancy and host mobility, ensuring seamless integration and management of network resources.
| Model | Description |
|---|---|
| Cisco Nexus 9200 Platform Switches | Cisco Nexus 92160YC-X Switch – 48 x 10/25-Gbps SFP+ ports and 6 x QSFP28 ports (4 of the 6 QSFP+ ports are 100Gbps capable ports) |
| Cisco Nexus 9272Q Switch | 72 x 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports |
| Cisco Nexus 92304QC Switch | 56 x 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports and 8 x 100-Gbps QSFP28 ports |
| Cisco Nexus 9236C Switch | 36 x 100-Gbps QSFP28 ports |
The Cisco Nexus 9200 Series supports a maximum of 4000 Hot-Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) groups and 490 Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) instances. It can handle up to 2000 VXLAN tunnel endpoints (VTEPs). The switches operate within a temperature range of 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) and can be stored at temperatures between -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C). They support humidity levels from 5 to 95% (noncondensing) and altitudes up to 13,123 ft (0 to 4000m).
The physical dimensions of the Nexus 9200 switches vary, with options such as 1.72 x 17.3 x 22.5 inches and 3.5 x 17.5 x 22.5 inches. The platform is RoHS compliant and features port-side intake and exhaust for efficient cooling. The switches are designed for high availability with 64-way equal-cost multipath (ECMP) routing and support for hot-swappable power-supply units and fans with N+1 redundancy.
The Nexus 9200 Series offers up to 7.2 Tbps of bandwidth and over 5.35 billion packets per second (bpps) of throughput. It includes up to 30 MB of shared buffer, making it suitable for IP storage designs. The platform supports advanced features like DevOps automation tools and NX-API for open programmability.
| Period | Owner / Marketer | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-present | Cisco Systems, Inc. | The Cisco Nexus 9200 Series is part of the Cisco Nexus 9000 family, introduced to enhance data center networking capabilities. |
| File Name | Description | Link |
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| Cisco Nexus 9200 Platform Switches Data Sheet | Datasheet | Download |
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