The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX is a fixed 1-Rack-Unit (1RU) switch from the Cisco Nexus 9300-EX Series, part of the Nexus 9000 platform based on Cisco Cloud Scale technology. Designed for cost-effective cloud-scale deployments, it supports an increased number of endpoints and cloud services with modern system architecture delivering high performance for highly scalable data centers and growing enterprises. This switch offers 3.6 Terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth and over 2.6 billion packets per second (bpps) with latency of less than 1 microsecond.
Port Configuration and Migration Flexibility
The Nexus 93180YC-EX features 48 downlink ports configurable as 1-, 10-, or 25-Gbps fiber ports, providing deployment flexibility and investment protection. The 6 uplink QSFP28 ports support up to 40- and 100-Gbps, or combinations of 1-, 10-, 25-, 40-, 50-, and 100-Gbps connectivity for seamless migration from 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, 10-Gbps to 25-Gbps server speeds and 10-/40-Gbps to 50-/100-Gbps aggregation. FC-FEC is enabled for 25Gbps, supporting up to 3m DAC connectivity. Refer to the Cisco Optics Matrix for updated support. With 2 units in stock at a special offer of $13,500 (save 10%), immediate dispatch is available. PDF Datasheet downloadable for full details.
Operational Modes
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, including the 93180YC-EX, support two modes: Cisco NX-OS Software for standard environments and ACI mode for automated, policy-based management with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
Key Features and Benefits
- Architectural Flexibility: Industry-leading SDN with Cisco ACI support; standards-based VXLAN EVPN fabrics including hierarchical multi-site; three-tier BGP architectures for non-blocking IPv6 fabrics; segment routing for MPLS forwarding without RSVP-TE; comprehensive Layer 3 support for BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv2, PIM-SM, SSM, MSDP.
- Extensive Programmability: Day-zero automation via Power On Auto Provisioning; integrations with Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SALT; Native YANG and OpenConfig via RESTCONF/NETCONF; pervasive JSON-based RPC APIs over HTTP/HTTPS for all CLI functions.
- High Scalability: Flexible forwarding tables up to 1 million shared entries; custom ACL templates via TCAM.
- Intelligent Buffer Management: Distinguishes mice/elephant flows; Approximate Fair Dropping (AFD) with Elephant Trap (ETRAP); Dynamic Packet Prioritization (DPP) for independent queue allocation; ETRAP thresholds for flow classification; 40 MB system buffer.
- Hardware and Software High Availability: Virtual Port-Channel (vPC) for Layer 2 multipathing without Spanning Tree; 64-way ECMP for Layer 3 fat-tree; hot/cold patching; N+1 redundant hot-swappable PSUs and fans.
- Cisco NX-OS Software: Single binary image for all Nexus 9000; modular design with process isolation; hot/cold patching; Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for provisioning, visibility, compliance; Cisco Nexus Data Broker for traffic monitoring.
- Cisco Tetration Analytics: 100ms telemetry export (flows, inter-packet variation, context); machine learning for visibility, zero-trust, application insights.
- Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE): Policy intent verification; root-cause analysis; proactive operations; reduces MTTR by up to 66%.
Advanced Capabilities
Supports up to 16 Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders. Comprehensive Layer 2/3 scalability for virtualized data centers and automated clouds. RoHS compliant. MTBF of 390,330 hours. Management ports: 2 (1 RJ-45, 1 SFP); USB and RS-232 serial ports. Airflow: port-side intake/exhaust. Acoustics: 48.5 dBA at 40% fan speed, up to 77.8 dBA at 100%.
Applications and Deployment
Ideal for web-scale fabrics, IP fabrics, storage networking. Enables large buffers, flexible scalability. With availability of 2 units and special pricing, deploy quickly in your data center infrastructure. Cisco provides extensive support including Quick Start, Accelerated Deployment, Migration Services, and 24/7 Product Support. Environmental sustainability details in CSR report, with compliance to WEEE, materials regulations.
For optics, software licensing (Essential/Advantage for ACI/NX-OS), and full ordering, consult the datasheet. Compatible power supplies, fans, cords, accessories listed therein.