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N9K-C9516
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N9K-C9516

Model (MPN)
N9K-C9516
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Cisco Nexus 9516 Chassis with 16 line card slots

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Product Overview

Product Brief

The Cisco Nexus 9516 is a versatile and high-capacity switch designed to meet the needs of large-scale, high-performance environments, offering robust modularity and advanced networking features to support a wide range of applications.

Product Specifications

N9K-C9516

N9K-C9516: 16-Slot Chassis

●  Up to 16 line cards
●  Up to 10 power supplies
●  Up to 6 fabric modules of the same type
●  Up to 2 system controllers
●  Up to 2 supervisors of the same type
●  Up to 3 fan trays
Table 1  N9K-C9516 Specification 
Specification Details
Number of Line Card Slots 16
Dimensions (H x W x D) 36.70 x 17.50 x 31.76 in. (93.41 x 44.50 x 80.67 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87.3 kg)
Rack Units 21
MTBF Hours 680,000
Operating Temperature 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Nonoperating Temperature -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
Humidity 5 to 95% (noncondensing)
Altitude 0 to 13,123 ft (0 to 4,000m)
Regulatory Compliance CE Markings according to directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC
Table 2   Cisco Nexus 9500 series  supervisor modules  specifications 
N9K-SUP-A N9K-SUP-A+ N9K-SUP-B N9K-SUP-B+
Processor 4 core, 4 thread 1.8GHz x86 4 core, 8 thread 1.8GHz x86 6 core, 12 thread 2.2GHz x86 6 core, 12 thread 1.9GHz x86
DRAM 16GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
SSD 64GB 64GB 256GB 256GB
Weight 4.84 lb (2.2 kg) 5.2 lb (2.37 kg) 6.00 lb (2.72 kg) 5.3 lb (2.39 kg)
Typical Power 69 W 69 W 75 W 75 W
Maximum Power 80 W 80 W 80 W 90 W
MTBF Hours 312,070 414,240 292,110 421,040
Hot Swappable Yes Yes Yes Yes
Airflow Port-side intake Port-side intake Port-side intake Port-side intake

 

Table  3  Fan tray specifications

N9K-C9504-FAN

N9K-C9504-FAN2

N9K-C9508-FAN

N9K-C9508-FAN2

N9K-C9516-FAN

Fabric Module

N9K-C9504-FM-E

N9K-C9504-FM-R

N9K-C9504-FM-S

N9K-C9504-FM

N9K-C9504-FM-G

N9K-C9508-FM-E2

N9K-C9508-FM-E

N9K-C9508-FM-R

N9K-C9508-FM-S

N9K-C9508-FM

N9K-C9508-FM-G

N9K-C9516-FM-E2

N9K-C9516-FM-E

N9K-C9504-FM

Fabric Module Blank

N9K-C9504-FM-CV

N9K-C9504-FAN-PWR

N9K-C9508-FM-CV

N9K-C9508-FAN-PWR

N9K-C9516-FM-CV

Weight

5.76 lb (2.6 kg)

8.2 lb (3.7 kg)

9.59 lb (4.4 kg)

8.6 lb (3.9 kg)

11.50 lb (5.2 kg)

Typical power

95 W

306W

176 W

450W

330 W

Maximum power

150 W

600W

250 W

900W

451 W

Hot swappable

Yes

Airflow

Port-side intake

 

Table 4  Power supply specifications

 

Cisco Nexus 9500 3000W AC Power Supply

Cisco Nexus 9500 3000W DC Power Supply

Cisco Nexus 9500 3000W HV AC/DC Power Supply

Cisco Nexus 9500 3150W HV AC/DC Power Supply

Output power

3000 W

3000 W

3000 W

3150 W

Input voltage

AC: 200V to 240V

DC: -48V to -60V (nominal)

-40V to -72V
(min – max)

AC: 200V to 277V

DC: 240V to 380V (nominal)

192V to 400V
(min – max)

AC: 200V to 277V

DC: 240V to 380V (nominal)

192V to 400V
(min – max)

Number of inputs

1

2 (1500 W output per input)

1

2 (3150 W output per input)

Frequency

50 to 60 Hz

N/A

AC: 47 to 63 Hz

DC: N/A

AC: 47 to 63 Hz

DC: N/A

Efficiency

80PLUS Platinum

80PLUS Platinum Equivalent

80PLUS Platinum (AC)

80PLUS Platinum Equivalent (DC)

80PLUS Titanium (AC)

80PLUS Titanium Equivalent (DC)

Weight

6.2 lb (2.8 kg)

6.4 lb (2.9 kg)

5.9 lb (2. 7 kg)

9.9 lb (4.5 kg)

MTBF hours

868,870

1,761,580

965,700

838,900

Hot swappable

Yes

Airflow

Yes

 

Table  5 Ordering information 

Part number

Product description

Hardware

N9K-C9504 (=)

Cisco Nexus 9504 Chassis with 4 line card slots

N9K-C9508(=)

Cisco Nexus 9508 Chassis with 8 line card slots

N9K-C9516(=)

Cisco Nexus 9516 Chassis with 16 line card slots

N9K-SUP-A+(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 4-Core/8-Thread Supervisor

N9K-SUP-B+(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 6-Core/12-Thread Supervisor

N9K-SUP-A(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 4-Core/4-Thread Supervisor

N9K-SUP-B(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 6-Core/12-Thread Supervisor

N9K-SC-A(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 System Controller

N9K-PAC-3000W-B(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 3000W 200V to 240V AC PS, Port-Side Intake

N9K-PDC-3000W-B(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 3000W -48V-60V DC PS, Port-Side Intake

N9K-PUV-3000W-B(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 3000W 200V to 277V AC or 240V to 380V DC Universal high voltage AC/DC PS, Port-Side Intake

N9K-PUV2-3000W-B(=)

Cisco Nexus 9500 3150W 200V to 277V AC or 240V to 380V DC Universal high voltage AC/DC PS, Port-Side Intake

N9K-C9504-FAN(=)

Fan Tray for Cisco Nexus 9504 Chassis

N9K-C9504-FAN2(=)

Nexus 9500 4-slot chassis 400G cloud scale fan tray (Generation 2)

N9K-C9504-FAN-PWR(=)

Nexus 9500 4-slot chassis 400G cloud scale fan tray power connector

N9K-C9508-FAN(=)

Fan Tray for Cisco Nexus 9508 Chassis

N9K-C9508-FAN2(=)

Nexus 9500 8-slot chassis 400G cloud scale fan tray (Generation 2)

N9K-C9508-FAN-PWR(=)

Nexus 9500 8-slot chassis 400G cloud scale fan tray power connector

N9K-C9516-FAN(=)

Fan Tray for Cisco Nexus 9516 Chassis

Accessories

N9K-C9500-RMK=

Cisco Nexus 9500 Rack Mount Kit for Nexus 9508 and Nexus 9516 chassis

N9K-C9504-RMK=

Cisco Nexus 9500 Rack Mount Kit for Nexus 9504

N9K-C9500-ACK=

Cisco Nexus 9500 Accessory Kit

Note

All part numbers with “=” sign refer to Spare part numbers for ordering.

Customer Reviews

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