Like other Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco 9000 switches also have numerous different models. Here, we will give you a quick glimpse of all the models.
There are three models of Cisco 9000 switches :
* Cisco Nexus 9200 Switch Series
* Cisco Nexus 9300 Switch Series
* Cisco Nexus 9500 Switch Series
Cisco Nexus 9200 Switch Series : Cisco 9200 series has ultra-high-density and fixed-configuration DC switches with line rate L2 and L3 features. Cisco 9200 switches are specially designed for programmable fabric which provides mobility, flexibility and scale for IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service), cloud providers and service providers.
In addition, these switches are also perfect for the programmable network which automates management and configuration for customers willing to take advantage of DevOps operation model as well as tool sets.
Cisco Nexus 9300 Switch Series : Cisco 9300 series switches offer high-density 100/50/40/25/10 Gigabit Ethernet along with hybrid configurable ports for migration and flexible access deployment. This series of Cisco 9000 switches offer two platforms, which are –
* Cisco 9300-EX switches
* Cisco 9300-FX switches
These 9300 platforms are perfect for a modern system architecture which is designed for providing high-performance as well as for meeting the requirements of highly scalable DCs.
Cisco Nexus 9500 Switch Series : Cisco 9500 switches offer 100-Gbps connectivity and flexible ACI deployments as well as NX-OS mode. This series of Nexus 9000 has L2 and L3 non-blocking Ethernet switches having backplane bandwidth up to 172.8 Tbps (terabits per second). Nexus 9500 switches are options available in 3 modular which are
* Cisco 9504 Switch
* Cisco 9508 Switch
* Cisco 9516 Switch
