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Cisco N9K-C9516 | 9516 chassis: 16-slot modular, 400G-ready, 2x sup bays, 6x fabric bays, PoE: N/A, license: base

SKU:N9K-C9516

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Description

Flagship 16-slot modular data center chassis engineered for maximum scale and high availability. Supports a wide range of 100/200/400G line cards under NX-OS for spine or core use cases. Components such as supervisors, fabrics, PSUs, fan trays, and line cards are sold separately.

Features

- Highest slot density in the Nexus 9500 family for scale-out fabrics
- Flexible mix-and-match line card strategy up to 400G
- Redundant component design for nonstop operations
- NX-OS ecosystem with automation and telemetry capabilities
- Investment protection via modular upgrades

Warranty

All products sold by XS Network Tech include a 12-month warranty on both new and used items. Our in-house technical team thoroughly tests used hardware prior to sale to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.

All technical data should be verified on the manufacturer data sheets.

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FAQs

Q: What is included with the 9516 chassis?
A: The bare chassis only. Supervisors, fabric modules, fan trays, PSUs, and line cards are sold separately.

Q: Does the 9516 support 400G?
A: Yes, with compatible 400G line cards and fabrics.

Q: Can I mix different line cards?
A: Yes, subject to platform and software compatibility. Consult the release notes and line card matrices.

Q: Is PoE available?
A: No. This is a data center chassis without PoE.

Q: Which software is supported?
A: Cisco NX-OS with optional feature licenses.

Technical Specifications

- Chassis model: 9516 modular data center switch
- Form factor: 21U rack-mount chassis
- Line-card slots: 16 (no line cards included)
- Supervisor bays: 2 (supervisors sold separately)
- Fabric module bays: 6 (fabric modules sold separately)
- Fan trays: hot-swappable (sold separately)
- Power: modular PSU bays (PSUs sold separately)
- Operating system: Cisco NX-OS
- High availability: redundant supervisors, fabrics, fans, and PSUs (when populated)
- Use cases: data center spine/core, EVPN-VXLAN fabrics
- Optics: QSFP/QSFP28/QSFP56/QSFP-DD dependent on line cards (sold separately)
- Licensing: base; feature licenses may be required for advanced services

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