Cisco category guide
Data Center Switching & Fabric
Cisco Nexus, ACI and data center fabric infrastructure for leaf-spine networks, cloud networking, data center switching and fabric operations.
Procurement guidance
- - Use this category for Nexus leaf/spine switching, data center fabric, ACI/Nexus Dashboard software and high-speed data center optics requirements.
- - RFQs should specify fixed switch versus chassis/line card, port speed, airflow direction, optics, licensing and fabric management requirements.
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Data Center Switches
4Nexus 9300 Fixed Data Center Switches
Fixed Nexus data center switches for leaf/spine, high-density server access, 25/40/100/400G aggregation and data center network refresh projects.
- - Use for fixed Nexus requests where port speed, airflow, optics and NX-OS/ACI mode determine suitability.
- - Confirm whether the buyer needs standalone NX-OS switching or ACI fabric compatibility.
Representative visual: N9K-C9408
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Data Center Switches
4Nexus 9400 Modular Chassis & Line Cards
Nexus modular chassis and line-card coverage for higher-scale data center fabrics and modular switching BOMs.
- - Quote chassis, supervisors, fabric modules, line cards, optics, airflow and licensing as separate product components.
- - Do not treat line cards as full switches in catalog copy.
Data Center Switches
PlannedNexus 3000 / 7000 / 9000 Expansion
Reserved category for additional Nexus data center switching families and legacy/lifecycle procurement requests.
- - Use for future Nexus models that do not fit the initial 9300 or 9400 records.
- - Capture lifecycle state and support status before publishing older Nexus records.
Networking Software / Data Center Networking
PlannedACI, Nexus Dashboard & Fabric Software
Software-defined data center networking, fabric controller and operational dashboard licenses for Cisco data center networks.
- - Use for ACI, Nexus Dashboard, data center networking subscriptions and software renewals attached to Nexus environments.
- - License term, controller deployment model and target fabric should be explicit before quote.
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