N9K

Question 1

List the N9K modular chassis line cards

Answer 1

9736PQ, 9636PQ, 9536PQ, 9564PX, 9564TX, 9432PQ, 9464PX, 9464TX

Question 2

Which N9K line cards support ACI, and which mode?

Answer 2

Spine - 9736PQ Leaf - 9536PQ, 9564PX and 9564TX

Question 3

Describe the N9K-X9736PQ line card

Answer 3

36-port 40G QSFP+ Non-blocking ACI spine card for the 9508 chassis

Question 4

Describe the N9K-X9636PQ line card

Answer 4

36-port 40G QSFP+ Non-blocking aggregation line card for the 9504 and 9508 chassis’

Question 5

Describe the N9K-X9536PQ line card

Answer 5

36-port 40G QSFP+ aggregation/access or ACI leaf card (oversubscription is 1:5.1)

Question 6

Describe the N9K-X9564PX and TX line cards

Answer 6

48-port 1/10G (SFP+ and BASE-T respectively) and 4-port 40G QSFP+ aggregation/access or ACI leaf card

Question 7

Describe the N9K-X9432PQ line card

Answer 7

32-port 40G QSFP+ aggregation/access line card

Question 8

Describe the N9K-X9464PX and TX line cards

Answer 8

48-port 1/10G (SFP+ and BASE-T respectively) and 4-port 40G QSFP+ (Aggregation/Access and EoR/MoR respectively)

Question 9

Which 9300 switches support ACI, and what mode?

Answer 9

Spine - 9336PQ, Leaf - 9396PX and 93128TX

Question 10

Describe the Nexus 9396PX Switch

Answer 10

48-1/10G SFP+ and 12-40G QSFP+ (960G of forwarding) access or ACI leaf

Question 11

Describe the Nexus 93128TX Switch

Answer 11

96-1/10GBASE-T and 8-40G QSFP+ access or ACI leaf

Question 12

List all of the 9300 Series Switches

Answer 12

9332PQ, 9336PQ, 9372PX/TX, 9396PX/TX and 93128TX

Question 13

Describe the Nexus 9332PQ Switch

Answer 13

32-40G QSFP+ ports

Question 14

Describe the 9372PX/TX Switches

Answer 14

48-1/10G (SFP+ and BASE-T respectively) and 6-40G QSFP+ ports

Question 15

Describe the Nexus 9396TX Switch

Answer 15

48-1/10GBASE-T and 12-40G QSFP+ ports (nonblocking)

Question 16

Name the type of fiber and supported lengths for 40G using BiDi optics

Answer 16

OM3 @ 100 meters and OM4 @ 125 meters