Cisco N9K-X9732C-EX Nexus 9500 Series 32x 100GB QSFP28 Switch Line Card

The Cisco N9K-X9732C-EX is a Cloud Scale Nexus 9500 line card with 32x 100GB QSFP28 ports. It brings 100GB density to Nexus 9504, 9508, and 9516 chassis and is supported in both ACI spine mode and NX-OS mode.

Each port runs at 100GB or 40GB, and ports can break out to 2x 50GB, 4x 25GB, or 4x 10GB, with 1/10GB available through adapters. The card has a 160MB buffer. Line cards can be added to open slots as the network grows. Cisco lists a spare version, N9K-X9732C-EX=. It works with the Cloud Scale N9K-C95xx-FM-E and FM-E2 fabric modules, and Cisco calls for four fabric modules for full bandwidth. It does not work with first-generation fabric modules.

Breakout support means one card can serve a mix of 100GB uplinks and 25GB or 10GB server links, which makes it a flexible way to move a Nexus 9500 to 100GB without replacing the chassis.

For a Nexus 9508, the Cisco N9K-C9508-FM-E Nexus 9508 Cloud Scale fabric module is the matching fabric module. The Cisco QSFP-100G-SR4-S 100GB SR4 QSFP28 transceiver works in the 100GB ports.

The line card weighs 12.13 pounds.

This seller refurbished Cisco N9K-X9732C-EX is tested, working, and covered by the NetworkTigers one-year warranty.