Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A Manual

Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation
Guide
First Published: 2022-06-24
Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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CONTENTS
Overview 1
CHAPTER 1
Overview 1
Preparing the Site 5
CHAPTER 2
Temperature Requirements 5
Humidity Requirements 5
Altitude Requirements 5
Dust and Particulate Requirements 6
Minimizing Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference 6
Shock and Vibration Requirements 7
Grounding Requirements 7
Planning for Power Requirements 7
Airflow Requirements 8
Rack and Cabinet Requirements 9
Clearance Requirements 10
Installing the Chassis 11
CHAPTER 3
Installation Options with Rack-Mount Kits 11
Install a Rack 11
Unpacking and Inspecting a New Switch 12
Planning How to Position the Chassis in the Rack 13
Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack 13
Installing the Switch using the NXK-ACC-KIT2-2RU Rack-Mount Kit 14
Grounding the Chassis 20
Starting the Switch 22
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Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric 25
CHAPTER 4
ACI Fabric Topology 25
Preparing to Connect to Other Devices 26
Connecting Leaf Switches to APICs 27
Connecting Leaf Switches to Spine Switches 29
Installing a Gigabit Ethernet module (GEM) 30
Migration of Nodes From a First Generation Switch to a Second Generation Switch 30
Setting Up an Optional Console Interface 32
Setting Up an Optional Management Connection 33
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables 33
Replacing Components 35
CHAPTER 5
Replacing a Fan Module During Operations 35
Replacing a Power Supply Module 36
Removing an AC Power Supply 36
Installing an AC Power Supply 37
Rack Specifications 39
APPENDIX A
Overview of Racks 39
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks 39
Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks 40
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets 40
Cable Management Guidelines 40
System Specifications 41
APPENDIX B
Environmental Specifications 41
Switch Dimensions 41
Switch and Module Weights and Quantities 42
Transceiver and Cable Specifications 42
Switch Power Input Requirements 42
Power Specifications 42
3200-W AC/HVDC Power Supply Specifications 43
3200-W DC/HVDC Power Supply Specifications 43
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Power Cable Specifications 43
Power Cables for NXA-PAC-3200W Power Supplies 44
Power Cables for NXA-PDC-3200W Power Supplies 44
Regulatory Standards Compliance Specifications 44
LEDs 47
APPENDIX C
Switch Chassis LEDs 47
Fan Module LEDs 48
Power Supply LEDs 48
Additional Kits 51
APPENDIX D
Rack Mount Kit NXK-ACC-KIT2-2RU 51
Accessory Kit NXA-ACC-QDD-DC 52
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CHAPTER 1
Overview
•Overview, on page 1
Overview
The Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A switch (N9K-C9364D-GX2A) is a 2-rack unit (RU), fixed-port switch designed
for spine-leaf-APIC deployment in data centers.
This switch includes the following ports:
• 400-Gigabit QSFP-DD ports (64)
• 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports (2)
• Management ports (one RJ-45 port and one SFP port)
• Console port
• USB port
Dust covers (NXA-ACC-QDD-DC) are suggested for unused ports, to protect the connectors and help divert
airflow for thermal dispensation.
Note
Default port-profile information for this switch:
• Default port profile (Leaf): 48 downlinks and 16 fabric links + 2x1/10G downlinks
Leaf/Spine role considerations:
• This switch's default role is as a leaf switch.
• The default fabric links must be used for initial switch discovery via another switch.
•To change the switch from the default role, you must proceed as follows: the node appears as a discovered
device in the fabric inventory view, you must set the role of the switch (spine or leaf) and the switch
automatically goes for reboot to come up in the configured role.
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• If you connect a default spine (i.e. a dual role switch that by default is a spine, such as Nexus 9316D-GX)
directly to an APIC, the change of the role to leaf is performed automatically by APIC as well as the
reboot. After that, the node appears in “Nodes pending registration” and you need to register the node.
This switch includes the following high power optics and MACsec:
• 16 ports of MACsec with no ports of 20-W optics
• 8 ports of MACsec with 8 ports of 20-W optics
• No ports of MACsec with 16 ports of 20-W optics
For this switch, 20-W optics can go in any of the 32 odd numbered QSFP-DD
ports.
Note
This switch includes the following user-replaceable components:
• Fan modules (four) with the following airflow choices:
• Port-side intake fan module with burgundy coloring (NXA-FAN-160CFM-PI)
If a fan fails, the other fans are automatically increased to 100% capacity to
compensate. If two fans fail, then multi fan failure policy kicks in, the switch will
issue a warning, and power down in 2 minutes.
Note
• Power supply modules (two—One for operations and one for redundancy [1+1]) with the following
choices:
• 3200-W port-side intake AC/HVDC power supply with burgundy coloring (NXA-PAC-3200W-PI)
• 3200-W port-side intake DC/HVDC power supply with burgundy coloring (NXA-PDC-3200W-PI)
Both power supplies are the same type. Do not mix AC, and DC, power supplies.
Note
The following figure shows the switch features on the port side of the chassis.
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USB port (1)4SFP optical management port (1)1
10-Gigabit SFP+ ports (2)5Console port (1)2
400-Gigabit QSFP-DD ports (64)6RJ-45 copper management port (1)3
To determine which transceivers, adapters, and cables are support this switch, see the Cisco Transceiver
Modules Compatibility Information document.
The following figure shows the switch features on the power supply side of the chassis.
Power supply modules (1 or 2) (AC power supplies shown)
with slots numbered 1 (top) and 2 (bottom)
2Fan modules (4) with slots
numbered from 1 (left) to 4 (right)
1
The following figure shows the side of the chassis.
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Grounding pad1
The fan and power supply modules are field replaceable. You can replace one fan module or one power supply
module during operations so long as the other modules are installed and operating. If you have only one power
supply installed, you can install the replacement power supply in the open slot before removing the original
power supply.
All fan and power supply modules must have the same direction of airflow. Otherwise, the switch can overheat
and shut down. If you are installing a dual-direction power supply, that module automatically uses the same
airflow direction as the other modules in the switch.
Note
The switch has port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring for fan modules), so you must locate the ports in
the cold aisle. If you locate the air intake in a hot aisle, the switch can overheat and shut down.
Caution
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