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N9K-C9508
Cisco N9K-C9508 N9500 8-Slot 13RU Data Center Chassis Switch
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N9K-C9508 is an 8-slot modular data center chassis for Layer 3 N9500 deployments, not a fixed-port access switch. The Cisco N9508 Chassis provides empty line-card positions for 1-, 10-, 25-, 40-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 400-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, with the ordered line cards and fabric modules defining the final port mix. This non-PoE chassis is a 13RU member of the Cisco N9500 Series modular switches for spine, core, aggregation, border gateway, and end-of-row roles. It supports redundant supervisors, system controllers, power supplies, and fan trays as separate chassis components. N9K-C9504 reduces the chassis to 4 line-card slots where this 8-slot data center chassis is sized for higher modular density.
N9K-C9508 price for new stock is $31,532.96, a 50% saving from the Cisco list price of $63,065.92. N9K-C9508 refurb price is $4,088.18. N9K-C9508 is in stock and available for next-day dispatch. (terms applied)
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5 microseconds or less latency supports high-speed fabric designs when the Cisco Nexus 9508 switch is populated with suitable line cards and fabric modules. N9K-C9508 operates in Cisco ACI mode or Cisco NX-OS mode; NX-OS deployments support VXLAN with BGP-EVPN control plane, Segment routing, MPLS, and NX-APIs, with Cisco Data Center Network Manager available for management. The chassis accepts up to 6 fabric modules of the same type, up to 2 supervisors of the same type, up to 2 N9K-SC-A system controllers, and up to 8 hot-swappable power supplies. 928910 Hours MTBF, 0°C to 40°C operation, and a 577.8 mm x 445 mm x 806.7 mm chassis footprint set the rack, service, and thermal planning boundaries. The base chassis has no fixed RJ-45, SFP, SFP+, or QSFP network ports.
Order N9K-C9508 new sealed or certified refurbished, with the required line cards, supervisors, N9K-SC-A system controllers, fabric modules, N9K-C9508-FAN or N9K-C9508-FAN2 fan trays, power supplies, and N9K-C9500-RMK= rack mount kit on the same purchase order. Refurbished chassis units are inspected and bench-tested for power-on, POST, clean boot, and module bay recognition. ORM Systems supports PO accepted, Net-30 for government, RMA with advance replacement, and regional stock/RMA in the UK, EU, US, and MEA. New units can carry up to 3-year extended warranty coverage, certified refurbished units up to 1 year, and returns are 30 days on every condition with terms applying.
| Key Specs | Key Spec Values |
|---|---|
Operating System | NX-OS / Cisco ACI |
Port Configuration | 8 line-card slots |
Cooling | Up to 3 fan trays |
Replaces | N7K-C7010 / N7K-C7010= |
Ships Without | Line cards / supervisors / power supplies |
In large-scale enterprise data centers, the N9K-C9508-Nexus 9508 Chassis with 8 line card slots delivers non-blocking 25/40/100G spine-leaf switching. This deployment ensures deterministic low-latency performance, high-density port scaling and future-proof throughput for mission-critical applications.
Service providers and cloud operators leverage the Nexus 9508 Chassis’s modular 8 line card slots to host multiple VXLAN-segmented virtual networks. This solution accelerates tenant onboarding, enforces granular QoS, and streamlines resource allocation to deliver rapid provisioning, robust security isolation and predictable SLAs.
Enterprises implement the N9K-C9508 Nexus 9508 Chassis in their campus aggregation layer to integrate Cisco ACI, real-time telemetry and policy-driven automation. The 8 line card slots enable diverse 1/10/25G uplinks, unified management and analytics-driven insights, reducing operational costs through zero-touch provisioning.
A spine design that must support 100G or 400G migration can use the 8-slot chassis with N9500 line cards and fabric modules. The chassis family supports up to 256 400-Gigabit Ethernet ports when populated accordingly, so specify the fabric-module generation and line-card family before the PO.
A data center build requiring component redundancy should size the chassis around up to 2 supervisors, up to 2 N9K-SC-A system controllers, up to 8 power supplies, and up to 3 fan trays. List those components explicitly because the base chassis PID alone does not create a complete switch.
A refresh from N7K-C7010 or N7K-C7010= moves from a discontinued 10-slot Nexus 7010 chassis to the 8-slot N9500 chassis named as its replacement. Check slot count, line-card migration, fabric-module requirements, and power architecture before converting the old bill of materials.
Fixed-port top-of-rack switching
N9K-C9508 ships as an 8-slot chassis with no fixed RJ-45, SFP, SFP+, or QSFP ports. Use N9200/N9300 fixed switches for fixed-port rack switching.
Single-rack-unit installations
N9K-C9508 is a 13RU chassis measuring 577.8 mm high. Use N9200/N9300 fixed switches when the rack plan cannot allocate a chassis footprint.
Complete switch from one PID
N9K-C9508 is the chassis PID; power supplies, supervisors, system controllers, fabric modules, fan trays, and line cards are separate. Specify those components.
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| N9K-C9508 |  N9K-C93180YC-FX |  N9K-C9332PQ |  N9K-C93600CD-GX |  N9K-C92160YC-X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 806.7 mm | 571 mm | 571 mm | 648 mm | 571 mm. |
| Ethernet Technology | 400 Gigabit Ethernet | 25 Gigabit Ethernet | 40 Gigabit Ethernet | 100 Gigabit Ethernet | 25 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Form Factor | Chassis | Rack-Mount 1U | Rack-Mount 1U | Rack-Mount 1U | Rack-Mount 1U |
| Height | 577.8 mm | 44 mm | 44 mm | 43.7 mm | 44 mm |
| Manufacturer Part Number | N9K-C9508 | N9K-C93180YC-FX | N9K-C9332PQ | N9K-C93600CD-GX | N9K-C92160YC-X |
| Width | 445 mm | 440 mm | 439 mm | 441.3 mm | 439 mm |
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Reviewed on the 21 January 2023
8-slot 9508 chassis provided scalable and reliable backbone platform.
Reviewed on the 10 July 2022
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Reviewed on the 20 February 2025
Stable operation under high-density traffic conditions.
Reviewed on the 2 July 2020
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Reviewed on the 17 May 2020
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N9K-C9508 is the Cisco N9508 13RU chassis with 8 line-card slots for N9500 data center switching. The base chassis has no fixed Ethernet access ports; line cards and fabric modules define the final port speeds, density, and fabric mode for the ordered system.
N9K-C9508 identifies a Cisco N9508 chassis with 8 line-card slots. N9K is the N9000 family prefix, C9508 is the chassis model, 9508 is the 8-slot N9508 form, and there is no license suffix on this chassis PID.
N9K-C9508 is managed through the supervisor modules installed in the chassis. Management paths include Cisco ACI mode, Cisco NX-OS mode, Cisco Data Center Network Manager in NX-OS mode, SSH-2, SNMP, RMON, serial console access, USB ports, and a 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port.
Cisco has not announced an end-of-sale date for N9500. Some N9500 fabric modules, fan trays, supervisors, line cards, and Cisco ONE bundle PIDs have separate end-of-sale notices, so lifecycle checks should match the exact chassis, module, and software PIDs on the bill of materials.
ORM Systems offers N9K-C9508 new sealed or certified refurbished with separate warranty choices. Cisco lists a 1-year limited hardware warranty for the N9500 platform; ORM offers up to 3-year extended coverage on new units, up to 1 year on certified refurbished units, and 30-day returns with terms applying.
N9K-C9508 has 8 line-card slots. The chassis also supports up to 8 power supplies, up to 6 fabric modules of the same type, up to 2 system controllers, up to 2 supervisors of the same type, and up to 3 fan trays.
No, N9K-C9508 does not provide fixed RJ-45, SFP, SFP+, or QSFP network ports as the base chassis. The Ethernet interface mix comes from ordered N9500 line cards, while the chassis supplies the slots, cooling structure, power-supply bays, supervisor bays, and fabric-module positions.
Cisco N9508 supports N9K-PAC-3000W-B, N9K-PDC-3000W-B, N9K-PUV-3000W-B, and N9K-PUV2-3000W-B power supplies with front-panel hot-swap access. Those options cover 200V to 240V AC, -48V to -60V DC, 200V to 277V AC, and 240V to 380V DC input designs.
N9K-C9508 uses N9K-C9508-FAN or N9K-C9508-FAN2 fan trays, matched to the fabric modules installed. N9K-C9508-FAN works with N9K-C9508-FM, N9K-C9508-FM-S, N9K-C9508-FM-R, N9K-C9508-FM-E, and N9K-C9508-FM-E2; N9K-C9508-FAN2 works with N9K-C9508-FM-G.
Yes, Cisco N9500 Series modular switches operate in Cisco ACI mode or Cisco NX-OS mode. In ACI mode the chassis can serve as a spine, while NX-OS mode supports foundational Layer 2/3 technologies, VXLAN with BGP-EVPN control plane, Segment routing, MPLS, and NX-APIs.
N9K-C9508 provides 8 line-card slots where N9K-C9504 provides 4 line-card slots. N9K-C9508 suits a 13RU chassis plan needing higher slot count and up to 8 power supplies; N9K-C9504 suits a 7RU plan with up to 4 power supplies.
N9K-C9516 provides 16 line-card slots where N9K-C9508 provides 8 line-card slots. N9K-C9516 suits a 21RU design needing the largest N9500 chassis, while N9K-C9508 fits an 8-slot, 13RU build with the same family of supervisors and power supplies.
N9K-C9508 is the named replacement for N7K-C7010 and N7K-C7010=, which reached end of sale on February 28, 2022. N7K-C7010 is a discontinued 10-slot chassis with no power supplies or fans included; N9K-C9508 suits the current 8-slot N9500 chassis path.
Yes, N9K-C9508 replaces N7K-C7010 and N9K-C9508= replaces N7K-C7010=. The older Nexus 7010 chassis reached last date of support on February 28, 2027, so refresh planning should validate line-card migration rather than assuming slot-for-slot reuse.
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