Cisco Nexus 9396TX Installation Manual page 12

Overview
Note All fan modules and power supplies must use the same airflow direction during
operations.
The switch supports the Fabric Extenders (FEXs) listed at
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/hw/interoperability/fexmatrix/fextables.html.
The following figure shows the hardware features seen from the port side of the chassis.
1 Console port (RS232 port)
2 Chassis LEDs
• Beacon (BCN)
• Status (STS)
• Environment (ENV)
3 Two USB ports used for saving or copying
functions
Note
4 Out-of-band management port (RJ-45 port)
Cisco Nexus 9396TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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USB support is limited to USB 2.0
devices that use less than 2.5 W
(less than 0.5 A inclusive of surge
current). Devices, such as external
hard drives, that instantaneously
draw more than 0.5 A are not
supported.
6 M6PQ, M6PQ-E, or M12PQ uplink module
(M12PQ uplink module shown).
7 6- or 12-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small
Form-Factor Plugable (QSFP+) optical ports for
connections to spine switches (12-port uplink
module shown)
8 Notch in both sides of the chassis for locking the
power supply end of the chassis to the
bottom-support rails
9 Screw holes (4) for attaching a center-mount rack
bracket for two-post racks (one bracket for each
of two sides)
Overview