Full English Description for Cisco N9K-C9132TX
Critical Pre-Note
The official Cisco product line does not have a model N9K-C9132TX under the Nexus 9000 Ethernet data center switch portfolio:
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The Nexus 9000 fixed Ethernet series starts with
93xx (93108, 93120, 93128, etc.) — there is no 9132TX Ethernet switch.
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The
9132 naming belongs to the Cisco MDS 9132 Fibre Channel storage switch family (DS-C9132T series), which is storage SAN hardware, not IP Ethernet data center switches.
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If your target is a Nexus 9000 32-port 10G copper switch, the correct comparable part numbers are N9K-C9332TX / N9K-C9332TC; if you meant MDS storage switch, it is DS-C9132T, not N9K-C9132TX.
Below provides two versions:
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Correction explanation + official spec of DS-C9132T (MDS 9132 32G Fibre Channel Switch) (matches the 9132 naming you input)
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Reference spec of real Nexus 9000 32-port 10G copper switch N9K-C9332TX for your reference
Version 1: Cisco DS-C9132T (MDS 9132 32G Fibre Channel Storage Switch, matching "9132" in your input)
1. Part Number Naming Breakdown
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DS: Cisco MDS Data Storage SAN product prefix
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C9132: MDS 9132 compact 1RU Fibre Channel switch chassis
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T: Fixed copper management port variant
This is a storage SAN switch, not Layer 2/3 Ethernet data center switch.
2. Short Sales One-Liner
Cisco MDS DS-C9132T, 1RU rack-mount compact Fibre Channel SAN switch, 32-port multi-rate 32G SFP+ FC downlink slots, dual hot-swappable power supplies and redundant fan trays, designed for mid-size enterprise storage area networks, virtualized server SAN aggregation and blade server chassis internal SAN connectivity, supporting full Fibre Channel fabric services and VSAN segmentation.
3. Complete Product Overview Paragraph
The Cisco MDS 9132T (DS-C9132T) is a compact 1RU fixed-port Fibre Channel storage area network switch built for small-to-medium enterprise virtualized data centers, blade server enclosures, and mid-tier storage aggregation deployments. Equipped with 32 universal multi-rate SFP+ Fibre Channel slots supporting auto-negotiated 8G / 16G / 32G FC transceivers, it delivers non-blocking line-rate storage forwarding for block storage workloads including SAN boot, database storage, and virtual machine migration. The chassis integrates dedicated out-of-band RJ45 management, RS-232 console, and USB ports for local configuration and firmware upgrades, with dual redundant hot-swappable AC power supplies and N+1 redundant fan trays to eliminate single points of hardware failure. It runs Cisco MDS NX-OS storage SAN operating system, supporting VSAN isolation, port security, Fibre Channel zoning, NPIV/NPV virtualization, SAN analytics, and encryption for end-to-end storage traffic security. Optimized for rack-dense blade server environments and secondary storage tier aggregation, the MDS 9132T provides enterprise-grade SAN reliability without the larger footprint of high-port-count MDS 9200/9300 series directors.
4. Detailed Hardware Interface Specifications
Fibre Channel Downlink Ports
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32 × universal hot-pluggable SFP+ FC slots, auto-support 8Gbps, 16Gbps, 32Gbps Fibre Channel transceivers
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Supported FC optics: short-wave (SW), long-wave (LW), extended long-wave (ELW) for campus storage distances
Management Auxiliary Ports
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1 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 out-of-band management port
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1 × Mini-USB RS-232 console port for local CLI access
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1 × USB 2.0 Type-A port for firmware upload and configuration backup
Power & Cooling
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Dual hot-swappable 300W AC power supply modules (1+1 redundancy, hot-swap without power outage)
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N+1 redundant variable-speed fan trays, front-to-back airflow standard
Physical Form Factor
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1RU standard 19-inch rack-mount chassis, compact shallow depth for blade rack integration
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Operating temperature range: 0°C to 40°C, ENERGY STAR compliant
5. Core Storage Performance Benchmarks
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Total switching bandwidth: 1.024 Tbps full non-blocking FC fabric
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Line-rate forwarding across all 32 ports at maximum 32G FC speed
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VSAN capacity: Up to 256 independent isolated VSANs
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Maximum zoning database entries: 8,000 zones for multi-tenant storage segmentation
6. Core SAN Software Feature Suite
VSAN virtual storage segmentation, hard/soft Fibre Channel zoning, NPIV/NPV port virtualization for blade servers, Port Security, FC-SP authentication, hardware-based FC encryption, SAN Telemetry Analytics, FICON emulation for mainframe storage, Fabric Manager centralized monitoring, and zero-touch SAN provisioning.
7. Datasheet Short Summary Paragraph
The Cisco MDS DS-C9132T is a 1RU compact enterprise Fibre Channel SAN switch with 32 multi-rate 8/16/32G SFP+ FC slots, dual redundant power and cooling, running MDS NX-OS storage OS. It targets blade server chassis SAN aggregation, mid-tier block storage pools and virtualized data center storage fabrics, delivering full enterprise VSAN, zoning and SAN security features in a space-saving 1RU rack form factor.
Version 2: Reference — Real Cisco Nexus N9K-C9332TX (32-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet Data Center Switch, matching your "32TX" copper Ethernet requirement)
1. Part Number Naming Breakdown
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N9K: Cisco Nexus 9000 series data center Ethernet switch prefix
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C9332: 32 fixed-port fixed leaf switch chassis
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TX: 1/10GBASE-T RJ45 copper downlink ports
2. Short Sales One-Liner
Cisco Nexus N9K-C9332TX, 1RU rack-mount cloud-scale leaf data center switch, 32 × 1/10GBASE-T copper downlink ports + 4 fixed 40G QSFP+ uplink fiber ports, dual redundant power and fans, dual-operation mode supporting ACI intent-based fabric or standalone NX-OS Layer 2/3 routing, built for server rack leaf aggregation and multi-cloud enterprise data centers.
3. Core Hardware & Feature Highlights
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Port layout: 32 auto-sensing 100M/1G/10G RJ45 copper downlinks, 4 fixed 40G QSFP+ uplink optical ports
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Switching capacity: 1.28 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth, wire-rate Layer 2/3 forwarding
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Dual operating system mode: ACI Application Centric Infrastructure fabric mode or standalone NX-OS enterprise routing mode
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Redundancy: 1+1 hot-swappable AC power supplies, N+1 variable-speed redundant fans
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Software features: BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN overlay, TrustSec zero-trust segmentation, full streaming telemetry, MACsec hardware encryption, zero-touch provisioning
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Use case: Rack-top leaf aggregation for 10G copper servers, virtualization host racks, small enterprise data center fabrics.
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