9336C-FX2 as Spine switch

[navneet.k]

Hi,

Need to deploy ACI solution, for which I have consider 9336C-FX2 as Spine switch and 93108YC-FX switch as leaf switch in ACI mode.

Need to know whether I can use 9336C-FX2 as Spine switch.

Regards

Navneet

[Brandon Rumer (Cisco)]

According to the below link, no.

ACI Fabric Topology

The ACI fabric topology includes the following major components:
    -Application Centric Infrastructure Controller (APIC) appliance (cluster of APICs)
    -Leaf switches (Cisco Nexus 93108TC-EX, 93108TC-FX, 93120TX, 93128TX, 93180LC-EX, 93180YC-EX, 93180YC-FX, 9332PQ, 9336C-FX2, 9348GC-FXP, 9372PX, 9372PX-E, 9372TX, 9372TX-E, 9396PX, and 9396TX switches)
    -Spine switches (Cisco Nexus 9336PQ, 9364C, 9504, 9508, and 9516 switches)

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/hw/aci_9336cfx2_hig/guide/b_n9336cFX2_aci_hardware_installation_guide/b_n9336cFX2_aci_hardware_installation_guide_chapter_0100.html

[S. B]

Please check this link:

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/nexus-9300-40GE-switches-comparison.html

and also this link:

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/nexus-9300-10GE-fiber-switches-comparison.html

[tuanquangnguyen]

Don't think it would work. Please find below the supported models for each role (which I exclude 1st generation Leaves out)

Modular Spine Switches:

N9K-C9504
N9K-C9508
N9K-C9516

Fixed Spine Switches:

N9K-C9316D-GX
N9K-C9332C
N9K-C9364C

Fixed Leaf Switches:

N9K-93240YC-FX2
N9K-C93108TC-EX
N9K-C93108TC-EX-24
N9K-C93108TC-FX
N9K-C93108TC-FX-24
N9K-C93180LC-EX
N9K-C93180YC-EX
N9K-C93180YC-EX-24
N9K-C93180YC-FX
N9K-C93180YC-FX-24
N9K-C93216TC-FX2
N9K-C93360YC-FX2
N9K-C9336C-FX2
N9K-C9348GC-FXP
N9K-C9358GY-FXP
N9K-C93600CD-GX
N9K-C9364C-GX

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/Website/datacenter/acihwsupport/index.html