Investing in the Cisco Nexus 3132C-Z switch offers significant advantages such as enhanced network efficiency and flexibility. The high-density 100G connectivity allows for optimized bandwidth scaling and future-proofed infrastructure capable of handling emergent data demands. With full Layer 2 and 3 support, the switch efficiently manages routing protocols and network virtualization through VxLAN and other technologies. Advanced features such as programmability via Cisco NX-API, Python, and automation tools like Puppet and Chef ensure that network operations can be automated and streamlined, saving valuable time and reducing potential errors. Network reliability is bolstered with redundancy features like dual power supplies, redundant fans, and vPC technology, which provide resilience against system failures and ensure consistent network uptime. Additionally, the switch supports a variety of cabling solutions, contributing to its flexible deployment options. The embedded tools like the EtherAnalyzer and real-time buffer monitoring offer deep network insights, which facilitate proactive management and troubleshooting. A powerful CPU and ample memory ensure that the switch can handle intense workloads and large amounts of data effortlessly, crucial for high-performance applications and big data analytics. Furthermore, the Cisco Nexus 3132C-Z aligns with energy-efficient designs, delivering not only power savings but also reducing the total cost of ownership. All these features, combined with Cisco’s industry-leading reputation and support, make the Cisco Nexus 3132C-Z an investment that will significantly benefit any data center’s operation and scalability plans.
N3K-C3132C-Z is the Cisco Nexus 3132C-Z switch with 32 QSFP28. The Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches are a comprehensive portfolio of 1, 10, 40, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet switches built from a Switch-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture. Introduced in April 2011, this series of switches provides line-rate Layer 2 and 3 performance and is suitable for Top-of-the-Rack (ToR) architecture.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
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Product Code |
N3K-C34180YC |
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Physical |
· 32 fixed 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports · Beacon LED · Environment LED · Status LED · Lane-selected LED · Dual redundant power supplies · Redundant (3+1) fans · Two 10-Gbps SFP ports (port 33 and port 34 in front) · One RJ-45 console port · One RJ45 and one SFP management port · One USB port |
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Performance |
6.4Tbps switching capacity |
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Physical dimensions |
17.3W x 1.72H x 18.5D” (43.9 x 4.36 x 46.99cm) |
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Weight |
19.2 lb. with PSU and fan 13.8 lb. without PSU and fan |
Product Details
The Cisco Nexus 3132C-Z provides the following main benefits:
1. Data center feature richness that supports full IPv4 and IPv6 routing; Virtual Extensible LAN (VxLAN); and hardware-based encapsulation, including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), and Q-in-Q tunneling
2. Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching on all ports,2 with up to 6.4 terabits per second (Tbps) and up to 2 billion packets per second (bpps)
3. Robust programmability, with support for Cisco NX-API, Linux containers, XML and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) APIs, the OpenStack plug-in, Python, and Puppet and Chef configuration and automation tools
4. High performance and scalability with a four-core CPU, 16 GB of DRAM, and 32 Mb of dynamic buffer allocation, making the switch excellent for massively scalable data centers and big data application
5. Flexibility
(1) The QSFP28 port can be configured to work as 4 x 25-Gbps ports, offering deployment flexibility, with up to a maximum of 128 x 25-Gbps ports.
(2) Both fiber and copper cabling solutions are available for 10-, 25-, 40-, 50-, and 100-Gbps connectivity, including Active Optical Cable (AOC) and Direct-Attached Cable (DAC).
6. High availability
(1) Virtual Port Channel (vPC) technology provides Layer 2 multipath through the elimination of Spanning Tree Protocol. It also enables fully utilized bisectional bandwidth and simplified Layer 2 logical topologies without the need to change the existing management and deployment models.
(2) The 64-way Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) routing enables the use of Layer 3 fat-tree designs. This feature allows organizations to prevent network bottlenecks, increase resiliency, and add capacity with little network disruption.
(3) Advanced reboot capabilities include hot and cold patching and fast reboot capabilities.
(4) The switch uses hot-swappable power-supply units (PSUs) and fans.
7. Purpose-built NX-OS operating system with comprehensive, proven innovations
(1) Power-on Autoprovisioning (POAP) enables touchless bootup and configuration of the switch, drastically reducing provisioning time.
(2) Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and Python scripting enable automation and remote operations in the data center.
(3) Advanced buffer monitoring reports real-time buffer utilization per port and per queue, which allows organizations to monitor traffic bursts and application traffic patterns.
(4) EtherAnalyzer is a built-in packet analyzer for monitoring and troubleshooting control-plane traffic and is based on the popular Wireshark open-source network protocol analyzer.
(5) Complete Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing protocol suites are supported, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM), Source-Specific Multicast (SSM), and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).
The Accessories
Table 2 shows the supported accessories.
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Model |
Description |
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NXA-FAN-30CFM-F |
Nexus 2K/3K single fan, forward airflow (port-side exhaust) |
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NXA-FAN-30CFM-B |
Nexus 2K/3K single fan, reversed airflow (port-side intake) |
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NXA-PAC-650W-PE |
Cisco Nexus 650W AC power supply, forward airflow (port-side exhaust) |
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NXA-PAC-650W-PI |
Cisco Nexus 650W AC power supply, reversed airflow (port-side intake) |
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N9K-PUV-1200W |
Nexus 9300 1200W Universal Power Supply, bidirectional air flow and supports HVAC/HVDC |
Compare to Similar Items
Table 3 shows the comparison.
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Product Code |
N3K-C3132C-Z |
N3K-C3524P-10GX |
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Ports |
32 fixed 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports |
24 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps); expandable to 48 ports |
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Physical dimensions |
17.3W x 1.72H x 18.5D” (43.9 x 4.36 x 46.99cm) |
1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in. (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm) |
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Weight |
19.2 lb. with PSU and fan 13.8 lb. without PSU and fan |
17.4 lb (7.9 kg) |
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