The fabric modules must be installed in specific slots as follows (installing fabric
modules in other slots can cause a module mismatch condition):
• For three modules, they must be in slots FM 2, FM 4, and FM 6
• For four modules, they must be in slots FM2, FM 3, FM 4, and FM 6
• For five modules, they can be in slots FM 1, FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, and FM 6.
Alternatively, they can be in Slots FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, FM 5, and FM 6.
• For five FM-E or FM-E2 modules, they must be in Slots FM 2, FM 3, FM
4, FM 5, and FM 6
• For six modules, they are in slots FM 1, FM 2, FM 3, FM 4, FM 5, and FM
6
Note
All of the fabric modules in a modular switch must be of the same type.
Note
Fabric slots FM 2, FM 4, or FM 6 must be filled with functioning fabric modules
or blank modules with power connectors (N9K-C9516-FM-Z) in order to provide
power to the fan trays covering those modules.
If fabric slots FM 1, FM 3, or FM 5 are not filled with a fabric module, you must
make sure that they have a blank module (N9K-C9516-FM-CV) installed to
preserve the designed airflow.
Note
For more information about Line card and fabric module compatibility, see the
Cisco Nexus 9500 Platform Line Cards and Fabric Modules Data Sheet.
Note
• Fan trays (three) (N9K-C9516-FAN) in slots FAN 1 to FAN 3 (Modules 41 to 43 in reports) (numbered
from left to right on the chassis)
• Power supplies (up to five with the combined power mode, up to six with the n+1 power redundancy
mode, or up to ten with the n+n power redundancy mode) in slots PS 1 to PS 10 (Modules 31 to 40 in
reports) (numbered from left to right on the chassis)
• Cisco Nexus 9500 Series 3-kW AC power supply (N9K-PAC-3000W-B)
• Cisco Nexus 9500 Series 3-kW Universal AC/DC power supply (N9K-PUV-3000W-B)
• Cisco Nexus 9500 Series 3.15-kW Dual Input Universal AC/DC power supply
(N9K-PUV2-3000W-B)
• Cisco Nexus 9500 Series 3-kW (-48 V) DC power supply (N9K-PDC-3000W-B)
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