Step 1 Determine the power requirement for the modules in the switch by summing the maximum wattage for each installed
module, see the following table.
MaximumTypicalComponent
——Supervisor Modules
80 W69 WSupervisor A (N9K-SUP-A)–
80 W69 WSupervisor A+ (N9K-SUP-A+)–
90 W75 WSupervisor B (N9K-SUP-B)–
80 W75 WSupervisor B+ (N9K-SUP-B+)–
25 W14 WSystem Controller (N9K-SC-A)
504 W330 WLine cards that are supported by N9K-C9516-FM fabric modules
432 W310 W8-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet CFP2 line card (N9K-X9408PC-CFP2)–
300 W240 W32-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card (N9K-X9432PQ)–
400 W360 W36-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card (N9K-X9536PQ)–
240 W160W48-port 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ and 4-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet
QSFP+ line card (N9K-X9464PX)
–
360 W300 W48-port 1/10GBASE-T and 4-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card
(N9K-X9464TX)
–
360 W288 W48-port 1/10GBASE-T and 4-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card
(N9K-X9464TX2)
–
400 W300 W48-port 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ plus 4-port QSFP+ line card
(N9K-X9564PX)
–
540 W450 W48-port 1/10GBASE-T and 4-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ line card
(N9K-X9564TX)
–
1320 W
900 W
980 W
439 W
Line Cards supported by 100-Gigabit -E and
-E2 fabric modules
516 W415 W48-port 10/25-Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 and 4-port 40/100-Gigabit Ethernet
QSFP28 line card (N9K-X97160YC-EX)
–
684 W346 W48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ and 4-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet line
card (N9K-X9788TC-FX)
–
792 W632 W36-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card (N9K-X9736C-EX)–
720 W607 W36-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card (N9K-X9736C-FX)–
684 W571 W36-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 line card (N9K-X9736Q-FX)–
Cisco Nexus 9516 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
10
Preparing the Site
Planning for Power Requirements