N9K-C9332D-H2R Cisco Nexus 9300 32p 400G QSFP-DD w HBM

Cisco N9K-C9332D-H2R – Nexus 9332D-H2R 32x400G Spine Switch (NX-OS, High-Radix)

The Cisco Nexus N9K-C9332D-H2R is a high-radix 400G spine switch designed for hyperscale data centers, cloud fabrics, and AI/ML clusters. With 32 QSFP-DD ports in a compact 1RU form factor, it delivers massive throughput, breakout flexibility, and advanced telemetry, enabling secure, resilient, and scalable deployments.

🔧 Key Specifications

• Ports:
  • 32x 400G QSFP-DD ports supporting flexible breakouts to 10G/25G/50G/100G/200G speeds
  • 2x 1/10G SFP+ ports
• Switching Capacity: 25.6 Tbps aggregate throughput
• Forwarding Rate: 4.17 bpps (billion packets per second)
• Encryption: Wire-rate MACsec supported on all 32 ports
• Memory: 32 GB DRAM, 128 GB SSD
• Tables: Up to 2M IPv4 LPM entries, 1M MAC address entries
• Reliability: Hot-swappable redundant power supplies and fans
• Software: Cisco NX-OS with advanced Layer 3, automation, segmentation, and telemetry
• Form Factor: 1RU rack-mountable fixed switch

🧩 Ideal Use Cases

• Hyperscale data centers requiring ultra-high bandwidth spine connectivity
• Cloud-scale fabrics with secure encryption and advanced routing protocols
• AI/ML clusters leveraging RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
• Enterprises needing scalable spine architecture with breakout flexibility

⚙️ Licensing & Expansion

• Runs Cisco NX-OS, enabling advanced routing, segmentation, automation, and telemetry features.
• Breakout capability supports flexible port utilization across multiple speeds (10G–400G).
• Designed for seamless integration into Cisco ACI or standalone NX-OS deployments.