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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Compatibility Matrix, Release 8.x

New and Change History

Contents

Introduction

Components Supported

Determining Cisco MDS NX-OS Version Compatibility

Related Documentation

Release Notes

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

Compatibility Information

Installation and Upgrade

Configuration Guides

Command-Line Interface

Troubleshooting and Reference

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Compatibility Matrix, Release 8.x

First Published: May 04, 2017

New and Change History

Table 1 Change History
Date
Description

May 18, 2021

Updated the document for 8.4(2c).

March 9, 2021

Updated the document for 8.5(1) and added support for Cisco MDS 9220i Switch.

November 26, 2020

Updated the document for 8.4(2b).

November 24, 2020

Removed support for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1) and Release 8.4(1a) from Cisco MDS 9396S and MDS 9148S switches.

October 21, 2020

Added support for SFP GLC-SX-MMD.

July 8, 2020

Updated the document to add Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8h).

July 1, 2020

Updated the document for 8.4(2a).

June 15, 2020

Updated the document to remove Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8i).

June 3, 2020

Updated the document for 8.4(2).

May 1, 2020

Added support for the new SFP DS-SFP-FC32G-ELW.

March 2, 2020

Updated the document for 8.4(1a).

November 4, 2019

Added the “Determining Cisco MDS NX-OS Version Compatibility” section.

October 27, 2019

Added a note for the M97S3K9-8.3.1 part number.

June 20, 2019

Updated the document for 8.4(1).

December 15, 2018

Updated the document for 8.3(2).

July 13, 2018

Updated the document for 8.3(1).

March 9, 2018

Updated the document for 8.2(2).

February, 2018

Updated the document for 8.1(1a).

September 28, 2017

Updated the document for 8.2(1).

May 04, 2017

Updated the document for 8.1(1).

Contents

This document includes the following:

Introduction

This document provides compatibility information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches. Use this document in conjunction with documents listed in the “Related Documentation” section.

Components Supported

Table 2 lists the NX-OS software part numbers supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

In the following “Software Support Matrix” tables:

  • The term, “Yes” indicates the supported release versions.
  • The “—” symbol indicates the unsupported release versions.

Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Software Support Matrix
Software Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

M97S3K9-8.1.1

MDS 9700, NX-OS software

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

—

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.3.11

—

—

Yes

—

—

M97S3K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M97S3K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

M93S2K9-8.3.1

MDS 9396T, NX-OS software

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S2K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S2K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

M93S5K9-8.1.1

MDS 9396S, NX-OS software

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S5K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S5K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

M92S7K9-8.5.1

MDS 9220i NX-OS software

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M92S5K9-8.1.1

MDS 9250i NX-OS software

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

—

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M92S5K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M92S5K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

M9148S6K9-8.3.1

MDS 9148T, NX-OS software

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

—

—

M9148S6K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

M91S5K9-8.1.1

MDS 9148S, NX-OS software

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S5K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S5K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

M91S6K9-8.2.1

MDS 9132T, NX-OS software

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S6K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S6K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S6K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S6K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.5.1

—

—

—

—

Yes

1.Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director Switch does not support the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

Table 3 lists the NX-OS licenses supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

 

Table 3 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Licenses Support Matrix
Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DCNM-SAN-M97-K9

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M97ENTK9

Enterprise Package for one Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Director

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M97FIC1K9

Cisco MDS 9700 Mainframe Package license for one Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Director

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9300ENT1K9

Cisco MDS 9300 Series Enterprise Package

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9396T-PL16

Cisco MDS 9396T 16-port On-Demand Activation license

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9396S-PL12

Cisco MDS 9396S 12-port On-Demand Activation license

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DCNM-SAN-M93-K9

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9200ENT1K9

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Enterprise Package

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9200FIC1K9

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Mainframe Package

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DCNM-SAN-M92-K9

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9220I-UPGK9=

Cisco MDS 9220i On-Demand Activation license

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M9250IIOA

Cisco MDS 9250i I/O Accelerator Services package

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9200XRC

Cisco XRC Acceleration

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9250IP20-16G=

MDS 9250i 20-port Fibre Channel Upgrade License, spare

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DCNM-SAN-M91-K9

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9148T-PL8

Cisco MDS 9148T 8-port On-Demand Activation license

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9148S-PL12

Cisco MDS 9148S 12-port On-Demand Activation license

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9100ENT1K9

Enterprise Package for one Cisco MDS 9148S Switch

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9132T-PL8

Cisco MDS 9132T 8-port On-Demand Activation

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M9100FIC1EK9

FICON license.

MDS 9100 Series

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

2.Cisco XRC Acceleration License is obsoleted starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1a).

Table 4 lists the chassis support matrix for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Table 4 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Chassis Support Matrix

Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DS-C9718

Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director (18-slot multilayer director with 2 half-width slots for Supervisor modules, and 16 slots available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately)

MDS 9718 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9710

Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director (10-slot multilayer director with 2 half-width slots for Supervisor modules, and 8 slots available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately)

MDS 9710 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9706

Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director (6-slot multilayer director with 2 half-width slots for Supervisor modules, and 4 slots available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately)

MDS 9706 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9396T-K9

Cisco MDS 9396T Fibre Channel Switch (2RU FC switch with 96 (48 active) 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, 2 bidirectional PSUs, and three line card extension modules)

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9396S-K9

Cisco MDS 9396S 96-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (2RU fixed-configuration multilayer fabric switch with 96 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports)

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9220I-K9

Cisco MDS 9220i Fabric Switch is a powerful and compact 1 rack unit (1RU) SAN fabric switch that provides 12 x 32 Gbps line rate Fibre Channel ports and 6 x IPS ports.

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

DS-C9250I-K9

Cisco MDS 9250i offers up to forty 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, two 10 Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports, and eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) ports in a fixed two-rack-unit (2RU) form factor.

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9148T-K9

Cisco MDS 9148T Fibre Channel Switch (1RU FC switch with 48 (24 active) 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, 1 port side intake PSU, 1 port side exhaust PSU)

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9148S-K9

Cisco MDS 9148S 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (1RU fixed-configuration multilayer fabric switch with 48 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports)

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9132T-MEK9

Cisco MDS 9132T Fibre Channel Switch (1RU FC switch with 32 (8 active) 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, 1 port side exhaust PSU, and a line card extension module)

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9132T-MIK9

Cisco MDS 9132T Fibre Channel Switch (1RU FC switch with 32 (8 active) 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, 1 port side intake PSU, and a line card extension module)

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table 5 lists the supervisor modules supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Table 5 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Supervisor Modules Support Matrix

Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DS-X97-SF1E-K9

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module

MDS 9718 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X97-SF1-K9

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module

MDS 9710 Switch

MDS 9706 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X97-SF4-K9

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module

MDS 9718 Switch3

MDS 9710 Switch

MDS 9706 Switch

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

3.The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) is introduced for the Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(2a).

Table 6 lists the switching modules supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Table 6 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switching Modules Support Matrix

Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DS-X9648-1536K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Series 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9334-K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Series 24/10 SAN Extension Module

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9824-960K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Series 24-port 40-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module with QSFP+ connectors

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9448-768K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Series 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with SFP LC connectors

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9848-480K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Series 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module with SFP LC connectors

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table 7 lists the crossbar switching fabric modules supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Table 7 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Crossbar Switching Fabric Modules Support Matrix
Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DS-X9718-FAB1

Cisco MDS 9718 Crossbar Switching Fabric 1 Module

MDS 9718 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9710-FAB1

Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric 1 Module

MDS 9710 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9706-FAB1

Cisco MDS 9706 Crossbar Switching Fabric 1 Module

MDS 9706 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-X9710-FAB3

Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric 3 Module

MDS 9710 Switch

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

DS-X9706-FAB3

Cisco MDS 9706 Crossbar Switching Fabric 3 Module

MDS 9706 Switch

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

Table 8 lists the power supply units supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Table 8 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Power Supply Units Support Matrix
Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DS-CAC97-3KW

3000W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9700 Series

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CDC97-3KW

3000W DC power supply for Cisco MDS 9700 Series

MDS 9700 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CHV-3.5KW

3500W HV AC/DC power supply for Cisco MDS 9700 Series

MDS 9700 Series

Yes4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CAC-1200W-E

1200W AC power supply

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CAC-1200W

1200W AC/DC power supply

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

DS-CAC-500W-E

500W AC power supply

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

DS-CAC-500W-I

500W AC power supply

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

DS-C50I-300AC

300W AC power supply

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C48S-300AC

300W AC power supply

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CAC-650W-I

650W AC power supply, port side intake

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CAC-650W-E

650W AC power supply, port side exhaust

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.This power supply unit is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1b).

Table 9 lists the fan trays supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Table 9 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fan Modules Support Matrix
Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

DS-C9718-FAN

Cisco MDS 9718 Fan tray

MDS 9718 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9710-FAN

Cisco MDS 9710 Fan tray

MDS 9710 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C9706-FAN

Cisco MDS 9706 Fan tray

MDS 9706 Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C96S-FAN-I

Cisco MDS 9396S Fan tray, port side intake

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C96S-FAN-I

Cisco MDS 9396T Fan tray, port side intake

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C96S-FAN-E

Cisco MDS 9396S Fan tray, port side exhaust

MDS 9396S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C96S-FAN-E

Cisco MDS 9396T Fan tray, port side exhaust

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-32S-FAN-I

Cisco MDS 9220i Fan tray, port side intake

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

DS-32S-FAN-E

Cisco MDS 9220i Fan tray, port side exhaust

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

DS-C50I-FAN

Cisco MDS 9250i Fan tray

MDS 9250i Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-C48S-FAN

Cisco MDS 9148S Fan tray

MDS 9148S Switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-32S-FAN-I

Cisco MDS 9132T Fan tray, port side intake

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cisco MDS 9148T Fan tray, port side intake

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-32S-FAN-E

Cisco MDS 9132T Fan tray, port side exhaust

MDS 9132T Switch

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-32S-FAN-E

Cisco MDS 9148T Fan tray, port side exhaust

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table 10 lists the optical components supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

Table 10 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Optics Support Matrix

Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

QSFP-40/100-SRBD

40/100GBASE-SRBD

MDS 9220i

—

—

—

—

Yes

QSFP-40G-LR4-S

40GBASE-LR4 QSFP Module

MDS 9220i

—

—

—

—

Yes

QSFP-40GE-LR4

40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ Module

DS-X9824-960K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QSFP-40GE-ER4

40GBASE-ER4 QSFP+ Module

DS-X9824-960K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-10G-SR / DS-SFP-10GE-SR

10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9396S

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9848-480K9

DS-X9334-K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QSFP-40G-SR4

40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Module

DS-X9824-960K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-10G-CSR-S

10GBASE-CSR SFP+ Module

MDS 9220i

—

—

—

—

Yes

QSFP-40G-CSR4

40GBASE-CSR4, QSFP+ Module

MDS 9220i

DS-X9824-960K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QSFP-40G-SR-BD

40GBASE-SR-BiDi, QSFP+ Module

DS-X9824-960K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-10G-LR-S

10GBASE-LR SFP+ Module

MDS 9220i

—

—

—

—

Yes

SFP-10G-LR / DS-SFP-10GE-LR

10GBASE-LR SFP+ Module

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9396S

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9848-480K9

DS-X9334-K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-10G-ER

10GBASE-ER SFP+ Module

MDS 9250i

MDS 9396S DS-X9448-768K9 DS-X9848-480K9 DS-X9334-K9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 1 meter

DS-X9334-K9 DS-X9848-480K9
MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 3 meter

DS-X9334-K9 DS-X9848-480K9
MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 5 meter

DS-X9334-K9 DS-X9848-480K9
MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-H10GB-ACU7M

10GBASE-CU SFP+ active copper cable 7 meter

DS-X9334-K9 DS-X9848-480K9
MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SFP-H10GB-ACU10M

10GBASE-CU SFP+ active copper cable 10 meter

DS-X9334-K9 DS-X9848-480K9
MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
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Noteblank.gif For the latest information about supported transceivers (SFPs), see the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Pluggable Transceivers data sheet.

Table 11 lists the transceivers supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

Table 11 Cisco MDS 9000 Series Transceivers Support Matrix

Component
Part Number
Description
Applicable Product
8.1(x)
8.2(x)
8.3(x)
8.4(x)
8.5(x)

LC-type fiber-optic SFP

DS-SFP-FC32G-SW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 32-Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode

DS-X9648-1536K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC32G-LW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 32-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode

DS-X9648-1536K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC32G-ELW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 32-Gbps Fibre channel for longwave mode; (25km reach)

DS-X9648-1536K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

—

—

—

Yes5

Yes

DS-SFP-FC16G-SW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 16-Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9648-1536K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9396S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC16G-LW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 16-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode (10km reach)

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9648-1536K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9396S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC16G-ELW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 16-Gbps Fibre channel for longwave mode; (25km reach).

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9648-1536K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9396S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC10G-SW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 10-Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9396S

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC10G-LW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 10-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode (10km reach)

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9396S

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC8G-SW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9396S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC8G-LW

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode; supports distances up to 10 km

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9396S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FC8G-ER

SFP+ optics (LC type) for 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps Fibre Channel for extended reach (40 km reach)

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9396S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FCGE-SW

SFP optics (LC type) for 1-Gbps Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode; not for use in 4-Gbps-capable ports

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-FCGE-LW

SFP optics (LC type) for 1-Gbps Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode; not for use in 4-Gbps-capable ports

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-SFP-GE-T

SFP (RJ-45 connector) for Gigabit Ethernet over copper

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

GLC-SX-MMD

SFP optics (LC type) for 1-Gbps Ethernet for shortwave mode

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cisco Coarse Wavelength- Division Multiplexing (CWDM)

DS-CWDM8Gxxxx

CWDM 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP LC type, where product number xxxx = 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590 or 1610

DS-X9448-768K9

DS-X9648-1536K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9396S

MDS 9220i

MDS 9250i

MDS 9148S

MDS 9132T

MDS 9148T

MDS 9396T

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dense Wavelength- Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

DWDM-SFP10G-xx.xx

10GBASE-DWDM SFP+

DS-X9848-480K9

DS-X9334-K9

MDS 9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM)

DS-CWDMOADM4A

4-channel CWDM optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) module (Cisco CWDM 1470, 1490, 1510, or 1530 NM)

MDS 9000 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CWDMOADM4B

4-channel CWDM OADM module (Cisco CWDM 1550, 1570, 1590, or 1610 NM)

MDS 9000 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DS-CWDM-MUX8A

OADM for 8 CWDM wavelengths

MDS 9000 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CWDM Multiplexer Chassis

DS-CWDMCHASSIS

2-slot chassis for CWDM OADMs

MDS 9000 Series

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.The DS-SFP-FC32G-ELW SFP is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(2).

Determining Cisco MDS NX-OS Version Compatibility

This section lists the software versions that are compatible in a mixed SAN environment and the minimum software versions that are supported. We suggest that you use the software release that is recommended by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Series products.

Table 12 Software Release Compatibility for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.x
Cisco MDS NX-OS Software
Minimum MDS NX-OS

MDS NX-OS Release 8.x

MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1) and later

MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(0)D1(1) and later

MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(13a) and later

MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8h)

Related Documentation

The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Series includes the documents listed in this section. To find a document online, access the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

The documentation set for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager is available from the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

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For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

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