The following tables provide interoperability information for Cisco Nexus 9000 switch and FEX components and configurations that have been tested and validated by Cisco, by Cisco partners, or both. Use this form as a reference for supported hardware and software.
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| Not supported |
| Yes |
| Supported |
| Switch / Linecards |
N9K-C9332PQ32 QSFP+ |
N9K-C9372PX N9K-C9372PX-E48 fixed 1/10G SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ (no FEX support on 40G uplink ports of switch) |
N9K-C9396PX48 fixed SPF+ |
N9K-C93108TC-EX48x10/25GBASE-T + 6x40/100G |
N9K-C93180LC-EX28x40 + 4x100G (4x10G breakout on 100G ports only) |
N9K-C93180YC-EX48x10/25G + 6x40/100G |
N9K-C93108TC-FX48x10/25GBASE-T + 6x40/100G |
N9K-C93180YC-FX48x10/25G + 6x40/100G |
N9K-C9336C-FX236x40/100 QSFP28 |
N9K-C93216TC-FX296x1/10GBASE-T + 12x40/100G |
N9K-C93240YC-FX248x10/25G + 18x40/100G |
N9K-C93360YC-FX296x1/10/25G + 12x40/100G |
N9K-C93180YC-FX348x10/25G + 6x40/100G |
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N9K-C93180YC-FX3S Software FEX Mode HIF=48 1/10/25G SFP NIF= 6 40/100G QSFP28 |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
Yes9.3(5) |
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N2K-C2224TPHIF = 24 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 2 10 Gbps SFP+ |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
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N2K-C2248TP HIF = 48 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 4x10 Gbps SFP+ (includes N2K-C2248TF bundle and N2K-C2248TP-1GE) |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(3) Straight-through FEX 9.2(1) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2248TP-E HIF = 48 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 4x10 Gbps SFP+ (includes N2K-C2248TF-E bundle and N2K-C2248TP-E-1GE) |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(3) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2232TM HIF = 32 1/10GBASE-T NIF = modular uplinks (8 10 SFP+ |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
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N2K-C2232TM-E HIF = 32 1/10GBASE-T NIF = modular uplinks (8 10 SFP+ |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
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N2K-C2232PP HIF = 32 1/10 SFP+ NIF = 8 10 SFP+ (includes N2K-C2232PF bundle) |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(3) • 4x10G breakout Straight-through FEX only 9.2(1) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2248PQ HIF = 48 1/10 Gbps SFP+ NIF = 4 QSFP+ |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • Native 10G 7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2332TQ HIF = 32 100M/1G/10G BASE-T NIF = 4 QSFP+ 10/40 Gigabit |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX • 40G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2348TQ HIF = 48 100M/1/10 G Base-T NIF = 6 QSFP+ 10/40 Gbps |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native on switch ports 1-32 7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX • 40G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2348TQ-E HIF = 48 100M/1/10 G Base-T NIF = 6 QSFP+ 10/40 Gbps |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native on switch ports 1-32 7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX • 40G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
N2K-C2348UPQ HIF = 48 1/10 SFP+ NIF = 6 QSFP+ 10/40Gbps (no hybrid mode on the two flexible ports) |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native on switch ports 1-32 7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on ports 29-32 |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX • 40G native |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only 9.3(5) All FEX modes |
Yes9.3(5) |
| B22-HP | Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
YesYes |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(5) All FEX modes |
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| B22-DELL | Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I3(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(5) All FEX modes |
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| B22-IBM | Yes7.0(3)I3(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(5) All FEX modes |
| B22-Fujitsu | Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I5(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(2) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.2(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Yes9.3(1) Straight-through FEX only |
Note: N9K-C92348GC-X, N9K-C9348GC-FXP, N9K-C9372TX, N9K-C9372TX-E, N9K-C9348GC-FXP, N9K-C93120TX, and N9K-C93128TX do not support FEX in NX-OS Mode.
Note: FCoE is supported only with FEX models N2K-C2232PP, N2K-C2348UPQ, B22-HP, and B22-IBM. The N9K-C93108TC-EX does not support FCoE.
Additional Notes
| Switch / Linecards | N9K-X9564TX48 1/10 GBASE-T and 4 QSFP+ |
N9K-X9432PQ32 QSFP+ |
N9K-X9464PX48 1/10 Gbps SFP+ and 4 QSFP+ |
N9K-X9536PQ36 QSFP+ |
N9K-X9564PX48 1/10 Gbps SFP+ and 4 QSFP+ |
N9K-X9636PQ36 QSFP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N2K-C2224TPHIF = 24 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 2 10 Gbps SFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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N2K-C2248TPHIF = 48 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 4x10 Gbps SFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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N2K-C2248TP-EHIF = 48 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 4x10 Gbps SFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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N2K-C2232TMHIF = 32 1/10GBASE-T NIF = modular uplinks 8 10 SFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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N2K-C2232TM-EHIF = 32 1/10GBASE-T NIF = modular uplinks (8 10 SFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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N2K-C2232PPHIF = 32 1/10 SFP+ NIF = 8 10 SFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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N2K-C2248PQHIF = 48 1/10 Gbps SFP+ NIF = 4 QSFP+ |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G cable in breakout mode |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native 7.0(3)I7(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G cable in breakout mode |
Yes7.0(3)I1(2) • 10G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G cable in breakout mode |
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N2K-C2332TQHIF = 32 100M/1G/10G BASE-T NIF = 4 QSFP+ 10/40 Gigabit |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
N2K-C2348TQHIF = 48 100M/1/10 G Base-T NIF = 6 QSFP+ 10/40 Gbps |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
N2K-C2348TQ-EHIF = 48 100M/1/10 G Base-T NIF = 6 QSFP+ 10/40 Gbps |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I6(1) • 40G native |
N2K-C2348UPQHIF = 48 1/10 SFP+ NIF = 6 QSFP+ 10/40Gbps (no hybrid mode on the two flexible ports) |
Yes9.2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout on FEX • 40G native |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 40G native |
| B22-HP | Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes• 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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| B22-DELL | Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes• 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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| B22-IBM | Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
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| B22-Fujitsu | Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Yes7.0(3)I2(1) |
Yes9.2(1) • 4x10G breakout |
Note: N9K-X9732C-EX, N9K-X9736C-EX, N9K-X9736C-FX, N9K-X97160YC-EX, N9K-X9788TC-FX, N9K-X9464TX, N9K-X9464TX2, and N9K-X9408PC-CFP2 do not support FEX in NX-OS Mode.
Note: FCoE is supported only with FEX models N2K-C2232PP, N2K-C2348UPQ, B22-HP, and B22-IBM. The N9K-X9464PX, N9K-X9536PQ, N9K-X9564TX, and N9K-X9636PQ do not support FCoE.
Additional Notes
| Switch / Linecards | N9K-C9332PQ | N9K-C9372PX N9K-C9372PX-E |
N9K-C9396PX | N9K-C93180LC-EX | N9K-C93180YC-EX | N9K-C93180YC-FX | N9K-C9336C-FX2 | N9K-C93216TC-FX2 | N9K-C93240YC-FX2 | N9K-C93360YC-FX2 | N9K-C93180YC-FX3 | N9K-C93600CD-GX | N9K-C9364C-GX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2K-C2224TP | |||||||||||||
| N2K-C2248TP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesAPIC 3.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
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| N2K-C2248TP-E | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesAPIC 3.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
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| N2K-C2232TM | |||||||||||||
| N2K-C2232TM-E | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
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| N2K-C2232PP | YesFEX on breakout supported. QSA required on switch. Operates in 10G on uplink |
Yes | Yes | YesNo breakout support. QSA required on switch. Operates in 10G on uplink |
Yes | Yes | YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
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| N2K-C2248PQ | Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
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| N2K-C2332TQ | Yes | Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes | Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
YesAPIC 3.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
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| N2K-C2348TQ | Yes | Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes | Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
Yes• 4x10G breakout on FEX |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
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| N2K-C2348TQ-E | YesAPIC 3.1(1) |
YesAPIC 3.1(1) |
YesAPIC 3.0 |
YesAPIC 3.1(1) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
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| N2K-C2348UPQ | Yes• 40G native |
Yes• QSFP+ link from FEX to SFP+ link on parent (4x10G links) |
Yes• QSFP+ link from FEX to SFP+ link on parent (4x10G links) |
Yes• 40G native |
Yes• QSFP+ link from FEX to SFP+ link on parent (4x10G links) |
YesAPIC 3.1(1) • QSFP+ link from FEX to SFP+ link on parent (4x10G links) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
| B22-HP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| B22-Dell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| B22-IBM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| B22-Fujitsu |
Note: N9K-C9364D-GX2A, N9K-C9332D-GX2B, N9K-C9348GC-FXP, N9K-C9372TX, N9K-C9372TX-E, N9K-C9396TX, N9K-93108TC-EX, N9K-93108TC-FX, N9K-C93120TX, N9K-C93128TX, and N9K-C93180TC-EX do not support FEX in ACI Mode.
Note: FCoE is supported only with FEX models N2K-C2348UPQ, N2K-C2348TQ, N2K-C2232PP, B22-DELL, B22-HP, B22-IBM for N9K-C93180LC-EX, N9K-C93180YC-EX, and N9K-C93180YC-FX switches in ACI Mode.
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A release number in the popup indicates the earliest release that supports this combination of switch and FEX.
Unless noted otherwise, NX-OS mode FEX support includes both dual-homed and straight-through support. In ACI mode, dual-homed FEX is not supported.
Unless noted otherwise, the base model support also applies to port count extensions such as -24 or -48, although the minimum supported release may differ.
In applications where both the parent switch and the FEX have SFP+ ports, native 10G is supported with a direct connection between SFP+ ports (no breakout required).
In breakout applications, unless noted otherwise, the QSFP+ connector of the breakout cable attaches to the parent switch and the SFP+ connector(s) attaches to the FEX.
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3), the Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX supports straight-through FEX with N2K-C2232PP and N2K-C2248TP FEX models in NX-OS Mode. Dual-homed FEX is added in Cisco NX-OS Release 9.2(1). FCoE Over FEX is not supported with Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX in NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3).
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(1), the Cisco Nexus 2332TQ supports the Cisco Nexus 9300, 9300-EX, and 9500 platform switches as the parent switch (on all FEX supported platforms).
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(1), FEX support on breakout ports is added on platforms and ports that support FEX and are breakout capable.
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1), supported Cisco Nexus 9300 platform switches with -EX suffix support straight-through FEX. Dual-homed FEX is added in Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(2).
The N9K-X9408PC-CFP2 line card does not support the Cisco Nexus 2300 platform FEXs.
First generation Cisco Nexus 9300 platform switches do not support FEXs on uplink module ports (ALE - Application Leaf Engine). First generation switches are those that do not have a suffix (such -EX, -FX, or -FX2) in the model name.
For FEX HIF port channels, we recommend that you enable STP port type edge using the spanning tree port type edge [trunk] command.
The Cisco Nexus 2248PQ, 2348TQ, and 2348UPQ FEXes support connections to the Cisco Nexus 9300 or 9500 platform switches by using supported breakout cables to connect a QSFP+ uplink on the FEX and an SFP+ link on the parent switch (4x10 Gbps links).
Note: For Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches, 4x10 Gbps breakout for FEX connectivity is supported on N9K-X9432PQ, N9K-X9536PQ, and N9K-X9636PQ beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(1).
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