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-E48 fixed 1/10G SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ (no FEX support on 40G uplink ports of switch) |
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-FX3/FX3S48x10/25G + 6x40/100G |
N9K-C93108TC-FX3P48 1/10 Gbps BASE-T + 6 40/100 Gbps |
N9K-C93600CD-GX28x100/40-Gbps + 8x400/100-Gbps |
N9K-C9364C-GX64x100/40-Gbps |
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N9K-C93180YC-FX3/FX3S HIF = 48 100M/1G/10G/25 Gbps SFP28 NIF= 6 QSFP28 10/40/25/100 Gbps |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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N9K-C93108TC-FX3P HIF = 48 1/10 Gbps BASE-T NIF = 6 QSFP 28 10/40/25/100 Gbps |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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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)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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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)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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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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)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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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) |
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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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)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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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) • 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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
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)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) |
Yes9.3(7) |
Yes10.2(2)F |
Yes10.2(2)F |
| B22-HP | Yes7.0(3)I3(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)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)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 |
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| B22-Fujitsu | Yes7.0(3)I5(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-C9332D-GX2B, N9K-C9336D-GX2A, N9K-C9348GC-FXP, N9K-C9364D-GX2A, N9K-C9372TX, N9K-C9372TX-E, N9K-C93120TX, and N9K-C93128TX do not support FEX in NX-OS Mode.
FCoE Notes:
- FCoE is supported only with FEX models N2K-C2232PP, N2K-C2348UPQ, B22-HP, B22-IBM, and N9K-C93180YC-FX3 (in FEX mode).
- The N9K-C93108TC-EX does not support FCoE.
- FCoE over FEX is supported with N9K-C93180YC-FX in NPV mode beginning with NX-OS Release 9.2(1).
- FCoE with N9K-C93180YC-FX3 in FEX mode is supported only with N9K-C93180YC-FX switches in NPV mode beginning with NX-OS Release 10.3(1)F.
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-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-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-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-X9732C-FX, 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.
FCoE Notes: 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-E | N9K-C9396PX | N9K-C93180LC-EX | N9K-C93180YC-EX | N9K-C93180YC-FX | N9K-C9336C-FX2 | N9K-C9336C-FX2-E | N9K-C93216TC-FX2 | N9K-C93240YC-FX2 | N9K-C93360YC-FX2 | N9K-C93180YC-FX3 | N9K-C93180YC-FX3H | N9K-C93108TC-FX3H | N9K-C93108TC-FX3P | N9K-C9316D-GX | N9K-C93600CD-GX | N9K-C9364C-GX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N9K-C93180YC-FX3HIF = 48 100M/1G/10G/25 Gbps SFP28 NIF= 6 QSFP28 10/40/25/100 Gbps |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
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N9K-C93108TC-FX3P HIF = 48 1/10 Gbps BASE-T NIF = 6 QSFP 28 10/40/25/100 Gbps |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
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N2K-C2248TP-E HIF = 48 100/1000 BASE-T NIF = 4x10 Gbps SFP+ (includes N2K-C2248TF-E bundle and N2K-C2248TP-E-1GE) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesAPIC 3.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(3) |
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| N2K-C2232TM-E | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(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 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1.(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(3) |
| 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 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1.(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(3) |
| 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 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1.(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(3) |
| N2K-C2348TQ-E | YesAPIC 3.1(1) |
YesAPIC 3.1(1) |
YesAPIC 3.0 |
YesAPIC 3.1(1) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(3) |
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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 5.2(4) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 4.0(1) |
YesAPIC 4.1(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 6.0(2) |
YesAPIC 5.1(3) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(2) |
YesAPIC 4.2(3) |
| B22-HP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| B22-Dell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| B22-IBM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| B22-Fujitsu |
Note: N9K-C9348D-GX2A, 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.
FCoE Notes: 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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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.
BiDi QSFP is supported on interfaces connecting the Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX and Cisco Nexus N2K-C2248PQ switches and Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX and Cisco Nexus N2K-C2348UPQ switches.
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.
The N9K-X9732C-EX, N9K-X9732C-FX, 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.
Beginning with 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).
The N9K-C9336C-FX2-E switch does not support FEXs.
N9K-C93180YC-FX3 in FEX mode is supported only with N9K-C93180YC-FX switches in NPV mode beginning with NX-OS Release 10.3(1)F.
For FEX HIF port channels, Cisco recommends that you enable STP port type edge using the spanning tree port type edge [trunk] command.
Straight-through FEX and Dual-homed FEX considerations:
Unless noted otherwise, NX-OS mode FEX support includes both dual-homed and straight-through support. Dual-homed FEX is added in NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(2).
Cisco 9300-EX series switches support straight-through FEX beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1).
Cisco 9300-FX series switches support only straight-through FEX until NX-OS Release 9.2(1), when dual-homed support was added.
Cisco 9300-FX2 series switches support only straight-through FEX until NX-OS Release 9.3(5), when dual-homed support was added.
Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX supports straight-through FEX with N2K-C2232PP and N2K-C2248TP FEX models in NX-OS Mode beginning with NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3). Dual-homed FEX is added in 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). However FCoE over FEX is supported with N9K-C93180YC-FX in NPV mode from NX-OS Release 9.2(1).
Breakout considerations:
Beginning with NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(1), if a switch supports FEX and supports breakout, the breakout ports of the parent switch can be connected using breakout cables to the FEX switch.
The Cisco Nexus 2248PQ, 2348TQ, and 2348UPQ FEX switches support connections to the Cisco Nexus 9300 or 9500 platform parent switches by using supported breakout cables to connect a QSFP+ uplink on the FEX (40 Gbps links) and an SFP+ link on the parent switch (4x10 Gbps links).
For Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches, 4x10 Gbps breakout for FEX connectivity is supported on N9K-X9432PQ, N9K-X9536PQ, and N9K-X9636PQ beginning with NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(1).
Beginning with NX-OS Release 9.3(9) and Release 10.2(2), the Cisco Nexus 2248PQ, 2348TQ, 2348TQ-E, and 2348UPQ FEX switches support using a QSA adapter on the FEX NIF to connect to an 10 Gbps/SFP+ link on the parent switch.
Dual-homed FEX is not supported in ACI mode.
ACI leaf default uplinks converted to downlinks can be used to connect FEX switches.
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