Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Nexus Series

  • Cisco Nexus 34180YC Programmable Switch Data Sheet 09-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3132C-Z Switches Data Sheet 12-Apr-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3408-S Switch Data Sheet 09-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3432D-S Switch Data Sheet 09-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3636C-R Switch Data Sheet 09-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus C36180YC-R Switch Data Sheet 12-Jun-2020
  • Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Modules Data Sheet 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 31128PQ Switch Data Sheet 26-Feb-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 Video Data Sheet 19-Sep-2012
  • Cisco Nexus 3548-X, 3524-X, 3548-XL, and 3524-XL Switches Data Sheet 18-Mar-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3264C-E Switch Data Sheet 15-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3264Q Switch Data Sheet 15-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3232C Switch Data Sheet 15-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3172PQ, 3172TQ, 3172TQ-32T, 3172PQ-XL, and 3172TQ-XL Switches Data Sheet 17-Oct-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3164Q Switch Data Sheet 13-Jun-2016

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3464C switch 27-Apr-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 34180YC switch 27-Apr-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch 03-Feb-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3500 Releases 6.0(2)A8(x) 23-Jan-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3264Q Switch 29-Oct-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3132Q-XL 29-Oct-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3132Q-X Switch 29-Oct-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco N3K-C3064-FAN/N3K-C3064-FAN-B 09-Jul-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3164Q 15-Jul-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Releases 6.0(2)U6(x) 21-Dec-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3500 Releases 6.0(2)A6(x) 21-Dec-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Releases 6.0(2)U2(x), 6.0(2)U3(x), 6.0(2)U4(x) and 6.0(2)U5(x) 31-Aug-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3500 Releases 6.0(2)A3(x), 6.0(2)A4(x) and 6.0(2)A7(x) 31-Aug-2018
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3064-X Switch 26-Mar-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch (40 GE) 26-Mar-2019

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Cisco Nexus 31128PQ Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70016 - Nexus 3000/9000 Switch Might Reload Due to Software Issue - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended 27-Sep-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70320 - Nexus 3000, 3500, and 9000 BIOS Upgrade Might Fail at Install - Software Upgrade Recommended 18-Jan-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3524 Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70320 - Nexus 3000, 3500, and 9000 BIOS Upgrade Might Fail at Install - Software Upgrade Recommended 18-Jan-2019

• Cisco Nexus 3264Q Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70016 - Nexus 3000/9000 Switch Might Reload Due to Software Issue - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended 27-Sep-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3232C Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70016 - Nexus 3000/9000 Switch Might Reload Due to Software Issue - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended 27-Sep-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3172 Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3172TQ Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3172TQ-32T Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3164Q Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70016 - Nexus 3000/9000 Switch Might Reload Due to Software Issue - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended 27-Sep-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3132Q-V Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3132Q-XL Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3064-T Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 70082 - Nexus 3000 Series Platforms Might Observe an eUSB Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Feb-2018

Release and Compatibility

Release Notes

• Recommended Releases

  • Recommended Cisco NX-OS Releases for Cisco Nexus 3000, 3100, 3200, and 3500 Series Switches 10-Apr-2020

• Cisco Nexus 3000, 3400-S, 3500, and 3600 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.3(x)

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.3(5) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.3(4) 29-Apr-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.3(3) 16-Jan-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.3(2) 06-Nov-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.3(1) 20-Jul-2019

• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(x)

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(4) 21-Aug-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(3) 06-May-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(2) 17-Dec-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(1) 17-Dec-2018

• Cisco NX-OS 3400-S Release Notes, Release 9.2(2)

  • Cisco NX-OS 3400-S Release Notes, Release 9.2(2v) 04-Oct-2019
  • Cisco NX-OS 3400-S Release Notes, Release 9.2(2t) 23-Aug-2019

• Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(x)

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(4)
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(3)
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch NX-OS Release Notes, Release 9.2(2) 05-Nov-2018

Reference

Command References

• Cisco NX-OS Software Release 9.3(1) and Higher

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS N3K Mode Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 9.3(1) 24-Sep-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS N3K Mode Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 9.3(1) 24-Sep-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS N9K Mode Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 9.3(1) 24-Sep-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS N9K Mode Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 9.3(1) 24-Sep-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 9.3(1) 24-Sep-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 9.3(1) 24-Sep-2019

• Cisco NX-OS Software Release 9.2(1) and Higher

  • Cisco Nexus 3400-S Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 9.2(2) 03-Jul-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3400-S Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 9.2(2) 03-Jul-2019

• Cisco NX-OS Software Release 7.0(3)I7(4) and Higher

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I7(4) 18-Jun-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 7.0(3)I7(4) 18-Jun-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS N9K Mode Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)I7(4) 20-Jun-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS N9K Mode Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 7.0(3)I7(4) 20-Jun-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)i7(4) 25-Jun-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 NX-OS Command Reference (Show Commands), Release 7.0(3)i7(4) 25-Jun-2018

• Cisco NX-OS Software Release 7.0(3)F3(1) and Higher

  • Cisco Nexus 3600 Series NX-OS Command Reference (Configuration Commands), Release 7.0(3)F3(4) 06-Jul-2018

Licensing Information

• Notices

  • Announcing Transition to Mandatory Smart Account for Data Center Networking Products 17-Apr-2020

• Licensing Guides

  • Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide 30-Jul-2020
  • License and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Software 05-May-2009
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 and 3000 Series NX-OS Switch License Navigator

• Open Source Documentation

  • Open Source Notices and Documentation for Cisco Products

Technical References

• 08-Jan-2014 (PDF - 1 MB)

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco Nexus 36180YC-R Switch

  • Cisco Nexus 3600 Hardware Installation Guide 28-Feb-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guides

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 01-May-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3400 Hardware Installation Guide 01-May-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Hardware Installation Guide 18-Jul-2018

• Regulatory Compliance Guides

  • Cisco Nexus 5000 Series, Cisco Nexus 3000 Series, and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Safety Information and Documentation 14-Jun-2011
  • Regulatory, Compliance, and Safety Information for the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series, Cisco Nexus 5000 Series, Cisco Nexus 3000 Series, and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series 15-Dec-2015

• ISSU Support Matrix

  • ISSU Support Matrix

• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.2(x) 14-Nov-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 7.x 23-Jun-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 6.x 16-Feb-2016

• Cisco Nexus 3400-S NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides

  • Cisco Nexus 3400-S NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3400-S Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.2(2) 14-Nov-2019

• Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides

  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.2(x) 16-Jul-2018

Install and Upgrade TechNotes

• Nexus 3000, 3100, and 3500 NX-OS Compact Image Procedure 23-Jul-2020

Configuration

Configuration Examples and TechNotes

• Deploy Layer3 EVPN over Segment Routing MPLS [Ospf / iBGP] in Nexus 3000 13-Jul-2020
• Configure VXLAN 25-Mar-2020
• Configure and Verify Maximum Transmission Unit on Cisco Nexus Platforms 05-Aug-2019
• Nexus 3000/9000: Consolidated Interface Breakout configuration 14-Apr-2016

Configuration Guides

• Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch

  • Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 6.x 09-May-2020

• Cisco Nexus Tools

  • Cisco IOS-NXOS Migration Tool
  • Cisco Nexus Switch Platform Support Matrix

• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software Release 9.3(x)

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 06-Nov-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 9.3x 23-Dec-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 06-Feb-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Label Switching Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 20-Jul-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS QoS Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 23-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, 9.3(x) 23-Dec-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Virtual Machine Tracker Configuration Guide, Release 9.3.x 20-Jul-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) 08-Jul-2020

Programming Guides

• Programmability Guides for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.2(x) 16-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 7.x 16-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 6.x 08-Jul-2016

• Programmability Guides for Cisco Nexus 3400-S Series Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3400-S Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3400-S Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.2(2) 16-Mar-2020

• Programmability Guides for Cisco Nexus 3500 Series Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.2(x) 16-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 7.x 16-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 6.x 15-Mar-2018

• Programmability Guides for Cisco Nexus 3600 Series Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3600 NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.3(x) 21-Jul-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3600 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 9.2(x) 16-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3600 NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 7.x 07-Sep-2017

• Programmability Guides for Cisco Nexus 3164Q Switch (Running Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Release 6.1(2)I2(2a) and Higher)

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 7.x 17-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide, Release 6.x 21-Sep-2019

Troubleshooting

Error and System Messages

• System Messages References for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.3(3) 13-Feb-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.3(1) 24-Jul-2019
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.2(4) 13-Feb-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.2(1) 21-Aug-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 7.0(3)I7(1) 21-Feb-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 7.0(3)I7(2) 18-Dec-2017
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 7.0(3)I6(1) 26-May-2017
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 7.0(3)I5(2) 03-Mar-2017
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 7.0(3)I4(2) 08-Aug-2016
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 7.0(3)I3(1) 20-Jun-2018
  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference 03-Jul-2014

• System Messages References for Cisco Nexus 3400-S Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3400 NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.3(3) 13-Feb-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3400 NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.2(2t) 05-Jul-2019

• System Messages References for Cisco Nexus 3548 Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 3548 NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.3(3) 13-Feb-2020
  • Cisco Nexus 3548 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference, Release 9.3(1) 24-Jul-2019

Troubleshooting Guides

• Cisco Nexus 3164Q Switch (Running Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Release 6.1(2)I2(2a) and Higher)

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 7.x 29-Aug-2017
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 6.x 22-Dec-2014

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Cisco Nexus 3548-X Switch

  • Recovering Nexus 3k (3548X/3524X) after downgrading below 6.0(2)A6(1) 25-Jul-2016
• Nexus 3500 Output Drops and Buffer QoS 08-Jan-2020
• Supported Topologies for Routing over Virtual Port Channel on Nexus Platforms 03-Nov-2019
• Nexus 3000 average memory utilization 26-Jun-2019
• Develop, Debug and Deploy NX-SDK Python Application in Nexus 3000/9000 Switches 08-Jun-2018
• Per-VLAN (SVI) counter feature on Nexus 3000 platform 16-Jan-2018
• Configure and troubleshoot PTP in Nexus 3000 19-Sep-2017
• Nexus 3500 Series Switch Platform System Health Check Process 14-Feb-2014

Literature

Presentations

• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches Video Data Sheet 30-Sep-2013
• Boost Performance and Visibility 19-Sep-2012
• Cisco Algo Boost Technology Overview 16-Sep-2012

White Papers

• IEEE 1588 PTP and Analytics on the Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch 29-Jul-2020
• Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch Performance Validation (Spirent) White Paper 24-Mar-2020 (PDF - 869 KB)
• Simplified 400-Gbps Cabling Deployment Solutions with Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches White Paper 18-Nov-2019
• Nexus 9000/3000 Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR) White Paper 13-Apr-2018
• Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch Architecture White Paper 23-Mar-2018
• Data Center Fabric with Nanosecond Accuracy - Use IEEE1588 PTP on Nexus 3000 Switches 15-Jan-2016
• IDC Report: The New Need for Speed in the Datacenter Network 03-Apr-2015 (PDF - 357 KB)
• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches: Understand, Configure and Tune the Forwarding Table 21-Feb-2014
• Big Data in the Enterprise - Network Design Considerations White Paper 08-Jan-2014

Translated Documents

Translated End-User Guides

• Cisco Nexus 36180YC-R Switch

  • Руководство по установке аппаратного обеспечения Cisco Nexus серии 3600 06-May-2018 (PDF - 3 MB)

• Installation Guides - русский(Russian)

  • Руководство по установке аппаратного обеспечения Cisco Nexus 3400-S 20-Apr-2020
  • Руководство по установке аппаратного обеспечения коммутаторов Cisco Nexus серии 3400 26-Nov-2018

• Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

  • Руководство по установке аппаратного обеспечения Cisco Nexus серии 3000 07-May-2018