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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization of, and conventions used in the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guides. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation, and contains the following sections:

- Audience

- Document Conventions

- Documentation Feedback

- Related Documentation

- Communications, Services, and Additional Information

Audience

This publication is for network administrators who install, configure, and maintain Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Convention

Description

bold

Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.

Italic

Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.

[x]

Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).

[x | y]

Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate an optional choice.

{x | y}

Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate a required choice.

[x {y | z}]

Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element.

variable

Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics cannot be used.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

Examples use these conventions:

Convention

Description

screen font

Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.

boldface screen font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

< >

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

This document uses the following conventions:

Note

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Documentation Feedback

To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your comments to mds-docfeedback@cisco.com. We appreciate your feedback.

Related Documentation

The entire Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches documentation set is available at the following URL:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/series.html

Documentation Roadmap

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/rel90.html

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Chapter 1. Cisco MDS 9000 Series Compatibility Matrix

This document provides compatibility information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

In the following “Support Matrix” tables:

- The term, “Yes” indicates the supported release versions.

- The “—” symbol indicates the unsupported release versions.

- New and Change History

- Software Support Matrix

- Licenses Support Matrix

- Chassis Support Matrix

- Supervisor Modules Support Matrix

- Switching Modules Support Matrix

- Crossbar Switching Fabric Modules Support Matrix

- Power Supply Units Support Matrix

- Fan Modules and Fan Trays Support Matrix

- Optics Support Matrix

- Transceivers Support Matrix

- Determining Cisco MDS NX-OS Version Compatibility

New and Change History

Change History

Date

Description

July 22, 2025

Updated the document for Releases 8.4(2d), 8.4(2e), and 8.4(2f).

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 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).

Software Support Matrix

The following table lists the NX-OS software part numbers supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

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)

M97S3K9-8.5.1

MDS 9700, NX-OS software

MDS 9700 Series

—

—

—

—

Yes

M97S3K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M97S3K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M97S3K9-8.3.1[1]

—

—

Yes

—

—

M97S3K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M97S3K9-8.1.1

Yes

—

—

—

—

M93S2K9-8.5.1

MDS 9396T, NX-OS software

MDS 9396T Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M93S2K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S2K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S2K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S5K9-8.5.1

MDS 9396S, NX-OS software

MDS 9396S Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M93S5K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M93S5K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S5K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M93S5K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M93S5K9-8.1.1

Yes

—

—

—

—

M92S7K9-8.5.1

MDS 9220i NX-OS software

MDS 9220i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M92S5K9-8.5.1

MDS 9250i NX-OS software

MDS 9250i Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M92S5K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M92S5K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M92S5K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M92S5K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M92S5K9-8.1.1

Yes

—

—

—

—

M9148S6K9-8.5.1

MDS 9148T, NX-OS software

MDS 9148T Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M9148S6K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M9148S6K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M9148S6K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S5K9-8.5.1

MDS 9148S, NX-OS software

MDS 9148S Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M91S5K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S5K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S5K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S5K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.1.1b

Yes

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.1.1a

Yes

—

—

—

—

M91S5K9-8.1.1

Yes

—

—

—

—

M91S6K9-8.5.1

MDS 9132T, NX-OS software

MDS 9132T Switch

—

—

—

—

Yes

M91S6K9-8.4.2f

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2e

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2d

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2c

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2b

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.2

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.1a

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.4.1

—

—

—

Yes

—

M91S6K9-8.3.2

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S6K9-8.3.1

—

—

Yes

—

—

M91S6K9-8.2.2

—

Yes

—

—

—

M91S6K9-8.2.1

—

Yes

—

—

—

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

Licenses Support Matrix

The following table lists the NX-OS licenses supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

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

Yes [1]

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

—

—

—

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

Chassis Support Matrix

The following table lists the chassis support matrix for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

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

Supervisor Modules Support Matrix

The following table lists the supervisor modules supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

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 Switch [1]

MDS 9710 Switch

MDS 9706 Switch

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

[1] 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).

Switching Modules Support Matrix

The following table lists the switching modules supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

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

Crossbar Switching Fabric Modules Support Matrix

The following table lists the crossbar switching fabric modules supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

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

Power Supply Units Support Matrix

The following table lists the power supply units supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

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

Yes [1]

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

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

Fan Modules and Fan Trays Support Matrix

The following table lists the fan trays supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

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

Optics Support Matrix

The following table lists the optical components supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

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

Note

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

Transceivers Support Matrix

The following table lists the transceivers supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Series.

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

—

—

—

Yes [1]

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

[1] 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.

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)