Platform Support for Unicast Routing Features

This chapter defines platform support for features that are not supported across the entire suite of Cisco Nexus platforms.

Platform Support for Unicast Routing Features

Advanced BGP

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

SVI Interfaces for BGP Interface Peering

Added support for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches.

9.3(6)

BFD for BGP dynamic peers (IPv4/IPv6)

All platforms

9.3(3)

BGP attribute filtering and enhanced error handling

All platforms

9.3(3)

BGP graceful restart

All platforms

9.3(3)

BGP Interface Peering via IPv6 Local-Link for IPv4 and IPv6 Address Families

All platforms

9.3(3)

BGP route leaking

Cisco Nexus 9200, 9300-EX, and 9300-FX platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with -EX/FX, and -R line cards

9.3(1)

Weighted ECMP

Cisco Nexus 9200 platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

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Weighted ECMP

Cisco Nexus 9332PQ switch

Cisco Nexus 9396PX switch

Cisco Nexus 9332TX switch

9.2(1)

ECMP, 64-way

Cisco Nexus C92348GC-X switch

9.3(1)

Basic BGP

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

BGP PIC Core

Cisco Nexus 9300-GX platform switches

Cisco NX-OS 9.3(5)

BGP PIC edge

Cisco Nexus 9300-GX platform switches

Cisco NX-OS 9.3(3)

BGP PIC edge

Cisco Nexus 9200, 9300-EX, and 9300-FX/FX2/FXP platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with the -EX/FX, and -R line cards

Cisco NX-OS 9.2(2)

EIGRP

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

EIGRP Routing

Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X switch

9.3(1)

EIGRP Routing

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches

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IPv4 Routing

Return to IPv4 Addresses.

Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

ALPM Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9300 platform switches

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LPM Dual-Hosting Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9200 platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1)

Cisco Nexus 9200 platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9508 switches with a 9732C-EX line card

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I4(4)

LPM Internet Peering Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9500-R platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(1)

LPM Internet Peering Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with 9700-EX line cards

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I6(1)

LPM Internet Peering Routing Mode

Nexus 9300-EX and 9300-FX2 switches

Nexus 9300-FX/FX3 and 9300-GX switches

Nexus 9300-FX/FX3 and 9300-GX switches

Nexus 9700-EX/FX/GX line cards

Cisco NX-OS Release 10.2(x)

Host Routes Internet Peering Mode

Nexus 9300-EX and 9300-FX2 switches

Nexus 9300-FX/FX3 and 9300-GX switches

Nexus 9700-EX/FX and N9K-X9716D-GX line cards

Cisco NX-OS Release 10.2(x)

IPv6 Routing

Return to IPv6 Addresses.

Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

ALPM Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9300 platform switches

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LPM Dual-Hosting Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9200 platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1)

Cisco Nexus 9200 platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9508 switch with an 9732C-EX line card

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I4(4)

LPM Internet Peering Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9500-R platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(1)

LPM Internet Peering Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with 9700-EX line cards

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I6(1)

Max Host Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches

Nonhierarchical Routing Mode

Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches

LPM Internet Peering Routing Mode

Nexus 9300-EX switches

Nexus 9300-FX2 switches

Nexus 9300-FX/FX3 and 9300-GX switches

Nexus 9700-EX line cards

Nexus 9700-FX line cards

Nexus 9500 switches with the FM-E2 fabric line cards

Nexus 9500 switches with the FM-G fabric line cards

Cisco NX-OS Release 10.2(x)

Host Routes Internet Peering Mode

Nexus 9300-EX switches

Nexus 9300-EX and 9300-FX2 switches

Nexus 9300-FX/FX3 and Nexus 9300-GX switches

Nexus 9700-EX line cards

Nexus 9700-FX line cards

Cisco NX-OS Release 10.2(x)

IS-IS

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

IS-IS over Segment Routing

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches

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Policy-Based Routing

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

Policy-Based Routing

Cisco Nexus 9300-GX platform switches

Cisco NX-OS 9.3(5)

RIP

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

RIPv2

Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X switch

Cisco NX-OS 9.3(1)

RIPv2

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches

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RIPng

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

RIPng

Cisco Nexus 9300 and 9500 Series switches

Cisco NX-OS 10.2(3)F

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Route Policy Manager

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

mask option for IP prefix lists

Cisco Nexus 9200, 9300-EX, and 9300-FX platform switches and 9700-EX and 9700-FX line cards

Cisco NX-OS 9.3(3)

Unicast Routing

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Feature

Supported Platform or Line Card(s)

First Supported Release

Platform Exceptions

Layer 3 Routing on FEX ports

Cisco Nexus 9300 platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I4(2)

Layer 3 Routing on FEX port channels

Cisco Nexus 9300 platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(2)

Layer 3 Routing on FEX ports and port channels

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(1)