Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 10.5(3)F
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This document describes the features, issues, and limitations of Cisco NX-OS software Release 10.5(3)F for use on the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches.
| Date |
Description |
| April 23, 2025 |
Release 10.5(3)F became available. |
New Software Features
| Product Impact |
Feature |
Description |
| Feature Set |
Enhancement to retrieve Type-6 primary key detail |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, added show command (show encryption mkey info [all | enc-type | hash-prefix| last-updated | length]) to display the stored details (protection-type, time stamp, first-16-characters of primary key hash, length of primary key) of the Type-6 primary key. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
| Support for Match Criteria: Interface |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, you can select a combination of external-subnet and next-hop IP address to create groups and enforce SGACL policy. You can also use next-hop IP address with encapsulation type option for next-hop to specify the next-hop address used in the VPN address family. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
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| BFD vPC sub-second convergence in failure scenarios
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Supported on CloudScale Platforms The BFD vPC watch feature improves vPC (Virtual Port Channel) convergence, reducing recovery time during network failures or topology changes. It allows paired vPC switches to converge multicast traffic within 250ms in scenarios when a single link fails in the network or a single switch goes offline due to power failure. Enable this feature using the bfd vpc-watch command on port-channel interfaces for enhanced vPC monitoring. For more information see, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
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| VXLAN GPO: ISSU |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, support for ISSU is added for all the SGACL features along with service redirection for multi-node and multisite fabrics. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS ePBR Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) and For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
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| VXLAN DSVNI Optimization |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, support for DSVNI is enhanced with the associate-vrf vrf-name command. This command maps an L2 VLAN to a VRF directly, removing the need for SVI configuration on the BGW. For more details, refer to the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x).
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| Switching mode value added to SNMP MIB |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, switching mode value is now available with SNMP CISCO-SYSTEM-EXT-MIB. You can use the SNMP get command to view the switching mode. In releases before Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, the switching mode property in the DME database is set to Default when the no switching-mode store-forward command is configured on the switch. Starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, the switching mode property in the DME database is set to Cut-through when the no switching-mode store-forward command is configured on the switch.
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| Caching RADIUS Credentials |
The RADIUS Credential Caching feature stores authenticated user credentials locally thus eliminating repeated authentication requests to the RADIUS server for the same credentials. |
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| Support SGACL with SR-MPLS handoff |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, you can enforce SGACL on an EVPN-VXLAN fabric for traffic flows to and from external endpoints reachable through an SR-MPLS based Layer-3 VPN. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
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| Multi-session BFD support |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, Cisco Nexus switches support Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Multi-Sessions. This feature allows multiple BFD sessions over a single network link, enhancing network reliability through quick fault detection and detailed monitoring of multiple paths, optimizing resource use and scalability. For more information see, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
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| Service Chaining with service threshold |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, you can configure threshold value in percentage for the number of active endpoints in a service group. Once the percentage of active endpoints reaches or goes below the threshold, the service group is considered as down, and traffic is dropped, bypassed, or forwarded based on the fil action configured. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS ePBR Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
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| ECN Detection in UDP Traffic for Traffic Analytics |
Traffic Analytics now detects ECN bits in UDP traffic, crucial for managing congestion in real-time applications like VoIP and video streaming, ensuring consistent quality and improved network performance. |
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| Reduced footprint for Nexus 9300v and 9500v image |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, the footprint of Nexus 9300v and 9500v Lite NX-OS image is reduced from 6G to 4.5G. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000v (9300v/9500v) Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| Breakout support on Cisco Nexus C9364C-H1 Switch |
The Cisco Nexus C9364C-H1 switch now supports breakout mode on Front Ports 1–64. Breakout configurations (2x50G, 4x25G, 4x10G) are available only on the first port of each quad set, such as Front Port 1, Front Port 5, and Front Port 9. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| Bundled NX-OS image with EPLD |
Starting from NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, we no longer provide a separate EPLD image. Instead, we have bundled the EPLD image with the NX-OS software images. This allows you to upgrade both NX-OS and EPLD images at the same time and decreases the installation time. We also provide you the option to skip the EPLD image and install only the NX-OS image. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| Display Firmware Minor and Major version |
Starting from Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, the output of the show interface interface transceiver details command displays the major and minor versions of the firmware for the 400G Digital Coherent Optics. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| Disable squelch through CLI |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, you can automatically manage signal integrity of optical transceivers by enabling squelching in the signal to prevent undesirable noise using the transceiver auto-squelch command. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| System QoS |
Supported only on Cisco Silicon One (N9800) platforms. Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, QoS classification policies are supported under system QoS on all ports (Layer 2 and Layer 3). This feature allows classification of incoming traffic based on Class of Service (CoS) or Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), enabling mapping to different queues. Additionally, it provides the capability to remark DSCP values, enhancing traffic management and prioritization. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| Packet Tracer
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Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, packet tracer diagnostic tool support is provided, which is used for debugging the feature with following capabilities: · Trace packet at different stages of the Rx and Tx Network Processing Unit (NPU) paths · Captures filters and mask buffers of specific packets |
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| CoPP Consistency Checker |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, CoPP consistency checker show command “show consistency-checker control-plane acl extended module module_no [brief | detail]” is added with more qualifiers to perform the CoPP check more effectively for all control-plane ACLs. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| DSVNI with L2 multipathing |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, Added DSVNI support for MAC multipathing on Cisco Nexus 9300-FX/FX2/FX3/GX/GX2/H2R/H1 Series switches and 9500 Series switches with 9700-EX/FX/GX/FX3 line cards. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 10.5(x). |
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| Optimized Layer 2 overlay Multicast
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Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, the Multicast Layer 2 EVPN Route Type 6 support the following functionalities: · IPv4 IGMP EVPN Type 6 SMET Routes using L2RIB instead of NGMVPN · IPv6 MLD Snooping EVPN Type 6 SMET Routes |
Enhanced Software Features
The enhanced features that are listed below are existing features that are introduced in earlier releases, but enhanced to support new platforms in Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(1)F.
| Product Impact |
Feature |
Description |
| Feature Set
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256-Way/512-Way ECMP |
For Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F 256-Way and 512-Way ECMP scale Enhancements, See Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide, Release 10.5(3)F. |
| Cisco XF3 Licensing for N9364E-SG2-Q Switch |
Smart Licensing using Policy is now supported on N9364E-SG2-Q switch. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 and 3000 Series NX-OS Smart Licensing Using Policy User Guide. |
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| Cisco XF3 license for N9364E-SG2-O Switch |
Smart Licensing using Policy is now supported on N9364E-SG2-O switch. For more information, see Cisco Nexus 9000 and 3000 Series NX-OS Smart Licensing Using Policy User Guide. |
New Hardware Features
Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-Q Switch
The Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2 switch (N9364E-SG2-Q) is a 2-rack unit (RU), fixed-port, high-density switch designed to support high-density 800G fabrics for next generation leaf and spine designs. This switch contains Cisco Silicon One G200 which focuses specifically on enhanced Ethernet-based artificial intelligence/machine learning AI/ML and web-scale spine deployments. It is a 5 nm, 51.2 TeraBits per second (Tbps), 512 X 112 Gbps serializer-deserializer (SerDes) switch. This switch uses QSFP-DD optics.
This switch has these user-replaceable components:
· Fan modules (four) with one airflow choice: Port-side intake fan module (FAN-PI-V4).
· Power supply modules (two—one for operations and one for redundancy [1+1]). The power supply
module can be AC type ONLY. The option is: 3kW AC, PSU3KW-HVPI.
For details on Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-Q switch, see the
· Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-Q Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-O Switch
The Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2 switch (N9364E-SG2-O) is a 2-rack unit (RU), fixed-port, high-density switch designed to support high-density 800G fabrics for next generation leaf and spine designs. This switch contains Cisco Silicon One G200 which focuses specifically on enhanced Ethernet-based artificial intelligence/machine learning AI/ML and web-scale spine deployments. It is a 5 nm, 51.2 TeraBits per second (Tbps), 512 X 112 Gbps serializer-deserializer (SerDes) switch. This switch uses OSFP optics.
This switch has these user-replaceable components:
· Fan modules (four) with one airflow choice: Port-side intake fan module (FAN-PI-V4).
· Power supply modules (two—one for operations and one for redundancy [1+1]). The power supply
module can be AC type ONLY. The option is: 3kW AC, PSU3KW-HVPI.
For details on Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-O switch, see
· Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-O Switch Hardware Installation Guide
For Supported Features on Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-Q switch and Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-O switch, see
Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Smart Switches
The N9300 Series Switches introduces the Cisco N9324C-SE1U switch is a 1-RU solution designed to deliver high-performance networking capabilities. Its features include:
· 24-port 100G ports
· Cisco Silicon One E100 ASIC offering high-speed connectivity and scalability
· 4 AMD DPUs offer software-defined stateful services
The integration of Cisco NX-OS and Hypershield software into a single software image simplifies deployment and enhances operational flexibility.
The Cisco N9300 Series Smart Switches offer converged switching and routing services.
Release Image
Note: Starting from 10.5(3)F, Cisco NX-OS no longer provides a separate EPLD image. Instead, the EPLD image is bundled with all NX-OS images and so the image sizes are correspondingly larger.
In Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F, the following four 64-bit images are supported:
· The 64-bit Cisco NX-OS image filename with “nxos64-cs” as the prefix (for example, nxos64-cs.10.5.3.F.bin) is supported on all Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches except Cisco Nexus 9500 series -R and -R2 modular switches, Cisco Nexus 9800 switches, and N9364E-SG2 switches.
· The 64-bit Cisco NX-OS image filename with “nxos64-s1” as the prefix (for example, nxos64-s1.10.5.3.F.bin) is supported and mandatory on all Cisco Nexus 9800 and N9364E-SG2 switches.
· The 64-bit Cisco NX-OS image filename with “nxos64-s1-dpu” as the prefix (for example, nxos64-s1-dpu.10.5.3.F.bin) is supported and mandatory on N9324C Smart Switches
· The 64-bit Cisco NX-OS image filename with "nxos64-msll” as the prefix (for example, nxos64-msll.10.5.3.F.bin) is supported on Cisco Nexus 9500 Series -R and -R2 modular switches.
Note: The 32-bit image is no longer supported.
Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search Tool and see additional information about the bug.
| Bug ID |
Headline |
| The throughput displayed by `show policy-map interface ethernet x/y` outputs as "n/a bps" in N9K. |
Resolved Issues
Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search Tool and see additional information about the bug.
| Bug ID |
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| MTM Crash after touching scale of 270K mac in L2 heavy mode |
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| When LACP role is same on both vPC peers, LACP role election not triggered when KA/PL is brought up |
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| SPAN PG buffer size get reset to 1000 after SPAN session flap |
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| Silent Failure Issuing Factory-Reset of FM-G Module |
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| N9K: link transmit reset-skip not working for GX/GX2A/GX2B/H2R switches |
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| Print the src mac address in ipv6 DAD syslog messages |
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| cfs ipv4 distribute command is no longer present in running-config after downgrade to 9.3.x. |
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| ALL BFD neighbors down after upgrading from 10.4.2 to 10.4.4(M) |
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| SFTP copy command does not use specified SSH port |
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| Sflow sampling incorrectly outgoing multicast traffic on L3 interface |
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| STP is blocked on the VLAN mapping port after shut/no shut the port |
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| Dispute detected with Peer-switch enabled on non-root |
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| n9k: Incorrect static route after NH move between VPC peers in VPC fabric peering |
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| Traffic not forwarded in LACP port-channel with 2 active FEX HIF interfaces |
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| Delay in sending SA message from originating RP to MSDP peer |
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| ip igmp snooping querier x.x.x.x is not seen on upgrading N9K switch |
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| DHCP Discover packets are being dropped with custom COPP policy on a purely L2 Nexus 9k |
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| svi is taking longer to come up on GIR/vpc domain no shut on primary |
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| Nexus removing IPv4 address from CDP details after IPv6 is configured |
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| Policy based routing not applied after configure replace |
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| NLB Source traffic failed to forward and gets flooded within nlb vlan |
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| N9K: DOM for passive QSA showing N/A for Rx Power |
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| Error while removing class from policy map |
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| MPLS Labeled destination traffic dropped on N9k EOR with RX line card |
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| Docker file filling up /var/volatile/log causing logging stops |
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| Unable to enable "feature netflow" |
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| Tracking multiple objects fails in certain sequence |
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| N9K: link incorrectly flaps when negotiated to DCBXP CIN TLV - DCX-No ACK in 100 PDUs |
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| N9300 offload link bring up initial state to link scan thread |
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| N9300 fails to establish OSPF adjacency in non-vpc vlan with orphan port connected L3 device |
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| When shutting 48 ports simultaneously, N9K rarely sees traffic interrupt (delayed phy port down) |
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| Nexus 9500 mgmt0 interface reverts to 100m after upgrade |
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| vPC LACP Lag-ID mis matched issues when reconfiguration vPC domain. |
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| N9K delay forwarding of IGMP proxy v3 report when "ip igmp snooping v3-report-suppression" enabled |
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| Upgrade fails from 9.3.14 to 10.3.6 when cli alias name command present |
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| N9K-X9716D-GX - Sensor/MTM/Port-Client crash when faulty QSFP-DD is present. |
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| root command polling data after customer enabling Suzieq poller |
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| Nexus responds with timeout instead of "Bad context specified" when SNMP query uses context |
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| N9K experiences an unexpected reload with tahusd hap reset |
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| N9K - Memory leak in TAHUSD_MTRACK_TYPE_STATS_DMA_HDLR |
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| N9K-GX2/HX Links fail to come up |
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| N9K/CR: config replace failing if snmp-user admin without auth is present in the config |
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| Delayed linkup seen with 40g or 100g on specific retimer ports |
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| snmpwalk/snmpbulkwalk does not print outputs for some port-channels under certain conditions |
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| N9500-R hardware application counters may get corrupted |
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| Not able to delete a numeric user from the commandline. |
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| EBGP peering between vPC Border Leaf VTEP and an external Layer3 fails during failover scenario |
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| PTP out of sync on a breakout interface |
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| QDD-2X100-SR4-S - Breakout interfaces lanes shutdown when sibling interfaces are shutdown. |
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| NXA-PAC-1100W-PE PSU Reported as "fail/shutdown" but Still Operational in fex mode |
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| N9K: config-replace with OSPF failing, "auto-cost reference-bandwidth gbps" command is not accepted |
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| On FX3-based N9K switches, SFP-10G-T-X not coming back up after link down |
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| Nexus SNMP Transceiver Polling causes SNMPD process crash |
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| N9K: IPv6 ra trigger doesn't work as documented |
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| Auto-negotiation is not supported on C93180YC-FX3 with 100G DAC cable on port with macsec enabled |
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| N9K-GX2 - CSUSD HAP Reset with no core or stack-trace |
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| N9K: Modification failed for NBM flow policy name with the character '/' |
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| ERROR: Failed to write VSH commands. |
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| Increase the hop limit 64 to NTP packets |
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| N9K/TRM/new L3VNI mode - The secondary vPC does not forward multicast traffic in a failover scenario |
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| SNMP trap not generated on MGMT port using IPv6 address |
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| Fast mechanism to detect EDMA lockup condition to force panic |
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| LACP/ETHPM REINIT Flap Brings Down All Interfaces of a 400G Breakout |
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| Packets received on orphan port not on module 1 not sent to peer-link |
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| "Port is not compatible" when removing PVLAN config and adding the interfaces to the port-channel |
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| Memory leak in SNMP due to libutils.so |
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| BGP sends out updates 20+ sec after BGP session is up in peer scale setup |
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| Nexus 3000/9000: VPC Interfaces Suspended due to "Invalid Argument to Function Call" |
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| IGMP flooding through TAP interfaces |
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| Disclosure of local user password in AAA server logs |
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| Continuous Alarms and Warnings on Ports Eth1/49 and Eth1/51 on N9K-C9348GC-FXP |
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| IGMP proxy reports not generated for L2TRM |
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| CR error "Operation failed because of conversion of user config file failed." due to BGP network string |
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| "switchport mac-learn disable" doesn't work in EX platform |
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| static igmp/mld snooping not work when flexlink UP/Standby state changed |
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| LLDP flag "UPOE Supported" set to "Yes" on non-poe port |
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| Nexus 93180YC-FX3 : NAT fails to translate flows after reaching 2K tcam entries |
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| ERROR: Cannot apply config on a port that is already a member of a port channel. |
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| New L3VNID config automatically gets added to the running and startup post upgrade to 10.2 code |
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| Interfaces "not connec" after ISSU upgrade |
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| NDI Incorrectly Recognizes Unset RD Value: "unknown:unknown:0:0" as Valid (For Nexus) |
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| Wt ECMP: Null NH when RNH points to another RNH |
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| BFD reset on the N9K-GX's Macsec enabled 400G interfaces with more than 10G bidirectional traffic |
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| Nexus 3550T floods logs with IGMP related messages |
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| NxOS IPv6 Static Route remains valid when interface to reach next-hop is down |
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| NAT stats are not cleared on doing clear copp statistics in QP TOR with nat traffic |
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| network-operator execute commands for admin after removing VSA on Radius-server |
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| Traffic destined for IP ending in 136.204 do not reach the 9K SW FEX, not in ELAM |
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| NBM interfaces attributes missing in telemetry data streamed from N9K in 10.3(6) |
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| Remove urpf enabled SVI and recreate without urpf - urpf fail traffic dropped |
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| Multiple BGP neighbour flaps due to unrelated SVI interface shut/no shut. |
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| Link with SFP-10G-T-X module shows not connected when configured with 100Mbps |
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| 400G DR4 Finisar and Finisar+ on Nexus 9000 shows incorrect `show int transceiver` detail outputs |
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| Retimer show commands hog CSUSD main thread, client apps could get killed. |
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| Nexus stops responding to SNMP requests for OID "1.3.6.1.2.1.17.2.5" |
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| tahusd - EDMA stuck seen on N9K-C9364C-GX |
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| N9K: 'show system internal access-list globals' contains unexpected output |
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| ospf configuration mismatch in 10.3(5) |
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| N9K - "ip pim rp-candidate" command shows as "ip pim bsr rp-candidate" in running-config |
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| N9K - Micron 5300 & 5100 Read-Only Bootflash |
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| SDWrap: CLI error/timeout when component process is not running |
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| system vrf-member-change retain-l3-config fails to place an interface in a non-existent VRF. |
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| Need remove the 44B trailer from IPv6 BFD control packets |
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| BRIDGE_ASSURANCE_UNBLOCK msg not shown when bridge assurance block restored |
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| New L3VNID config automatically gets added to the running and startup post upgrade to 10.2 code |
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| MGMT connectivity issues for N9K-C9408 PIDs |
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| MPLS Labeled destination traffic dropped on N9k EOR with RX line card |
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| Memory leak in SNMP due to libutils.so |
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| Delayed linkup seen with 40g or 100g on specific retimer ports |
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| Traffic not forwarded in LACP port-channel with 2 active FEX HIF interfaces |
Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search Tool and see additional information about the bug.
| Bug ID |
Description |
| DME CC failure for mutiisite virtual rmac |
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| Loopback Ping is not working after enabling MPLS LDP at Interface |
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| URIB crashed on urib_chlist_segv_handler after restarting bgp and urib together |
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| ESG_SGACL: Source of MAC detail is not seen in json output of MAC table |
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| slight drop in L2 multicast performance in N9K-C9364C-H1 switch |
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| With NDFC/auto-config, VPC peer-link stays down on disable 'feature tunnel-encryption' |
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| 'The BGP instance is not in expected state' after quick bgp unconfig / reconfig with 700K ipv4 pfx |
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| TTL is not decremented for decap L3 VPN traffic on N9800 |
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| DME inconsistency in sys/mplsta-[eth1/7/1] object after some CLI sequence |
Device Hardware
The following tables list the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series hardware that Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F supports. For additional information about the supported hardware, see the Hardware Installation Guide for your Cisco Nexus 9000 Series device.
Table 1. Cisco N9300 Series Smart Switches
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9324C-SE1U |
1-RU switch with 24-port 100G ports, Cisco Silicon One E100 ASIC and 4 AMD DPUs. |
Table 2. Cisco Nexus 9800 Switches
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-C9808 |
16-RU modular switch with slots for up to 8 Line Cards in addition to 2 supervisors, 8 fabric modules, 4 fan trays, and 3 power trays. |
| N9K-C9804 |
10-RU modular switch with slots for up to 4 Line Cards in addition to 2 supervisors, 8 fabric modules, 4 fan trays, and 2 power trays. |
Table 3. Cisco Nexus 9800 Series Line Cards
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-X9836DM-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 36-port 400G QSFP-DD Line Card with MACsec. |
| N9K-X98900CD-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 14-port 400G QSFP-DD + 34-port 100G QSFP28 Line Card. |
Table 4. Cisco Nexus 9800 Series Fabric Modules
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-C9808-FM-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 Fabric Module for 8-slot Chassis |
| N9K-C9804-FM-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 Fabric Module for 4-slot Chassis |
Table 5. Cisco Nexus 9800 Supervisor Module
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-C9800-SUP-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 Platform Supervisor Module |
Table 6. Cisco Nexus 9800 Fans and Fan Trays
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-C9808-FAN-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 8-slot chassis fan tray (1st Generation) |
| N9K-C9804-FAN-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 4-slot chassis fan tray (1st Generation) |
Table 7. Cisco Nexus 9800 Power Supplies
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-HV 6.3KW 20A-A |
Cisco Nexus 9800 6,300W 20A AC and HV Power Supply |
Table 8. Cisco Nexus 9500 Switches
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-C9504 |
7-RU modular switch with slots for up to 4 Line Cards in addition to two supervisors, 2 system controllers, 3–6 fabric modules, 3 fan trays, and up to 4 power supplies. |
| N9K-C9508 |
13-RU modular switch with slots for up to 8 Line Cards in addition to two supervisors, 2 system controllers, 3–6 fabric modules, 3 fan trays, and up to 8 power supplies. |
| N9K-C9516 |
21-RU modular switch with slots for up to 16 Line Cards in addition to two supervisors, 2 system controllers, 3–6 fabric modules, 3 fan trays, and up to 10 power supplies. |
Table 9. Cisco Nexus 9500 Cloud Scale Line Cards
| Product ID |
Description |
Maximum Quantity |
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| Cisco Nexus 9504 |
Cisco Nexus 9508 |
Cisco Nexus 9516 |
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| N9K-X9716D-GX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 16-port 400G QSFP-DD Line Card |
4 |
8 |
N/A |
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| N9K-X9736C-FX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 36-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
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| N9K-X9736C-FX3 |
Cisco Nexus 9500 36-port 40GE/100GE line card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
||
| N9K-X9788TC-FX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 48-port 1/10-G BASE-T Ethernet and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
||
| N9K-X97160YC-EX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 48-port 10/25-Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
||
| N9K-X9732C-FX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 32-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
||
| N9K-X9732C-EX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 32-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
||
| N9K-X9736C-EX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 36-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
16 |
||
Table 10. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards
| Product ID |
Description |
Maximum Quantity |
||
| Cisco Nexus 9504 |
Cisco Nexus 9508 |
|||
| N9K-X9636C-R |
Cisco Nexus 9500 36-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
|
| N9K-X9636C-RX |
Cisco Nexus 9500 36-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card |
4 |
8 |
|
| N9K-X9636Q-R |
Cisco Nexus 9500 36-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Line Card |
4 |
8 |
|
| N9K-X96136YC-R |
Cisco Nexus 9500 16-port 1/10 Gigabit, 32-port 10/25 Gigabit, and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card |
4 |
8 |
|
| N9K-X9624D-R2 |
Cisco Nexus 9500 24-port 400-Gigabit QDD Line Card |
Not supported |
8 |
|
Table 11. Cisco Nexus 9500 Cloud Scale Fabric Modules
| Product ID |
Description |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| N9K-C9504-FM-E |
Cisco Nexus 9504 100-Gigabit cloud scale fabric module |
4 |
5 |
| N9K-C9504-FM-G |
Cisco Nexus 9500 4-slot 1.6Tbps cloud scale fabric module |
4 |
5 |
| N9K-C9508-FM-E |
Cisco Nexus 9508 100-Gigabit cloud scale fabric module |
4 |
5 |
| N9K-C9508-FM-E2 |
Cisco Nexus 9508 100-Gigabit cloud scale fabric module |
4 |
5 |
| N9K-C9508-FM-G |
Cisco Nexus 9500 8-slot 1.6Tbps cloud-scale fabric module |
4 |
5 |
| N9K-C9516-FM-E2 |
Cisco Nexus 9516 100-Gigabit cloud scale fabric module |
4 |
5 |
Table 12. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series Fabric Modules
| Product ID |
Description |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| N9K-C9504-FM-R |
Cisco Nexus 9504 100-Gigabit R-Series fabric module |
4 |
6 |
| N9K-C9508-FM-R |
Cisco Nexus 9508 100-Gigabit R-Series fabric module |
4 |
6 |
| N9K-C9508-FM-R2 |
Cisco Nexus 9508 400-Gigabit R-Series fabric module |
4 |
6 |
Table 13. Cisco Nexus 9500 Supervisor Modules
| Supervisor |
Description |
Maximum |
| N9K-SUP-A |
1.8-GHz supervisor module with 4 cores, 4 threads, and 16 GB of memory |
2 |
| N9K-SUP-A+ |
1.8-GHz supervisor module with 4 cores, 8 threads, and 16 GB of memory |
2 |
| N9K-SUP-B |
2.2-GHz supervisor module with 6 cores, 12 threads, and 24 GB of memory |
2 |
| N9K-SUP-B+ |
1.9-GHz supervisor module with 6 cores, 12 threads, and 32 GB of memory |
2 |
Note: N9K-SUP-A and N9K-SUP-A+ are not supported on Cisco Nexus 9504 and 9508 switches with -R and -R2 Line Cards.
Table 14. Cisco Nexus 9500 System Controller
| Product ID |
Description |
Quantity |
| N9K-SC-A |
Cisco Nexus 9500 Platform System Controller Module |
2 |
Table 15. Cisco Nexus 9500 Fans and Fan Trays
| Product ID |
Description |
Quantity |
| N9K-C9504-FAN |
Fan tray for 4-slot modular chassis |
3 |
| N9K-C9504-FAN2 |
Fan tray that supports the Cisco N9K-C9504-FM-G fabric module |
3 |
| N9K-C9508-FAN |
Fan tray for 8-slot modular chassis |
3 |
| N9K-C9508-FAN2 |
Fan tray that supports the Cisco N9K-C9508-FM-G fabric module |
3 |
| N9K-C9516-FAN |
Fan tray for 16-slot modular chassis |
3 |
Table 16. Cisco Nexus 9500 Fabric Module Blanks with Power Connector
| Product ID |
Description |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| N9K-C9504-FAN-PWR |
Cisco Nexus 9500 4-slot chassis 400G cloud scale fan tray power connector |
1 |
2 |
| N9K-C9508-FAN-PWR |
Cisco Nexus 9500 4-slot chassis 400G cloud scale fan tray power connector |
1 |
2 |
Table 17. Cisco Nexus 9500 Power Supplies
| Product ID |
Description |
Quantity |
Cisco Nexus Switches |
| N9K-PAC-3000W-B |
3-KW AC power supply |
Up to 4 Up to 8 Up to 10 |
Cisco Nexus 9504 Cisco Nexus 9508 Cisco Nexus 9516 |
| N9K-PDC-3000W-B |
3-KW DC power supply |
Up to 4 Up to 8 Up to 10 |
Cisco Nexus 9504 Cisco Nexus 9508 Cisco Nexus 9516 |
| N9K-PUV-3000W-B |
3-KW Universal AC/DC power supply |
Up to 4 Up to 8 Up to 10 |
Cisco Nexus 9504 Cisco Nexus 9508 Cisco Nexus 9516 |
| N9K-PUV2-3000W-B |
3.15-KW Dual Input Universal AC/DC Power Supply |
Up to 4 Up to 8 Up to 10 |
Cisco Nexus 9504 Cisco Nexus 9508 Cisco Nexus 9516 |
Table 18. Cisco Nexus 9400 Switches
| Product ID |
Description |
| N9K-C9408 |
4-RU, 8-slot centralized modular chassis switch, which is configurable with up to 128 200-Gigabit QSFP56 (256 100 Gigabit by breakout) ports or 64 400-Gigabit ports. |
| N9K-C9400-SUP-A |
Cisco Nexus 9400 Supervisor Card |
| N9K-C9400-SW-GX2A |
Cisco Nexus 9400 25.6Tbps Switch Card |
| N9K-X9400-8D |
Cisco Nexus 9400 8p 400G QSFP-DD LEM |
| N9K-X9400-16W |
Cisco Nexus 9400 16p 200G QSFP56 LEM |
| N9K-X9400-22L |
Cisco Nexus 9400 LEM with 22 10G/25G/50G ports. |
Table 19. Cisco Nexus 9200 and 9300 Switches
| Cisco Nexus Switch |
Description |
| N9364E-SG2-Q
|
The Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-Q switch is a 2-rack unit (RU), fixed-port, high-density switch designed to support high-density 800G fabrics for next generation leaf and spine designs.
|
| N9364E-SG2-O
|
The Cisco Nexus 9364E-SG2-O Switch is a 2-rack unit (RU), fixed-port, high-density switch designed to support high-density 800G fabrics for next generation leaf and spine designs.
|
| N9K-C92348GC-X |
The Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X switch (N9K-C92348GC-X) is a 1-RU switch that supports 696 Gbps of bandwidth and over 250 mpps. The 1GBASE-T downlink ports on the 92348GC-X can be configured to work as 100 Mbps, 1-Gbps ports. The 4 ports of SFP28 can be configured as 1/10/25-Gbps and the two-ports of QSFP28 can be configured as 40- and 100-Gbps ports. The Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X is ideal for Big Data customers that require a Gigabit Ethernet ToR switch with local switching. |
| N9K-C93400LD-H1 |
1-RU fixed-port, L2/L3 switch with 48 50G SFP56 ports and 4 400G QSFP-DD uplink ports. |
| N9K-C93108TC-FX3 |
1 RU fixed-port switch Forty-eight 100M/1G/10GBASE-T ports (ports 1–48), Six 40/100-Gigabit ports QSFP28 (ports 49–54), Two management ports (one 10/100/1000BASE-T port and one SFP port), One console port (RS-232), and one USB port. |
| N9K-C9332D-H2R |
1-RU fixed-port switch with 400-Gigabit QSFP-DD ports (32), 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports (2), Management ports (one 10/100/1000BASE-T port and one SFP port), console port (RS-232), and USB port. |
| N9K-C9348GC-FX3 |
1 RU fixed-port switch 48 10/100/1000M copper RJ-45 downlink ports, 4 10-/25G SFP28 uplink ports, and 2 40-/100G QSFP28 uplink ports. |
| N9K-C9348GC-FX3PH |
1-RU fixed-port switch 40 10M/100M/1G copper RJ-45 downlink ports that support PoE/PoE+/PoE++ and 8 10M/100M copper RJ-45 downlink ports that support PoE/PoE+/PoE++, 4 10-/25G SFP28 uplink ports, and 2 40-/100G QSFP28 uplink ports. |
| N9K-C93180YC-FX3H |
1-RU fixed-port switch with 24 100M/1/10/25-Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 ports (ports 1–24), 6 10/25/40/50/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports (ports 49–54), One management port (one 10/100/1000BASE-T port), and One console port (RS-232) |
| N9K-C9316D-GX |
1-RU switch with 16x400/100/40-Gbps ports. |
| N9K-C9364C-GX |
2-RU fixed-port switch with 64 100-Gigabit SFP28 ports. |
| N9K-C93600CD-GX |
1-RU fixed-port switch with 28 10/40/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports (ports 1–28), 8 10/40/100/400-Gigabit QSFP-DD ports (ports 29–36) |
| N9K-C9364C |
2-RU Top-of-Rack switch with 64 40-/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports and 2 1-/10-Gigabit SFP+ ports.
● Ports 1 to 64 support 40/100-Gigabit speeds.
● Ports 49–64 support MACsec encryption.
● Ports 651–64and66 support 1/10 Gigabit speeds.
|
| N9K-C9364C-H1 |
2-RU fixed-port switch with 64 100G SFP28 ports. |
| N9K-C9332C |
1-RU fixed switch with 32 40/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports and 2 fixed 1/10-Gigabit SFP+ ports. |
| N9K-C9332D-GX2B |
1-Rack-unit (1-RU) spine switch with 32p 400/100-Gbps QSFP-DD ports and 2p 1/10 SFP+ ports. |
| N9K-C9348D-GX2A |
48p 40/100/400-Gigabit QSFP-DD ports and 2p 1/10G/10G SFP+ ports |
| N9K-C9364D-GX2A |
64p 400/100-Gigabit QSFP-DD ports and 2p 1/10 SFP+ ports |
| N9K-C93180YC-FX3 |
48 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 ports (ports 1–48) 6 10/25/40/50/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports (ports 49–54) |
| N9K-C93180YC-FX3S |
48 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 ports (ports 1–48) 6 10/25/40/50/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports (ports 49–54) |
| N9K-C9336C-FX2-E |
1-RU switch with 36 40-/100-Gb QSFP28 ports |
| N9K-C9336C-FX2 |
1-RU switch with 36 40-/100-Gb Ethernet QSFP28 ports |
| N9K-C93360YC-FX2 |
2-RU switch with 96 10-/25-Gigabit SFP28 ports and 12 40/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports |
| N9K-C93240YC-FX2 |
1.2-RU Top-of-Rack switch with 48 10-/25-Gigabit SFP28 fiber ports and 12 40-/100-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports. |
| N9K-C93216TC-FX2 |
2-RU switch with 96 100M/1G/10G RJ-45 ports, 12 40/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports, 2 management ports (one RJ-45 and one SFP port), 1 console port, and 1 USB port. |
| N9K-C93180YC-FX |
1-RU Top-of-Rack switch with 10-/25-/32-Gigabit Ethernet/FC ports and 6 40-/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports. You can configure the 48 ports as 1/10/25-Gigabit Ethernet ports or as FCoE ports or as 8-/16-/32-Gigabit Fibre Channel ports. |
| N9K-C93180YC-FX-24 |
1 RU 24 1/10/25-Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 front panel ports and 6 fixed 40/100-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 spine-facing ports. The SFP28 ports support 1-, 10-, and 25-Gigabit Ethernet connections and 8-, 16-, and 32-Gigabit Fibre Channel connections. |
| N9K-C93108TC-FX |
1-RU Top-of-Rack switch with 48 100M/1/10GBASE-T (copper) ports and 6 40-/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports |
| N9K-C93108TC-FX-24 |
1 RU 24 1/10GBASE-T (copper) front panel ports and 6 fixed 40/100-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 spine-facing ports. |
| N9K-C93108TC-FX3P |
1-RU fixed-port switch with 48 100M/1/2.5/5/10GBASE-T ports and 6 40-/100-Gigabit QSFP28 ports |
| N9K-C9348GC-FXP[1] |
Cisco Nexus 9300 with 48p 100M/1 G, 4p 10/25 G SFP+ and 2p 100 G QSFP |
Table 20. Cisco Nexus 9200 and 9300 Fans and Fan Trays
| Product ID |
Description |
Quantity |
Cisco Nexus Switches |
| NXA-SFAN-30CFM-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
3 |
9348GC-FX3 |
| NXA-SFAN-30CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
3 |
9348GC-FX3 |
| NXA-SFAN-30CFM-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
3 |
9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-SFAN-30CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
3 |
9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-SFAN-35CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
6
5
4 |
9332D-H2R
93400LD-H1
93108TC-FX3 |
| NXA-SFAN-35CFM-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
6
5
4 |
9332D-GX2B
93400LD-H1
93108TC-FX3 |
| NXA-SFAN-35CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
6 |
9332D-GX2B |
| NXA-FAN-160CFM-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
3 |
9364C [[2]] |
| NXA-FAN-160CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
3 |
9364C [1] 93360YC-FX2 |
| NXA-FAN-160CFM2-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
4 |
9364C-GX |
| NXA-FAN-160CFM2-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
4 |
9364C-GX |
| NXA-FAN-30CFM-B |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
3 |
|
| NXA-FAN-30CFM-F |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
3 |
|
| NXA-FAN-35CFM-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
4
6 |
92300YC [1] 9336C-FX2-E
|
| NXA-FAN-35CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring)
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
4
6
6 |
92300YC [1] 9316D-GX
9336C-FX2-E |
| NXA-FAN-65CFM-PE |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
3 |
|
| NXA-FAN-65CFM-PI |
Fan module with port-side exhaust airflow (burgundy coloring) |
3 |
93240YC-FX2 |
Table 21. Cisco Nexus 9200 and 9300 Power Supplies
| Product ID |
Description |
Quantity |
Cisco Nexus Switches |
| NXA-PDC-715W-PI |
715-W DC power supply with port-side intake airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93108TC-FX3P |
| NXA-PDC-440W-PE |
440-W DC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 |
| NXA-PDC-440W-PI |
440-W DC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-PHV-350W-PE |
350-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 |
| NXA-PHV-350W-PI |
350-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-PAC-350W-PE2 |
350-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 |
| NXA-PAC-350W-PI2 |
350-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-PAC-1900W-PE |
1900-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-PAC-1900W-PI |
1900-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9348GC-FX3 9348GC-FX3PH |
| NXA-PHV-2KW-PI |
2000-W HVDC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9332D-H2R 93400LD-H1 |
| NXA-PAC-1500W-PE |
1500-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
9332D-GX2B |
| NXA-PAC-1500W-PI |
1500-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9332D-GX2B |
| NXA-PAC-500W-PE |
500-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93180YC-FX |
| NXA-PAC-500W-PI |
500-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93180YC-FX |
| NXA-PAC-650W-PE |
650-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust (blue coloring) |
2 |
92300YC 93180YC-FX3H |
| NXA-PAC-650W-PI |
650-W AC power supply with port-side intake (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
92300YC 93180YC-FX3H |
| NXA-PAC-750W-PE |
750-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) 1 |
2 |
9336C-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-750W-PI |
750-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) 1 |
2 |
9336C-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-1100W-PE2 |
1100-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93240YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-1100W-PI2 |
1100-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93240YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-1100W-PI |
Cisco Nexus 9000 PoE 1100W AC PS, port-side intake |
2 |
93108TC-FX3P |
| NXA-PAC-1100W-PE |
Cisco Nexus 9000 PoE 1100W AC PS, port-side exhaust |
2 |
93108TC-FX3P |
| NXA-PAC-1900W-PI |
Cisco Nexus 9000 PoE 1900W AC PS, port-side intake |
2 |
93108TC-FX3P |
| NXA-PAC-1200W-PE |
1200-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93360YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-1200W-PI |
1200-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93360YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-1400W-PE |
1400-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93400LD-H1 |
| NXA-PAC-1400W-PI |
1400-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93400LD-H1 |
| N9K-PUV-1200W |
1200-W Universal AC/DC power supply with bidirectional airflow (white coloring) |
2 |
92300YC |
| NXA-PDC-930W-PE |
930-W DC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93360YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PDC-930W-PI |
930-W DC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93360YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PDC-1100W-PE |
1100-W DC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93240YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PDC-1100W-PI |
1100-W DC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93240YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PHV-1100W-PE |
1100-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
93240YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PHV-1100W-PI |
1100-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
93240YC-FX2 |
| NXA-PAC-2KW-PE |
2000-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
9364C-GX
|
| NXA-PAC-2KW-PI |
2000-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9364C-GX |
| NXA-PDC-2KW-PE |
2000-W DC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring |
2 |
9364C-GX 93400LD-H1 |
| NXA-PDC-2KW-PI |
2000-W DC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
9364C-GX 9332D-H2R 93400LD-H1 |
| N2200-PAC-400W |
400-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
92348GC-X |
| N2200-PAC-400W-B |
400-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) |
2 |
92348GC-X |
| N2200-PDC-350W-B |
350-W DC power supply with port-side intake airflow |
2 |
92348GC-X |
| N2200-PDC-400W |
400-W DC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) |
2 |
92348GC-X |
Fabric Module and Line Card compatibility details are listed below:
Table 22. Cisco Nexus 9500 Cloud Scale Line Cards
| Product ID |
N9K-C9504-FM-G |
N9K-C9508-FM-G |
N9K-C9504-FM-E |
N9K-C9508-FM-E |
N9K-C9508-FM-E2 |
N9K-C9516-FM-E2 |
| N9K-X9716D-GX |
4 |
4 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| N9K-X9736C-FX |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| N9K-X97160YC-EX |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| N9K-X9788TC-FX |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| N9K-X9732C-EX |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| N9K-X9732C-FX |
4 5 (n+1 redundancy) |
4 5 (n+1 redundancy) |
4 5 (n+1 redundancy) |
4 5 (n+1 redundancy) |
4 5 (n+1 redundancy) |
4 5 (n+1 redundancy) |
Table 23. Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards
| Product ID |
N9K-C9504-FM-R |
N9K-C9508-FM-R |
| N9K-X9636C-RX |
6 |
6 |
| N9K-X9636Q-R |
4 6 (n+2 redundancy) |
4 6 (n+2 redundancy) |
| N9K-X9636C-R |
5 6 (n+1 redundancy) |
5 6 (n+1 redundancy) |
| N9K-X96136YC-R |
6 |
6 |
Table 24. Cisco Nexus 9500 R2-Series Line Cards
| Product ID |
N9K-C9508-FM-R2 |
| N9K-X9624D-R2 |
6 |
For information about transceivers and cables supported on a switch, see the Transceiver Module (TMG) Compatibility Matrix. For the transceiver specifications and installation information, see the Install and Upgrade Guides.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights for Data Center
Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F supports the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights on Cisco Nexus 9300-FX, 9300-FX2, 9300-FX3, 9300-GX, 9300-GX2, 9400, and 9800 platform switches and 9500 platform switches with -EX/FX/GX Line Cards. See the Cisco Nexus Insights documentation.
To perform a software upgrade or downgrade, follow the instructions in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.5(x). For information about an In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), see the Cisco NX-OS ISSU Support Matrix.
| Document Title |
Description |
| Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches documentation |
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| Cisco NX-OS Software Release and Image-naming Convention |
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| Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series NXAPI REST SDK User Guide and API Reference |
Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series NX-NX-API REST SDK User Guide and API Reference |
| · Cisco Nexus 9000 and 3000 Series NX-OS Switch License Navigator |
Licensing Information Note: When you downgrade from Cisco NX-OS Release 10.5(3)F to an earlier release, the features that use the ACI+NX-OS Essentials, Advantage, and add-on licenses or the Hardware Streaming Telemetry license continue to work in honor mode in the downgraded version. In addition, the output of the show license usage command continues to include entries for these unsupported licenses. |
| Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide |
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.5(x) |
| Cisco Nexus 9000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 10.5(3)F |
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| https://cisco.github.io/cisco-mibs/supportlists/nexus9000/Nexus9000MIBSupportList.html |
Cisco NX-OS Supported MIBs |
| Supported FEX modules |
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| Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Hardware Installation Guides |
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