Compatibility Matrix for Cisco Catalyst 8000V in Public and Sovereign IaaS Clouds
Supported Instance Types for Amazon Web Services
Supported Instance Types for Microsoft Azure
Supported Instance Types for Google Cloud Platform
Supported Instance Types for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Supported Instance Types for Sovereign Clouds

Compatibility Matrix for Cisco Catalyst 8000V in Public and Sovereign IaaS Clouds

This chapter describes the various public cloud compute instance sizes that are supported for Cisco Catalyst 8000V routers. The following topics specify the compute instance details for each of the supported public clouds and sovereign IaaS clouds.

Supported Instance Types for Amazon Web Services

The AMI supports different instance types that determine the size of the instance and the required amount of memory. The following are the supported instance types for Cisco Catalyst 8000V.


Release Number	Supported Instance Types
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.4xlarge c6in.8xlarge, c6in.2xlarge, c6in.xlarge, c6in.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.16.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.4xlarge c6in.8xlarge, c6in.2xlarge, c6in.xlarge, c6in.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2a Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.4xlarge c6in.8xlarge, c6in.2xlarge, c6in.xlarge, c6in.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.4xlarge c6in.8xlarge, c6in.2xlarge, c6in.xlarge, c6in.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.13.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.4xlarge c6in.8xlarge, c6in.2xlarge, c6in.xlarge, c6in.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5a Cisco IOS XE 17.12.4b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.4a Cisco IOS XE 17.12.2, Cisco IOS XE 17.12.1	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.11.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.10.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.9.7a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.5f Cisco IOS XE 17.9.5e Cisco IOS XE 17.9.4a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.4 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.2a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.18xlarge, c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.8.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.7.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.7.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.6.8a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.7 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.6a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.5a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.5 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.4 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.1a	t3.medium c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.5.1a	t3.medium, t2.medium c4.8xlarge, c4.4xlarge, c4.2xlarge, c4.xlarge, c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.4.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.4.1b Cisco IOS XE 17.4.1a	t3.medium, t2.medium c4.8xlarge, c4.4xlarge, c4.2xlarge, c4.xlarge, c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large c5n.9xlarge, c5n.4xlarge, c5n.2xlarge, c5n.xlarge, c5n.large

For more information about the instance types, see Amazon EC2 Instance Types.

Supported Instance Types for Microsoft Azure

The following 2, 4 and 8 NIC solution templates are currently offered in the Microsoft Azure marketplace in the public cloud.


Cisco IOS XE Release	Supported Instance Types/Max NICs supported
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.1a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5, Standard_D8s_v5, Standard_D4s_v5, Standard Ds_v5 Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5, Standard_D8_v5, Standard_D4_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.16.1a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5, Standard_D8s_v5, Standard_D4s_v5 Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5, Standard_D8_v5, Standard_D4_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5, Standard_D8s_v5, Standard_D4s_v5 Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5, Standard_D8_v5, Standard_D4_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5, Standard_D8s_v5, Standard_D4s_v5 Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5, Standard_D8_v5, Standard_D4_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1a	Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.13.1a	Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5, Standard_D8s_v5, Standard_D4s_v5 Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5, Standard_D8_v5, Standard_D4_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.4b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.4a	Dsv5 series: Standard_D16s_v5, Standard_D8s_v5, Standard_D4s_v5 Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5, Standard_D8_v5, Standard_D4_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.1	Dv5 series: Standard_D16_v5 Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.11.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.10.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.9.7a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.5f Cisco IOS XE 17.9.5e Cisco IOS XE 17.9.4a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.2a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.8.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.7.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.7.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.6.8a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.7 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.6a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.5a, Cisco IOS XE 17.6.4a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.2a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.5.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2
Cisco IOS XE 17.4.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.4.1b Cisco IOS XE 17.4.1a	Dsv2 series: Standard_DS4_v2, Standard_DS3_v2, Standard_DS2_v2 Dv2 series: Standard_D4_v2, Standard_D3_v2, Standard_D2_v2 Fsv2 series: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F16s_v2

Supported Instance Types for Google Cloud Platform

The following instance families are currently supported in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) marketplace.


Cisco IOS XE Release	Supported Instance Types (BYOL only)
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.1a	N4: n4-standard-32, n4-standard-4 N2: n2-standard-8, n2-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.16.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.4 Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2a Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4 N2: n2-standard-8, n2-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.13.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5a Cisco IOS XE 17.12.4b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.4a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4 N2: n2-standard-8, n2-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4
Cisco IOS XE 17.11.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.10.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.9.7a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.5f Cisco IOS XE 17.9.5e Cisco IOS XE 17.9.4a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.2a Cisco IOS XE 17.9.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.8.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.7.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.7.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.6.8a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.7 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.6a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.5a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.5 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.4 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.6.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.6.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.5.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2
Cisco IOS XE 17.4.2 Cisco IOS XE 17.4.1b Cisco IOS XE 17.4.1a	N1: n1-standard-8, n1-standard-4, n1-standard-2, n1-standard-1

Supported Instance Types for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

This section specifies the instance types supported for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) deployments.


Cisco IOS XE Release	Supported Instance Types (BYOL)
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.1a	VM.Standard.E5.Flex with 4vCPU/8GB VM.Standard.E5.Flex with 16vCPU/16GB

Supported Instance Types for Sovereign Clouds

Table 1. **Supported Instances for Alibaba Cloud (China)**
Cisco IOS XE Release	Supported Instance Types (BYOL only)
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x Cisco IOS XE 17.16.x Cisco IOS XE 17.15.x Cisco IOS XE 17.14.x Cisco IOS XE 17.13.x Cisco IOS XE 17.12.x Cisco IOS XE 17.11.x Cisco IOS XE 17.10.x Cisco IOS XE 17.9.x Cisco IOS XE 17.8.x Cisco IOS XE 17.7.x Cisco IOS XE 17.6.x	ecs.g5.4xlarge ecs.g5.large

Table 2. **Supported Instances for AWS (China)**
Cisco IOS XE Release	Supported Instance Types (BYOL only)
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.16.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.13.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.12.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.11.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.10.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.9.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.8.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.7.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large
Cisco IOS XE 17.6.x	t3.medium c4.large c5.9xlarge, c5.4xlarge, c5.2xlarge, c5.xlarge, c5.large

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