Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software Installation And Configuration Guide

Compatibility Matrix for Public and Sovereign IaaS Clouds

Updated: March 5, 2026

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Overview

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 Interface
Supported instances for sovereign clouds

Overview

Specifies the supported public cloud compute instance types and sizes for Cisco Catalyst 8000V public cloud installation.

This chapter explains the supported public cloud compute instance sizes for Cisco Catalyst 8000V routers. Each of this section describes the compute instance details for every supported public cloud and sovereign IaaS cloud.

Supported instance types for Amazon Web Services

Cisco Catalyst 8000V running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) supports the instance types that are specified in this table. The instance type determines the size of the instance and the required amount of memory.


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 17.15.5 Cisco IOS XE 17.15.4c Cisco IOS XE 17.15.4 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 17.12.7 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5d Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5c 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 17.9.9 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.8 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.7b 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

This topic specifies the instance types that are supported for Cisco Catalyst 8000V deployment in Microsoft Azure. The 2, 4 and 8 NIC solution templates mentioned in this table 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 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 17.15.5 Cisco IOS XE 17.15.4c Cisco IOS XE 17.15.4 Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3a Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2a 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 17.12.7 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5d Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5c Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5b Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5a 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 17.9.9 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.8 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.7b 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

Cisco Catalyst 8000V running on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) supports the instance types that are specified in this table.


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 17.15.5 Cisco IOS XE 17.15.4c 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 17.12.7 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.6 Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5d Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5c 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 17.9.9 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.8 Cisco IOS XE 17.9.7b 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 Interface

This section specifies the instance types supported for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) deployments in Cisco Catalyst 8000V.


Cisco IOS XE release	Supported instance types (BYOL)
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x	VM.Standard.E5.Flex with 4vCPU/8GB VM.Standard.E5.Flex with 16vCPU/16GB

Supported instances for sovereign clouds

Cisco Catalyst 8000V running on sovereign clouds support the instance types that are specified in the tables in this section.

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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