Forwarding Scale Profiles Information for Cisco APIC Release 6.0(3)

Supported Platforms

This section provides forwarding scale profiles hardware support information for release 6.0(3).


Note

Switches that are not listed in the following table do not support forwarding scale profiles in this release.

Full scale support for High Policy, Multicast Heavy, and High IPv4 EP scale profiles requires the switches to have 32GB of RAM

Scale Profile

Supported Switches

Dual Stack

  • Nexus 9300-EX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180LC-EX

  • Nexus 9300-FX2 series switches:

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2

    • N9K-C93216TC-FX2

    • N9K-C93240YC-FX2

    • N9K-C93360YC-FX2

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2-E

  • Nexus 9300-FX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX-24

  • N9K-C9364D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348GC-FXP

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

  • N9K-C9358GY-FXP with 24GB of RAM

  • N9K-C9400-SW-GX2A

High Dual Stack

  • Nexus 9300-EX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180LC-EX

  • Nexus 9300-FX2 series switches:

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2

    • N9K-C93216TC-FX2

    • N9K-C93240YC-FX2

    • N9K-C93360YC-FX2

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2-E

  • Nexus 9300-FX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX-24

  • N9K-C9364D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348GC-FXP

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

  • N9K-C9358GY-FXP with 24GB of RAM

  • N9K-C9400-SW-GX2A

High IPv4 EP Scale

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

High LPM

  • Nexus 9300-EX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180LC-EX

  • Nexus 9300-FX2 series switches:

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2

    • N9K-C93216TC-FX2

    • N9K-C93240YC-FX2

    • N9K-C93360YC-FX2

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2-E

  • Nexus 9300-FX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX-24

  • N9K-C9364D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348GC-FXP

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C9358GY-FXP with 24GB of RAM

  • N9K-C9400-SW-GX2A

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

Maximum LPM

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX with 32GB of RAM

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3 with 32GB of RAM

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P with 32GB of RAM

High Policy

Note

 

Full scale for this profile requires FX, FX3, GX or GX2B models with 32GB of RAM

  • Nexus 9300-EX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180LC-EX

  • Nexus 9300-FX2 series switches:

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2

    • N9K-C93216TC-FX2

    • N9K-C93240YC-FX2

    • N9K-C93360YC-FX2

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2-E

  • Nexus 9300-FX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX-24

  • N9K-C9364D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348D-GX2A

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C9400-SW-GX2A

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

IPv4 Scale

  • Nexus 9300-EX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX

    • N9K-C93108TC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX

    • N9K-C93180YC-EX-24

    • N9K-C93180LC-EX

  • Nexus 9300-FX2 series switches:

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2

    • N9K-C93216TC-FX2

    • N9K-C93240YC-FX2

    • N9K-C93360YC-FX2

    • N9K-C9336C-FX2-E

  • Nexus 9300-FX series switches:

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX

    • N9K-C93108TC-FX-24

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX

    • N9K-C93180YC-FX-24

  • N9K-C9364D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348D-GX2A

  • N9K-C9348GC-FXP

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C9358GY-FXP with 24GB of RAM

  • N9K-C9400-SW-GX2A

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

Multicast Heavy

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX

  • N9K-C93600CD-GX

  • N9K-C9364C-GX

  • N9K-C9316D-GX

  • N9K-C9332D-GX2B

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

  • N9K-C93180YC-FX3H

  • N9K-C93108TC-FX3H

Scalability

The following table provides forwarding scale profiles scalability information in release 6.0(3).


Note

Except for the Maximum LPM scale profile, the LPM scale listed in the following table includes any combination of IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes. The total of (# of IPv4 prefixes) + 2*(# of IPv6 prefixes) must not exceed the listed scale.

For the Maximum LPM scale profile, the LPM scale listed defines the max values for number of IPv4 plus IPv6 prefixes.

Scale Profile

Scale for EX, FX2, FX2-E, and GX2A Switches

Scale for FX, FX3, FXP, GX and GX2B Switches

Dual Stack

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4: 24,000

  • EP IPv6: 12,000

  • LPM: 20,000

  • Policy: 64,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs:

    • GX2A switch models: 2,000

    • Other switch models: 800

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4: 24,000

  • EP IPv6: 12,000

  • LPM: 20,000

  • Policy: 64,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs:

    • Switches with 32GB of RAM: 2,000

    • Other switches: 800

High Dual Stack

  • EP MAC: 64,000

  • EP IPv4: 64,000

  • EP IPv6: 24,000

  • LPM: 38,000

  • Policy: 8,000

  • Multicast: 512

  • VRFs: 800

  • EP MAC: 64,000

  • EP IPv4: 64,000

  • EP IPv6: 48,000

  • LPM: 38,000

  • Policy: 128,000

  • Multicast: 32,000

  • VRFs:

    • Switches with 32GB of RAM: 2,000

    • Other switches: 800

High IPv4 EP Scale

Not supported.

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4 Local: 24,000

  • EP IPv4 Total: 280,000

  • EP IPv6: 12,000

  • LPM: 40,000

  • Policy: 64,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs: 800

High LPM

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4: 24,000

  • EP IPv6: 12,000

  • LPM: 128,000

  • Policy: 8,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs: 800

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4: 24,000

  • EP IPv6: 12,000

  • LPM: 128,000

  • Policy:

    • Switches with 32GB of RAM: 32,000

    • Other switches: 8,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs:

    • Switches with 32GB of RAM: 2,000

    • Other switches: 800

Maximum LPM

Note

 

This profile is not supported on Remote Leaf (RL).

Not supported.

Note

 

Supported only on GX and GX2B switches.

  • EP MAC: 8,000

  • EP IPv4: 8,000

  • EP IPv6: 4,000

  • LPM: 440,000 IPv4 + 100,000 IPv6

  • Policy: 8,000

  • Multicast: 1,000

  • VRFs: 250

High Policy

  • EP MAC: 16,000

  • EP IPv4: 16,000

  • EP IPv6: 8,000

  • LPM: 8,000

  • Policy: 100,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs: 800

Note

 

Except FXP switches.

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4: 24,000

  • EP IPv6: 12,000

  • LPM: 20,000

  • Policy: 256,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs:

    • Switches with 32GB of RAM: 2,000

    • Other switches: 800

IPv4 Scale

  • EP MAC: 48,000

  • EP IPv4: 48,000

  • EP IPv6: 0

  • LPM: 38,000

  • Policy: 64,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs: 800

  • EP MAC: 48,000

  • EP IPv4: 48,000

  • EP IPv6: 0

  • LPM: 38,000

  • Policy: 64,000

  • Multicast: 8,000

  • VRFs: 800

Multicast Heavy

Not supported.

  • EP MAC: 24,000

  • EP IPv4 Local: 24,000

  • EP IPv4 Total: 64,000

  • EP IPv6: 4,000

  • LPM: 20,000

  • Policy: 64,000

  • Multicast: 90,000 with (S,G) scale not exceeding 72,000

  • VRFs: 800