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Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products

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Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products

Chapter Title

Storage Interoperability Matrix

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Updated:
August 15, 2022

Chapter: Storage Interoperability Matrix

Storage Interoperability Matrix

This chapter includes the following topics:

Cisco Nexus 9000/7000/5000 Series Switches and Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

Table 1-1 lists the Cisco NX-OS software releases that support Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. For Cisco MDS products, we recommend that customers refer to the Recommended Releases for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches document for NX-OS release for both new and existing deployments.

The switches listed in Table 1-1 support the disk and tape storage products and the CNA and HBA devices listed in Table 1-2 , Table 1-3 , and Table 1-7 .

Table 1-1 Cisco NX-OS Releases Supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches, and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches
Cisco NX-OS Releases

Cisco MDS 97061, 9710, and 97182 switches

9.3(1)

9.2(2), 9.2(1)

8.5(1)

8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1) 3

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2(27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11e), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5b), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)

 

 

Cisco MDS 9500 Series

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2 (27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11e), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5b), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)

 

 

Cisco MDS 9250i switch

9.3(1)

8.5(1)

8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2(27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11e), 6.2(11d), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5b), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5)

 

 

Cisco MDS 9220i switch

9.3(1)

9.2(2), 9.2(1)

8.5(1)

 

 

Cisco MDS 9148S and 9396S4 switches

9.3(1)

8.5(1)

8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2(27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9)

 

 

Cisco MDS 9132T, 9148T5, and 9396T6 switches

9.3(1)

9.2(2), 9.2(1)

8.5(1)

8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

 

 

Cisco MDS 9148v and 9124v switches

9.3(1)

 

 

Cisco Nexus 93007 Series

10.2(2) F, 10.2(1) F

10.1(1)

9.3(7), 9.3(6), 9.3(5), 9.3(4), 9.3(3) 8, 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(3), 9.2(2), 9.2(1)

7.0(3)I4(1), 7.0(3)I7(3)

 

 

Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series switches

8.4(2), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(4), 8.2(3), 8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1)

8.(0)1

7.3(3)D1(1), 7.3(2)D1(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)DX(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

7.2(2)D1(2), 7.2(2)D1(1), 7.2(2)D1(2), 7.2(2)D1(1), 7.2(1)D1(1), 7.2(0)D1(1)

6.2(24), 6.2(22), 6.2(20a), 6.2(20), 6.2(18), 6.2(16), 6.2(14), 6.2(12), 6.2(10), 6.2(8b), 6.2(8a), 6.2(8), 6.2(6b), 6.2(6a), 6.2(6), 6.2(2a), 6.2(2)

 

 

Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 Series

7.3(10)N1(1), 7.3(9)N1(1), 7.3(8)N1(1), 7.3(7)N1(1b), 7.3(7)N1(1a), 7.3(7)N1(1), 7.3(6)N1(1), 7.3(5)N1(1), 7.3(4)N1(1), 7.3(3)N1(1), 7.3(2)N1(1), 7.3(1)N1(1), 7.3(0)N1(1)

7.2(1)N1(1), 7.2(0)N1(1)

7.1(5)N1(1), 7.1(4)N1(1), 7.1(3)N1(2), 7.1(3)N1(1), 7.1(2)N1(1), 7.1(1)N1(1), 7.1(0)N1(1b), 7.1(0)N1(1a)

7.0(8)N1(1), 7.0(7)N1(1), 7.0(6)N1(1), 7.0(5)N1(1a), 7.0(5)N1(1), 7.0(4)N1(1), 7.0(3)N1(1), 7.0(2)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(1)

1.Cisco MDS 9706 is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and later releases.

2.Cisco MDS 9718 is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(0)D1(1) and later releases.

3.Cisco MDS 9718 does not support Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

4.Cisco MDS 9396S is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(13) and later releases.

5.Cisco MDS 9148T switch is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later releases.

6.Cisco MDS 9396T switch is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later releases.

7.The Cisco NPV feature support requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) and later releases.

8.Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(3) and later provide support for FC or FCoE switch modes on N9K-C93180YC-FX platform switches.

OSM Information

More configuration information for host, target, switch, or optical equipment may be available on the OSM web site.

For HBA or CNA driver and firmware version and storage firmware version, see the following OSM websites to obtain their latest support matrix.

Table 1-2 provides details on HBA, CNA, and Operating System support.

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Noteblank.gif In Table 1-2 given below, while choosing an adapter (CNA or HBA) of your interest, refer the adapter Release Notes first to check which operating system drivers are available and then choose from the Operating Systems column. Refer Table 1-5 for NVMe over FC support Matrix.

In the following “Software Support Matrix” tables:

  • The term, “Yes” indicates the supported release versions.
  • The “—” symbol indicates the unsupported release versions.

Table 1-2 HBA, CNA, and Operating System Support
Vendor
HBA/CNA Model
Operating Systems
Version/
Patch
Protocol
Cisco MDS 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 7xxx
Cisco Nexus 5xxx
Cisco Nexus 2xxx

Cisco

VIC 1225,

VIC 1225T,

VIC 1227,

VIC1227T,

VIC 1240,

VIC 1280,

VIC 1285,

VIC 1340,

VIC 1380,

VIC 1385,

VIC 1455

Windows 2012

All

FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2022

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 15

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Emulex9

LPe36000 Series HBA,

LPe35000 Series HBA,

LPe32000 Series HBA,

LPe31000 Series HBA,

LPe16000 Series HBA,

LPe1250 Series HBA,

LPe12000 Series HBA

Windows 2012

All

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2022

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 15

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 6Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 7Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 8Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

VMware ESX 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

HP-UX 11.31 IA

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

Solaris 11

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCe 14102 Series CNA,

OCe 11102 Series CNA

Windows 2012

All

FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Qlogic10

2700 Series HBA,

2600 Series HBA,

2500 Series HBA

Windows 2012

All

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2022

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 15

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 6Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 7Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 8Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

VMware ESX 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

HP-UX 11.31 IA

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

AIX 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

8400 Series CNA,

8300 Series CNA,

8200 Series CNA

Windows 2012

All

FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QL41262 CNA,

QL45462 CNA

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

SLES 15

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

ATTO

CTFC-322E

Windows 2016

All

FC

Yes

—

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

SUSE 12

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

9.For Emulex adapter support with VIOS, IBMi, or AIX check IBM SSIC at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss.

10.For Qlogic adapter support with VIOS, IBMi, or AIX check IBM SSIC at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss.
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Noteblank.gif For information on OEM-branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters from Broadcom and Marvell, see www.broadcom.com or www.marvell.com and refer to the Cross Reference guides for the equivalent part or model numbers.

Table 1-3 provides details on Disk Storage support.

Table 1-3 Disk Storage Support Matrix

Vendor
Model
Protocol
Cisco MDS 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 7xxx
Cisco Nexus 5xxx

IBM

DS8870/DS8880/DS8890

FC, FICON

Yes

—

—

Yes

DS8900

Yes

—

—

Yes

XIV Gen 3

Yes

—

—

Yes

FlashSystem 840/V840

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FlashSystem 900, 9000, 9100

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC11

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem 5000, 7200, 9200

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Storwize 5100, 7000

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem 7300, 9500

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem A9000

FC

Yes

—

—

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dell EMC

VMAX Family

FC, FCoE, FICON

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VNX and VNXe Family

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

XtremIO

FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

DDR670

Yes

—

—

Yes

VPLEX

Yes

—

—

Yes

Unity Family

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

PowerStore Family

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

PowerMAX

FC, NVMe/FC, FICON

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

SC Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hitachi Vantara

Virtual Storage Platform 5100, 5100H, 5200, 5200H, 5500, 5500H, 5600, 5600H

FC, NVMe/FC, FICON

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

Virtual Storage Platform G1000/G1500/F1500

FC, FCoE, FICON

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

Virtual Storage Platform E990, E790, E790H, E590, E590H, E1090, E1090H, G900, G800, G700, G600, G400, G370, G200, F900, F800, F700, F600, F400, F370, F350

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HPE

P9500

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3PAR StoreServ 7000/8000/9000/10000/20000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primera 600 Storage

Yes

—

—

Yes

Alletra 6000, 9000

FC

Yes

—

—

—

MSA 1050/1060/2040/2050/2060

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

XP7, XP8

FC, FICON

Yes

—

—

Yes

Nimble Storage CS Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Nimble Storage AFA Series

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NetApp

AFF A-Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS2000

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS3000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS6000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS8000

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS9000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

EF280, E2800

FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

EF570, EF600, E5700

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pure Storage

FA-400 Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashArray//M Series

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashArray//X Series

FlashArray//C Series

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

—

11.For NVMe/FC support, you need 8.2.1.x or later firmware.

Table 1-4 provides details on Cisco UCS-B Series Fabric Interconnect support.

Table 1-4 Cisco UCS-B Series Fabric Interconnect Support Matrix
Vendor
Model
Protocol
Cisco MDS 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 5xxx/2xxx
Cisco Nexus 7xxx
HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS-M Version

Cisco

Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects,

Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects,

Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

MDS NX-OS 6.x and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x

NX-OS 6.0(2)N1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x

NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

NX-OS 6.1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x

All HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS releases listed in UCS HCL below are supported with Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus products.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

Table 1-5 provides details on NVMe over FC and FCoE support matrix.

Table 1-5 NVMe over FC and FCoE Support Matrix
Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches
Vendor 12
HBA Model
Operating System
Cisco MDS 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 5xxx
Cisco Nexus 9xxx

Cisco MDS 97xx,

Cisco MDS 9396S,

Cisco MDS 9396T,13

Cisco MDS 9220i14,

Cisco MDS 9250i,

Cisco MDS 9132T,

Cisco MDS 9148S,

Cisco MDS 9148T15,

Cisco MDS 9148V16,

Cisco MDS 9124V17,

Cisco Nexus 56xx,

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX,

Cisco Nexus 93360YC-FX2

Emulex

LPe 32000,

LPe 35000

LPe 36000

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

SLES 12 SP4

SLES 15

RHEL 7.6 and above

RHEL 8.0 and above

OL 8.2 (UEK)

ESXi 7.0

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

QLogic

QLE 2700, QLE 2600

SLES 12 SP4

SLES 15

RHEL 7.6

RHEL 8.0

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

Cisco

VIC 14xx

RHEL 8.1

SLES 12 SP3

SLES 15 SP1 and above

ESX 6.x and 7.x

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

12.Please refer to the Storage Vendors Matrix support documents for end to end NVMe/FC support details.

13.Cisco MDS 9396T switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.

14.Cisco MDS 9220i switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1) and later.

15.Cisco MDS 9148T switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.

16.Cisco MDS 9148v switches requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) and later.

17.Cisco MDS 9124v switches requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) and later.

Table 1-6 provides details on Storage array support based on vendor self-certification.

Table 1-6 Storage Array Support based on Vendor Self-certification

 

Vendor
Model
Protocol
Cisco MDS 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 7xxx
Cisco Nexus 5xxx
HBA/CNA
Operating System

Fujitsu

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 Sx, DX100 Sx, DX200 Sx, DX500 Sx, DX600 Sx, DX900 Sx, DX200F, AF150 Sx, AF250, AF250 Sx, AF650, AF650 Sx

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Refer Table 1-2

Refer Table 1-2

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S3, DX8900 S3,
DX8900 S4

Yes

—

—

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 S2, DX80 S2, DX90 S2

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series, DX8000 S2 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60, DX80, DX90

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8000 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS 2000, 4000, 8000

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3, DX200 S3, DX500 S3, DX600 S3

FCoE

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX80 S2, DX90 S2

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8000 S2 Series

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AX Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HX2000 Series

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HX6000 Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HB1000 Series, HB2000 Series

FC

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AB Series, HB5000 Series

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

Yes

Tegile Systems

IntelliFlash Storage Array Family18

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

NX-OS 6.0(2)x(x) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x

NX-OS 7.0(5)x(x) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

Qlogic 2500 Series

Emulex 12000

CISCO VICM81KR

CISCO VIC122x

CISCO VIC128x

CISCO VIC13xx

Windows2012 R2,SP1

RHEL 6.5

ESXi 5.5,5.1

ESX 5.0

Infinidat

InfiniBox F-Series

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

Yes

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2700 Series

LPE16000 Series

LPE35000 Series

Windows 2016

Windows 2019

RHEL 7.9

RHEL 8.2

ESXi 6.7U3

Kaminario

K2 All Flash Array

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

NX-OS 7.3(0)N1(1) and above from Table 1-1 for 7.x

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2500 Series

Windows2012 R2, SP1

Solaris 11

RHEL 7.2

ESX 6.0

Vexata

VX-100F

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1) and later from Table 1-1 for 8.x

—

—

Qlogic 2500 Series

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2700 Series

Emulex 12000

Emulex 16000

Emulex 32000

CISCO VIC122x

CISCO VIC 128x

Windows2012 R2,SP1

RHEL 7

SuSE 12

ESXi 5.5, ESX 6.5

18.8G FC only.

Table 1-7 provides details on Tape Storage support.

Table 1-7 Tape Storage Support Matrix
Vendor
Library/Drive Model
Protocol
Cisco MDS 9xxx
Cisco Nexus 7xxx
Cisco Nexus 5xxx

Oracle/STK

SL3000(Library)

FC

Yes

—

Yes

SL500 (Library)

Yes

—

Yes

SL150(Library)

Yes

—

Yes

L700(Library)

Yes

—

Yes

L180(Library)

Yes

—

Yes

VTLplus

Yes

—

Yes

STK-9840-C

Yes

—

Yes

STK-9840-D

Yes

—

Yes

STK-9940-B

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T10K-A

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T10K-B

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T10K-C

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T 10K-D

FC/FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

HP LTO5

FC

Yes

—

Yes

HP LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

HP HH LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

HP HH LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM HH LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM HH LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

HPE

LTO3

FC

Yes

—

Yes

LTO4

Yes

—

Yes

LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

LTO5HH

Yes

—

Yes

LTO6HH

Yes

—

Yes

LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM

3584 (Library)

FC

Yes

—

Yes

3592-EO5

Yes

—

—

3952 – E08

Yes

—

—

3952 – E06

Yes

—

—

LTO3

Yes

—

Yes

LTO4

Yes

—

Yes

LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

LTO8

Yes

—

—

TS4300 (Library)

Yes

—

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantum

I500 (Library)

FC

Yes

—

Yes

HP LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

HP LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spectralogic

T50e (Library)

FC

Yes

—

—

IBM HHLTO6

Yes

—

—

 

Table 1-8 provides details on recommended iSCSI initiators.

Table 1-8 Recommended iSCSI initiators

iSCSI Initiators

Open iSCSI 2.0-873.29.el6

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 6.2.9200.16813, 6.1.7601.18386 and 6.3.9600.17090

Table 1-9 provides details on Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) support.

Cisco supports all WDM networking systems that are compliant with Fibre Channel standards for distance extension and are expected to work with Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches.

The following products have been through system verification tests:

Table 1-9 DWDM Support
Vendor
Type
Data Rate (Gbps)
MDS Model

Cisco

ONS 15454, NCS 2000

4, 8, 10, 16, 32

MDS 9xxx

ADVA

FSP2000, FSP3000

Contact the WDM vendors for specific configuration guidelines or version recommendations.

Recommendations :

  • FEC on Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches should be disabled on 16 Gbps links.
  • Ensure that enough buffer credits are configured on MDS ports to cover the distance for the specific frame size.
  • Use logical link bundling via port channels across DWDM links even in case of different path lengths. The superior technology of port channels to any other logical bundling solution in the industry makes this possible and provides the benefit of higher reliability without impacting FSPF routing decisions.
  • Check with your DWDM vendor for specific configurations and setting, specifically for NOS/LOS propagation.
  • Enable port-tracking on Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches.

Table 1-10 provides details on Non-Cisco Transceiver Support support.

Table 1-10 Non-Cisco Transceiver Support
Vendor
Part Number
Description
Required OS
Supported Platforms

Smartoptics

DS-8G-ZR xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, 1550nm, SM, DDM, 23dB, 80km

6.2(19) and later

8.2(1) and later

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module

Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module19

Cisco MDS 9132T20

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T21

DS-8G-ZR-Cxx22

SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, CWDM, SM, DDM, 23dB, 70km

DS-8G-ZR-Dxxxx xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, DWDM, SM, DDM, 23dB, 80km

DS-16G-ER xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, 1550nm, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

DS-16G-ER-Cxx xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, CWDM, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

DS-16G-ER-Dxxxx xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, DWDM, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

DS-32G-IR-Dxxxx xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

SFP28, 8/16/32G FC, DWDM 100GHz, DDM, 7dB, 10km

8.4(1a) and later

19.This module is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

20.The Cisco MDS 9132T switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

21.The Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T switches are supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

22.xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

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