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Updated:: March 12, 2020

Chapter: Storage Interoperability Matrix

Cisco Nexus 9000/7000/6000/5600/5500/5000 Platforms and Cisco MDS 9000 Series
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Storage Interoperability Matrix

This chapter includes the following topics:

Cisco Nexus 9000/7000/6000/5600/5500/5000 Platforms and Cisco MDS 9000 Series

Table 1-1 lists the Cisco NX-OS and SAN-OS software releases that support Cisco MDS 9000 switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switches, and Cisco Nexus 5600, 5500, and 5000 switches. We recommend that customers use the latest release of Cisco NX-OS or SAN-OS software listed in Table 1-1 .

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 and SAN-OS Releases Supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches, and Cisco Nexus 5000, 5500, and 5600 Switches
Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches	Cisco NX-OS or SAN-OS Releases
Cisco MDS 9718 switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	8.3(2)
	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)

Cisco MDS 9710 switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	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(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), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)

Cisco MDS 9706 switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	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(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 9500 Series	7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)
	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), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)
	5.2(8h), 5.2(8g), 5.2(8f), 5.2(8e), 5.2(8d), 5.2(8c), 5.2(8b), 5.2(8a), 5.2(8), 5.2(6b), 5.2(6a), 5.2(6), 5.2(2d), 5.2(2a), 5.2(2), 5.2(1)
	5.0(8a), 5.0(8), 5.0(7), 5.0(4d), 5.0(4c), 5.0(4b), 5.0(4), 5.0(1a)
	4.2(9), 4.2(7e), 4.2(7d), 4.2(7b), 4.2(7a), 4.2(5), 4.2(3a), 4.2(3), 4.2(1b), 4.2(1a) 4.1(3a), 4.1(1c), 4.1(1b)
	3.3(5b), 3.3(5a), 3.3(5), 3.3(4a), 3.3(4), 3.3(3), 3.3(2), 3.3(1c), 3.3(1a), 3.2(3a), 3.2(3), 3.2(2c), 3.2(1)
	3.1(4), 3.1(3a), 3.1(3), 3.1(2b), 3.1(2a), 3.1(2), 3.1(1)
	3.0(3b), 3.0(3), 3.0(2b), 3.0(2a), 3.0(2), 3.0(1)

Cisco MDS 9250i switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	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(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), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5)

Cisco MDS 9222i switch	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), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)
	5.2(8h), 5.2(8g), 5.2(8f), 5.2(8e), 5.2(8d), 5.2(8c), 5.2(8b), 5.2(8a), 5.2(8), 5.2(6b), 5.2(6a), 5.2(6), 5.2(2d), 5.2(2a), 5.2(2), 5.2(1)
	5.0(8a), 5.0(8), 5.0(7), 5.0(4d), 5.0(4c), 5.0(4b), 5.0(4), 5.0(1a)
	4.2(9), 4.2(7e), 4.2(7d), 4.2(7b), 4.2(7a), 4.2(5), 4.2(3a), 4.2(3), 4.2(1b), 4.2(1a), 4.1(3a), 4.1(1c), 4.1(1b)
	3.3(5b), 3.3(5a), 3.3(5), 3.3(4a), 3.3(4), 3.3(3), 3.3(2), 3.3(1c), 3.3(1a), 3.2(3a), 3.2(3), 3.2(2c), 3.2(1a)

Cisco MDS 9396S switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	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(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)

Cisco MDS 9396T switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
Cisco MDS 9396T switch	8.3(2), 8.3(1)

Cisco MDS 9148 switch, Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem	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), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)
	5.2(8h), 5.2(8(8e), 5.2(8d), 5.2(8c), 5.2(8b), 5.2(8a), 5.2(8), 5.2(6b), 5.2(6a), 5.2(6), 5.2(2d), 5.2(2a), 5.2(2), 5.2(1)
	5.0(8), 5.0(7), 5.0(4d), 5.0(4c), 5.0(4b), 5.0(4), 5.0(1a)

Cisco MDS 9148S switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	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(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 9148T switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
Cisco MDS 9148T switch	8.3(2), 8.3(1)

Cisco MDS 9132T switch	8.4(1), 8.4(1a)
	8.3(2), 8.3(1)
	8.2(2), 8.2(1)

Cisco MDS 9134 and 9124 switches, Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter	5.2(8h), 5.2(8g), 5.2(8f), 5.2(8e), 5.2(8d), 5.2(8c), 5.2(8b), 5.2(8a), 5.2(8), 5.2(6b), 5.2(6a), 5.2(6), 5.2(2d), 5.2(2a), 5.2(2)
	5.0(8a), 5.0(8), 5.0(7), 5.0(4d), 5.0(4c), 5.0(4b), 5.0(4), 5.0(1a)
	4.2(9), 4.2(7e), 4.2(7d), 4.2(7b), 4.2(7a), 4.2(5), 4.2(3a), 4.2(3), 4.2(1b), 4.2(1a) 4.1(3a), 4.1(1c), 4.1(1b)
	3.3(5b), 3.3(5a), 3.3(5), 3.3(4a), 3.3(4), 3.3(3), 3.3(2), 3.3(1c), 3.3(1a), 3.2(3a), 3.2(3), 3.2(2c), 3.2(1)
	3.1(4), 3.1(3a), 3.1(3), 3.1(2b), 3.1(2a), 3.1(2), 3.1(1)

Cisco Nexus 9300 Series	9.3(3), 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)1

Cisco Nexus 9300 Series (ACI)	14.0(x)
Cisco Nexus 9300 Series (ACI)	13.2(x)

Cisco Nexus 7700 Series	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(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 7000 Series	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(1)D1(1), 7.2(0)D1(1)
	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)
	6.1(5a), 6.1(5), 6.1(4a), 6.1(4), 6.1(3), 6.1(2), 6.1(1),
	6.0(4), 6.0(3), 6.0(2), 6.0(1)
	5.2(9a), 5.2(9), 5.2(7) 5.2(5), 5.2(4), 5.2(3a), 5.2(1)

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series	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)
	6.0(2)N2(7), 6.0(2)N2(6), 6.0(2)N2(5a), 6.0(2)N2(5), 6.0(2)N2(4), 6.0(2)N2(3), 6.0(2)N2(2), 6.0(2)N2(1b), 6.0(2)N2(1), 6.0(2)N1(2a), 6.0(2)N1(2), 6.0(2)N1(1a)

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series	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)

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series	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)
	6.0(2)N2(7), 6.0(2)N2(6), 6.0(2)N2(5a), 6.0(2)N2(5), 6.0(2)N2(4), 6.0(2)N2(3), 6.0(2)N2(2), 6.0(2)N2(1b), 6.0(2)N2(1), 6.0(2)N1(2a), 6.0(2)N1(2), 6.0(2)N1(1)
	5.2(1)N1(9b), 5.2(1)N1(9a), 5.2(1)N1(9), 5.2(1)N1(8b), 5.2(1)N1(8a), 5.2(1)N1(8), 5.2(1)N1(7), 5.2(1)N1(6), 5.2(1)N1(5), 5.2(1)N1(4), 5.2(1)N1(3), 5.2(1)N1(2a), 5.2(1)N1(2), 5.2(1)N1(1b), 5.2(1)N1(1a), 5.2(1)N1(1)
	5.1(3)N2(1c), 5.1(3)N2(1b), 5.1(3)N2(1a), 5.1(3)N2(1), 5.1(3)N1(1a), 5.1(3)N1(1)
	5.0(3)N2(2b), 5.0(3)N2(2a), 5.0(3)N2(2), 5.0(3)N2(1), 5.0(3)N1(1c)
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series	5.2(1)N1(9b), 5.2(1)N1(9a), 5.2(1)N1(9), 5.2(1)N1(8b), 5.2(1)N1(8a), 5.2(1)N1(8), 5.2(1)N1(7), 5.2(1)N1(6), 5.2(1)N1(5), 5.2(1)N1(4), 5.2(1)N1(3), 5.2(1)N1(2a), 5.2(1)N1(2), 5.2(1)N1(1b), 5.2(1)N1(1a), 5.2(1)N1(1)
	5.1(3)N2(1c), 5.1(3)N2(1b), 5.1(3)N2(1a), 5.1(3)N2(1), 5.1(3)N1(1a), 5.1(3)N1(1)
	5.0(3)N2(2b), 5.0(3)N2(2a), 5.0(3)N2(2), 5.0(3)N2(1), 5.0(3)N1(1c), 5.0(2)N2(1a), 5.0(2)N2(1), 5.0(2)N1(1)
	4.2(1)N2(1a), 4.2(1)N2(1), 4.2(1)N1(1)
	4.1(3)N2(1a), 4.1(3)N2(1), 4.1(3)N1(1a), 4.1(3)N1(1)
	4.0(1a)N2(1a), 4.0(1a)N2(1), 4.0(1a)N1(1a), 4.0(1a)N1(1), 4.0(0)N1(2a), 4.0(0)N1(2), 4.0(0)N1(1a)

^1.FC NVP feature support requires Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) and above.

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.

EMC—visit the EMC Interoperability support matrices. Refer to this matrix for comprehensive list of the latest supported EMC storage arrays. http://www.emc.com/interoperability
HDS—visit Product Interoperability Documentation: http://www.hds.com/products/interoperability/
HP—visit HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website : http://h20272.www2.hp.com

See the EBS compatibility matrix http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

IBM—visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss
NetApp—visit Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT): http://support.netapp.com/matrix/

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

Note 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.

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	FC/FCoE	MDS 9xxx	Cisco Nexus 9xxx	Cisco Nexus 7xxx	Cisco Nexus 6xxx	Cisco Nexus 5xxx	Cisco Nexus 2xxx
Cisco	M81KR, VIC P81E, VIC 1225, VIC 1225T, VIC 1227, VIC1227T, VIC 1240, VIC 1280, VIC 1285, VIC 1340, VIC 1380, VIC 1385	Windows 2008	All	FCoE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2012	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2016	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 5.x	All		Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		SUSE 11	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		SUSE 12	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 4.x	All		Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 5.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Emulex	LPe35000 Series HBA, LPe32000 Series HBA, LPe31000 Series HBA, LPe16000 Series HBA, LPe1250 Series HBA, LPe12000 Series HBA, LPe11000 Series HBA, LP11000 Series HBA, LP10000 series HBA, LP9000 Series HBA	Windows 2000	All	FC	Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2003	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2008	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2012	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2016	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 4.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		SUSE 10	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		SUSE 11	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		SUSE 12	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Oracle UEK 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Oracle UEK 6.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Oracle UEK 7.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		VMware ESX 4.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		VMware ESX 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		VMware ESX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Solaris 10	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		Solaris 11	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		HP UX 11	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		HP UX 11i	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		AIX 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		AIX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		AIX 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		VIOS 2.2.3.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		IBMi7.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
	OCe 14102 Series CNA, OCe 11102 Series CNA, OCe 10102 Series CNA	Windows 2003	All	FCoE	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2008	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2012	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2016	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 5.x	All		Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		SUSE 11	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		SUSE 12	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 4.x	All		Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 5.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		AIX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		AIX 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VIOS 2.2.3.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Qlogic	2700 Series HBA, 2600 Series HBA, 2500 Series HBA, 2400 Series HBA, 2300 Series HBA, 2200 Series HBA	Windows 2000	All	FC	Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2003	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2008	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2012	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Windows 2016	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 4.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Red Hat 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		SUSE 10	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		SUSE 11	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		SUSE 12	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Oracle UEK 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Oracle UEK 6.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		Oracle UEK 7.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		VMware ESX 4.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		VMware ESX 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		VMware ESX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		Solaris 10	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		Solaris 11	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		HP UX 11	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		HP UX 11i	All		Yes	—	—	—	—	—
		AIX 5.x	All		Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—
		AIX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		AIX 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
		VIOS 2.2.3.x	All		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	—
	8400 Series CNA, 8300 Series CNA, 8200 Series CNA, 8100 Series CNA	Windows 2003	All	FCoE	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2008	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2012	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Windows 2016	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 5.x	All		Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Red Hat 7.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		SUSE 11	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		SUSE 12	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 4.x	All		Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 5.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VMware ESX 6.x	All		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		VIOS 2.2.3.x	All		Yes	—	Yes	Yes	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	—	—	—	—	—

Note ● For information on OEM-branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters from Broadcom and Cavium, see www.broadcom.com or www.cavium.com and refer to the Cross Reference guides for the equivalent part or model numbers. The following are the list of guides for reference:

– Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters Reference Guides

– Qlogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters Reference Guides

Table 1-3 provides details on Disk Storage support.

Table 1-3 Disk Storage Support Matrix

**Note** “MDS 9xxx” in the following table includes Cisco MDS 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter and the Cisco MDS 4Gb and 8Gb Fabric Switches for c-Class BladeSystem.
Vendor	Model	FC/FCOE	MDS 9xxx	Cisco Nexus 9xxx	Cisco Nexus 7xxx	Cisco Nexus 6xxx	Cisco Nexus 5xxx
IBM	DS3512	FC	Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS4700		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS4800		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS5300		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS81xx		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS83xx		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS88xx		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DS87xx		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	XIV		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	FlashSystem 840/V840	FC/FCoE	Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes
	FlashSystem 900		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes
	FlashSystem 9100		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes
	SAN Volume Controller (SVC)		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Storwize v7000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Storwize v5000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Storwize v3000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

EMC	VMAX Family	FC/FCoE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	DMX Family		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	VNX and VNXe Family		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	CX Family		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	XtremIO	FC	Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	DDR670		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	Vplex		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	Unity		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	PowerMAX		Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes
HDS/Hitachi Vantara	Virtual Storage Platform (VSP)	FC/FCoE	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Virtual Storage Platform G1000/G1500/F1500	FC/FCoE	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS)150/130	FC	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM)		Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Virtual Storage Platform 5100, 5100H, 5500, 5500H, G800, G600, G400, G200, F800, F600, F400 Virtual Storage Platform G900, G700, G370, G350, F900, F700, F370, F350		Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes




HP	P9500	FC/FCoE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	P6300/6500		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	3PAR StoreServ 7000/8000/9000/10000/20000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	P2000 G3	FC	Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/80 00/8100		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	EVA4400		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	EVA6400/8400		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	MSA2000		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	XP 10K, 12K, 20K, 24K		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	XP7		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	3PAR F200/400		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	3PAR T400/800		Yes	—	—	—	Yes

NetApp	AFF A-Series	FCoE/FC	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	Yes
	FAS2000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	FAS3000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	FAS6000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	FAS8000		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	E2700		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
	E5600		Yes	—	—	—	Yes
Pure Storage	FA-400 Series	FC	Yes	—	—	Yes	Yes
	FlashArray //M Series		Yes	—	—	Yes	Yes
	FlashArray //X Series		Yes	—	—	Yes	Yes

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	FC/FCoE	Cisco MDS 9xxx Series	Cisco Nexus 5xxx/2xxx Series	Cisco Nexus 7xxx Series	HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS-M Version
Cisco	Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects	FC and FCoE	MDS NX-OS 6.x and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x	NX-OS 5.2(1)N1(2) and above from Table 1-1 for 5.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 support matrix.

Table 1-5 NVMe over FC Support Matrix
Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches	Vendor	HBA Model	Operating System	Cisco MDS 9000 Release Version	Cisco Nexus 5000 Release Version	Cisco Nexus 9000 Release Version
Cisco MDS 9700, Cisco MDS 9396S, Cisco MDS 9396T,² Cisco MDS 9250i, Cisco MDS 9132T, Cisco MDS 9148S, Cisco MDS 9148T³, Cisco Nexus 56xx, Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX	Emulex	LPe 32002, LPe 35002	Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 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


	QLogic	QLE 2742, QLE 2692	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

^2.These Cisco MDS Switches require MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.

^3.These Cisco MDS Switches require MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(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	FC/FCOE	MDS 9xxx	Cisco Nexus 7xxx	Cisco Nexus 6xxx	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		Yes	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS 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		Yes	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS 4000		Yes	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS 8000		Yes	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3, DX200 S3, DX500 S3, DX600 S3	FCoE	—	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX80 S2		—	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX90 S2		—	—	—	Yes
	FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series		—	—	—	Yes
	ETERNUS DX8000 S2 Series		—	—	—	Yes
Nimble Storage	CS Series AFA Series	FC	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Qlogic 2500 Series Qlogic 2600 Series Emulex 12000 Emulex 16000 CISCO VIC122x CISCO VIC 128x	Windows2012 R2,SP1 Windows2008 R2 SP1 RHEL 6 ESXi 5.5,5.1 ESX 5.0 OracleLinux EUK 6
Tegile Systems	IntelliFlash Storage Array Family¹	FC	Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x	—	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	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 Windows2008 R2 SP1 RHEL 6.5 ESXi 5.5,5.1 ESX 5.0
Violin Memory	Flash Storage Platform 7x00	FC	Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(13a) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x	—	—	—	Qlogic 2600 Series Emulex 16000	Windows2012 R2, SP1 Windows2008 R2, SP1 RHEL 7.1 ESX 6.0
INFINIDAT	InfiniBox F-Series	FC	Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x	—	—	Yes	Qlogic 2600 Series Qlogic 2500 Series LPE16000 Series LPE12000 Series	Windows2012 R2, SP1 Solaris 10, 11 RHEL 7.2 ESXi 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0
Kaminario	K2 All Flash Array	FC	Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above from Table 1-1 for 6.x	—	—	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
Dell Compellent	SC9000, SC8000, SC7020, SC7020/F, SC5020, SC5020/F, SC4020, SCv30x0, SCv20x0	FC	Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1) and later from Table 1-1 for 8.x Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(17) and later from Table 1-1 for 6.x	—	—	—	Qlogic 2500 Series Qlogic 2600 Series Emulex 12000 Emulex 16000 Emulex 31000 Emulex 32000	Windows2012 R2 Windows2008 R2 SP1, RHEL 7.3 ESX 6.5
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 Windows2008 R2 SP1 RHEL 7 SuSE 12 ESXi 5.5, ESX 6.5

^{1. 8G FC only.}

Table 1-7 provides details on Tape Storage support.

Table 1-7 Tape Storage Support Matrix
Vendor	Library/Drive Model	FC/FCOE	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

HP	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		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	FC	Yes	—	—
Spectralogic	IBM HHLTO6	FC	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.

Table 1-9 DWDM Support
Vendor	Library/Drive Model	MAN/WAN Type	Protocol	Card Mode	Data Rate (Gbps)	MDS Model
Cisco	ONS 15454 with 10x10G Multi-rate LC	DWDM	Transparent	Transponder	8,10	All MDS 9xxx
Cisco	ONS 15454 with 10x10G and 100G trunk LC	DWDM	Transparent	Muxponder	8,10	All MDS 9xxx
Cisco	ONS 15454 with AR-XPE	DWDM	Transparent	Transponder	2, 4, 8	All MDS 9xxx
Cisco	ONS 15454 with AR-XPE	DWDM	Transparent	Muxponder	2, 4	All MDS 9xxx
Cisco	ONS 15454 with WSE	DWDM	Transparent	Transponder	8,10	All MDS 9xxx
Cisco	ONS 15454 with OTU2-XP	DWDM	Transparent	Transponder	8, 5G (IFB)	All MDS 9xxx
Cisco	NCS 2000 with 400G-XP	DWDM	Transparent	Muxponder	16	MDS 9700 MDS 9396S

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 Module⁴ Cisco MDS 9132T⁵ Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T⁶
	DS-8G-ZR-Cxx⁷	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

^4.This module is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

^5.The Cisco MDS 9132T switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

^6.The Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T switches are supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

^7.xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/

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