Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products
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- May 26, 2023
Chapter: Switch Interoperability Matrix
Switch Interoperability Matrix
This chapter lists the devices tested by Cisco Solution-Interoperability Engineering group (iLAB) for switch interoperability and lists firmware versions and software versions.
This matrix is created based on the configurations that Cisco has successfully tested. If some configuration is not listed in this document, it does not mean that they do not work. It only means that the configuration was not officially tested by Cisco. Cisco TAC supports only the Cisco qualified configurations. For more information, contact your local Cisco representative.
Switch Interoperability Matrix
The switch Interoperability test was performed per the Fibre Channel Methodologies for Interconnect (FC-MI) Technical Report version 1.92 which describes common methodologies for facilitating interoperability in a heterogeneous switch SAN environment.
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For information on switch interoperability that is not covered in this document, contact your local Cisco representative. When topology and functional requirements are made explicit, Cisco can propose adequate implementations to make a multivendor environment possible. Depending on your requirements, switch interoperability may or may not be required.
Note If a major version is qualified, then all the qualified versions must also work for the switch. Also, a desired combination of a Cisco NX-OS software version and a Brocade switch may not appear in this section. In such scenarios, contact your local Cisco representative for more information.
Note From FOS version 7.x, only interop mode 3 is supported.
Note All Cisco data center switches including MDS, Nexus platforms, and UCS FI are interoperable among each other at all code levels released on Cisco website. If there is any feature specific code level recommendation for a release, we publish the information in Release Notes and product configuration guides.
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Table 3-2 Switch Interoperability Matrix (InterOp Mode), Nexus 5000, and Nexus 9000 Series
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Table 3-5 Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPV Mode), Nexus 5000 Series
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Table 3-6 Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPV Mode), Nexus 9000 Series
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Note Brocade switch in Access gateway (AG) Mode connected to Cisco MDS switch with NPIV enabled is certified, and vice versa. Brocade AG mode is equivalent to Cisco NPV mode and Brocade switch with NPIV feature enabled is equivalent to Cisco switch with NPIV feature enabled.
Table 3-7 Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPIV Feature), MDS 9000 Series
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1.For detailed information, see https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/utility/document.aspx?docurl=Shared%20Documents/hw/switches/C-Series_FC_Switch_Connectivity_Stream.pdf. |
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