Licensing Requirements
For a complete explanation of Cisco NX-OS licensing recommendations and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide and the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Options Guide.
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Starting with Cisco NX-OS release 7.0(3)I7(1), use the Nexus Switch Platform Support Matrix to know from which Cisco NX-OS releases various Cisco Nexus 9000 and 3000 switches support a selected feature.
The following table list the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series hardware that the FC-NPV and FCoE-NPV features are supported.
To enable FC/FCoE NPV mode on Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches, you must configure feature-set fcoe-npv.
Note |
For more information about enabling SAN Switching mode on Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 9.3(x) |
Switches / Line cards |
Model (PID) |
FC NP Port |
FCoE NP Port |
FC Edge Port |
FCoE Edge Port |
FEX Support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cisco Nexus 9200 Series Switches |
N9K-C9236C |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
N9K-C9272Q |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-C92160YC-X |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches |
N9K-C9332PQ |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
N9K-C9372PX-E |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
N9K-C9396PX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
N9K-C93180YC-EX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
N9K-C93180LC-EX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
N9K-C93180YC-FX |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
N9K-C93360YC-FX2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Cisco Nexus 9504 and 9508 Switches |
N9K-X9432PQ |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes 1 |
N9K-X9564PX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes 2 |
|
N9K-X9732C-EX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9736C-FX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Note |
The N9k-9272Q switch has 72 ports. Ports 1 to 36 only operate in 40-Gb mode. Ports 37 to 71 support breakout to 4 x 10-Gb connectivity. Port 72 does not support breakout. |
Note |
The N9K-C93180LC-EX supports FCoE NPV on FEX with only one FEX model: the N2K-C2348UPQ. FC ports with FEX is not supported. |
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(5), FC-NPV and FCoE-NPV is supported on Cisco Nexus 93360YC-FX2 switches.
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(5), ISSU with with FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ethernet)/FC (Fiber Channel) NPV (N-port Virtualization) is supported on some Cisco Nexus 9000 switches. An ISSU allows you to upgrade the device software while the switch continues to forward traffic. Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(5), you can perform an in-service software upgrade (ISSU), also known as a nondisruptive upgrade, for some Cisco Nexus 9000 switches. The default upgrade process is disruptive. Using the nondisruptive option helps ensure a nondisruptive upgrade. (See Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.x for a complete list of supported platforms).
Note |
Software Maintenance Upgrade (SMU) is not supported for FC and FCOE. |
Switches / Line cards |
Model (PID) |
With FC/FCOE NPV |
With ST FEX |
With AA FEX |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cisco Nexus 9200 Series Switches |
N9K-C9236C |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N9K-C9272Q |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
N9K-C92160YC-X |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches |
N9K-C9332PQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
N9K-C9372PX |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-C9372PX-E |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-C9396PX |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-C93180YC-EX |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
N9K-C93180LC-EX |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
N9K-C93180YC-FX |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
N9K-C93360YC-FX2 |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Cisco Nexus 9504 and 9508 Switches |
N9K-X9432PQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
N9K-X9464PX |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9536PQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9564PX |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9636PQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9732C-EX |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
|
N9K-X9736C-FX |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
On the following models, the 40G GEM (Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Module) ports cannot be used to connect FCoE hosts (F ports). They can be used as FCoE uplink ports (VNP Ports):
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ switch
Cisco Nexus 9372PX switch
Cisco Nexus 9372PX-E switch
Cisco Nexus 9396PX switch
N9K-X9464PX line cards
N9K-X9564PX line cards
FC-NPV is supported on N9k-C93180YC-FX and N9k-C93360YC-FX2 switches and only the following SFPs are supported:
DS-SFP-FC8G-SW
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW
DS-SFP-FC32G-SW
Note |
From Release 9.3(5), FC-NPV is supported on N9k-C93360YC-FX2 switch. |
FCoE-NPV supports the following FEX:
N2K-B22HP-P
N2K-B22IBM-P
N2K-C2232PP
N2K-C2348UPQ
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(5), 25G adapter QL41212H is supported on the following devices. However, when a vFC port is shut for more than 60 seconds, the FIP VLAN request retries may not be sent from the host due to a driver issue. For more information about the issue see: CSCvt83152.
N9K-C93180YC-FX
N9K-C93180YC-EX
N9K-C93360YC-FX2