Supported Hardware

This chapter contains information about the products and components supported in Cisco DCNM.

Hardware Supported in Cisco DCNM, Release 11.2(1)

In a LAN Fabric installation of Cisco DCNM 11.2(1), the Cisco Nexus 9000, and Nexus 3000 switches are supported for VXLAN EVPN fabric provisioning in Easy Fabrics. The specific Cisco Nexus 3000 models that are supported are:

  • Cisco Nexus3636C-R

  • Cisco Nexus36180YC-R


Note

In External fabrics in the DCNM LAN Fabric installation and in the DCNM LAN Classic installation, all Nexus switches are supported.


The following tables list the products and components that are supported in the Cisco DCNM, Release 11.2(1).

Table 1. UCS Fabric Interconnect Integration

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco UCS Unified Computing System 6454 1RU In-Chassis FI with 36x10G/25G + 4x 1G/10G/25G + 6x40G/100G + 8 UP Ports

UCS-FI-6454-U

Cisco UCS Unified Computing System 6332 1RU In-Chassis FI with 16UP + 24x40G Fixed Ports

UCS-FI-6332-16UP

Cisco UCS Unified Computing System 6332 1RU In-Chassis FI with 32x40G Fixed Ports

UCS-FI-6332

Cisco UCS Unified Computing System 6324 In-Chassis FI with 4UP, 1x40G Exp Port

UCS-FI-M-6324

Cisco UCS Unified Computing System 6296UP 96-Unified Port Fabric Interconnect

UCS-FI-6296UP

Cisco UCS Unified Computing System 6248UP 48-Unified Port Fabric Interconnect

UCS-FI-6248UP

Table 2. Cisco MDS 9000 Family

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco MDS 9396T 32 Gbps 96-Port Fibre Channel Switch DS-C9396T-K9
Cisco MDS 9148T 32 Gbps 48-Port Fibre Channel Switch DS-C9148T-K9

Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9648-1536K9

Cisco MDS 9250i Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-9250I-K9
Cisco MDS 9124 24-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-C9124-K9
Cisco MDS 9134 34-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-C9134-K9
Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-C9148-K9
Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-C9148S-K9
Cisco MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-C9216i-K9
Cisco MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch DS-C9222i-K9
Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director DS-C9506
Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director DS-C9509
Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director DS-C9513
Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director DS-C9706
Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director DS-C9710
Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director DS-C9718
Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9032
Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port Storage Services Module DS-X9032-SSM
Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9112
Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9112
Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9112
Cisco MDS 9000 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9124
Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9148
Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9224-96K9
Cisco MDS 9000 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9232-256K9
Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9248-256K9
Cisco MDS 9000 4/44-Port Host-Optimized 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9248-48K9
Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9248-96K9
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 14-Port Fibre Channel and 2-port Gigabit Ethernet Module DS-X9302-14K9
Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4) DS-X9304-18K9
Cisco MDS 9000 4-port 1-Gbps IP Storage Module DS-X9304-SMIP
Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 1-Gbps IP Storage Module DS-X9308-SMIP
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-Port Storage Services Node (SSN-16) DS-X9316-SSNK9
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 24/10 SAN Extension Module DS-X9334-K9
Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with SFP LC connectors DS-X9448-768K9
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-1 Module DS-X9530-SF1-K9
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module DS-X9530-SF2-K9
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module DS-X9530-SF2A-K9
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module DS-X9704
Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module DS-X9708-K9
Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module with SFP LC connectors DS-X9848-480K9

Cisco MDS 9132U 1RU Switch 32x32G-FC

DS-C9132U

Table 3. Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

32P 40/100G QSFP28, 2P 1/10G SFP

N9K-C9332C

1RU 48x1/10GT + 6x40G/100G Ethernet Ports

N9K-C93180TC-FX

Cisco Nexus 7700 F4 40G Line card

Cisco Nexus 7700 F4 40G Line card

Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2, 1RU, fixed-port switch N9K-C9336C-FX2

Cisco Nexus 9000 Fixed with 48p 1/10G/25G SFP and 12p 40G/100G QSFP28

N9K-C93240YC-FX2

32-port 100Gigabit EthernetQuad Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28 (QSFP28) line card

N9K-X9732C-FX

48-port 1 and 10GBASE-T plus 4-port 40/100Gigabit Ethernet QSFP 28 line card

N9K-X9788TC-FX

FabricModule for Nexus 9516 chassis 100G support (100G/flow), NX-OS and ACI Spine

N9K-C9516-FM-E2

FabricModule for Nexus 9504 R-Series LC, NX-OS only

N9K-C9504-FM-R

Fretta 48p 1/10/25G + 4p 100G Line card

N9K-X96160YC-R

100-Gigabit N9K-C9508-FM-E2 Fabric Module

N9K-C9508-FM-E2

48P 1/10/25G + 6x100G QSFP28 1RU

N3K-C36180YC-R

36 40/100G Ethernet module for Nexus 9500 Series

N9K-X9736C-FX

64x100G QSFP28 + 2x10GSFP 1RU

N9K-C9364C

36x100G Ethernet module for Nexus 9000 Series

N9K-X9636C-RX

1RU TOR, fixed module 48 100/1000Mbps + 4 25G SFP28 + 2 100G QSFP28

N9K-C9348GC-FXP

1RU TOR, fixed module 48 10/25G SFP28 + 6 40/100G QSFP28

N9K-C93180YC-FX

1RU TOR, fixed module for Nexus 9300 Series 6 40G/100G QSFP28 + 48 10G BASE-T

N9K-C93108TC-FX

Broadwell CPU-based Supervisor module for Nexus 9400 Series

N9K-SUPA-PLUS

Broadwell CPU-based Supervisor module for Nexus 9400 Series

N9K-SUPB-PLUS

Nexus 9K Fixed with 48p 10G BASE-T and 6p 40G/100G QSFP28 N9K-C93108TC-EX

N9K-C92300YC-Fixed Module

N9K-C92300YC

48-port 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ and 4-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Line Card

N9K-X97160YC-EX

Nexus N9K-C9232C Series fixed module with 32x40G/100G

N9K-C9232C

Nexus 9K Fixed with 48p 1/10G/25G SFP+ and 6p 40G/100G QSFP28 N9K-C93180YC-EX

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series 40GE Modules

N9K 32p 40G Ethernet Module N9K-X9432PQ
36p 40G Ethernet Module N9K-X9636PQ

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series 10GE Fiber and Copper Modules

8-port 100-Gigabit CFP2 I/O module N9K-X9408PC-CFP2
100 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports N9K-M4PC-CFP2
Cisco Nexus 9500 Line Card support N9K-X9564PX
N9K 48x1/10G-T 4x40G Ethernet Module N9K-X9464PX
Cisco Nexus 9500 Line Card support N9K-X9564TX
N9K 48x1/10G SFP+ 4x40G Ethernet Module N9K-X9464TX

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series GEM Module

N9K 40G Ethernet Expansion Module N9K-M12PQ
N9K 40G Ethernet Expansion Module N9K-M6PQ

Cisco Nexus 9200 Switches

Nexus 92160YC-X with High performance 1RU box, 48 1/10/25-Gb host ports N9K-C92160YC-X
Nexus 9272Q with High-performance, 72-port/40-Gb fixed switching 2RU box, 5.76 Tbps of bandwidth N9K-C9272Q
Nexus 9200 with 56p 40G QSFP+ and 8p 100G QSFP28 N9K-C92304QC
Nexus 9200 with 36p 40G 100G QSFP28 N9K-C9236C
Nexus 9200 with 48p 1/10G/25G SFP+ and 6p 40G QSFP or 4p 100G QSFP28 N9K-C92160YC-X
Nexus 9200 with 72p 40G QSFP+ N9K-C9272Q

Cisco Nexus 9300 Fixed Switches

Nexus 9300 with 24p 40/50G QSFP+ and 6p 40G/100G QSFP28

N9K-C93180LC-EX

9372-PXE - 48 1/10-Gbps (SFP+) ports and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) uplink port, 1RU box N9K-C9372PX-E
Cisco Nexus 9396PX Switch N9K-C9396PX
Cisco Nexus 9396TX Switch N9K-C9396TX
Cisco Nexus 9372PX Switch N9K-C9372TX
Cisco Nexus 9372PX Switch N9K-C9372TX
Cisco Nexus 9372TX Switch N9K-C9372TX
Cisco Nexus 9372TX Switch N9K-C9372PX
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ Switch N9K-C9332PQ
Cisco Nexus 93128TX Switch N9K-C93128TX
Nexus 9300 with 48p 1/10G-T and 6p 40G QSFP+ N9K-C9372TX-E

Cisco Nexus 9500 Modular Chassis

New fabric module for the Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch chassis

N9K-C9516-FM-E

40/100G Ethernet Module for Nexus 9500 Series chassis

N9K-X9736C-EX

Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch N9K-C9504
Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch N9K-C9508
Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch N9K-C9516
Nexus 9500 linecard, 32p 100G QSFP aggregation linecard N9K-X9732C-EX
Nexus 9500 linecard, 32p 100G QSFP28 aggregation linecard (Linerate >250 Bytes) N9K-X9432C-S

Cisco Nexus 9500 Fabric Modules

Fabric Module for Nexus 9504 with 100G support, NX-OS, and ACI spine N9K-C9504-FM-E
Fabric Module for Nexus 9504 with 100G support, NX-OS only N9K-C9504-FM-S
Fabric Module for Nexus 9508 chassis 100G support, NX-OS, and ACI spine N9K-C9508-FM-E
Fabric Module for Nexus 9508 chassis 100G support, NX-OS only N9K-C9508-FM-S
Table 4. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Supported Chassis

Cisco Nexus 7004 chassis N7K-C7004
Cisco Nexus 7706 chassis N77-C7706-FAB2
Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis N7K-C7009
Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis N7K-C7010
Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis N7K-C7018
Cisco Nexus 7710 chassis N7K-C7710
Cisco Nexus 7718 chassis N7K-C7718
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis N7K-C7009-FAB-2
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis N7K-C7010-FAB-1
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis N7K-C7010-FAB-2
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis N7K-C7018-FAB-1
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis N7K-C7018-FAB-2
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7710 chassis N77-C7710-FAB-1
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7710 chassis N77-C7710-FAB-2
Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7718 chassis N77-C7718-FAB-2

Supported Supervisor

Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 1 Module N7K-SUP1
Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2 Module N7K-SUP2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2 Enhanced Module N7K-SUP2E
Cisco Nexus 7700 Supervisor 2 Enhanced Module N77-SUP2E

Cisco Nexus 7700 Supervisor 3

N77-SUP3E

Supported F Line Cards

Cisco Nexus 7700 Fabric module 3

N77-C7706-FAB-3, N77-C7710-FAB-3

LC, N77, FANGIO CB100, 30PT, 40GE, zQFSP+

N77-F430CQ-36

32-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module N7K-F132XP-15
48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module (F2 Series) N7K-F248XP-25
48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module (Enhanced F2 Series) N7K-F248XP-25E
48-port 1/10 GBase-T RJ45 Module (Enhanced F2-Series) N7K-F248XT-25E
Cisco Nexus 7700 Enhanced 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module (F2 Series) N77-F248XP-23E
Cisco Nexus 7000 1 F3 100G N7K-F306CK-25
Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series 6-Port 100G Ethernet Module N7K-F306CK-25
Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series 12-Port 40G Ethernet Module N7K-F312FQ-25
Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series 24-Port 40G Ethernet Module N77-F324FQ-25
Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10G Ethernet Module N77-F348XP-23
Nexus 7000 F3-Series 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10G Ethernet Module N7K-F348XP-25

Supported M Line Cards

8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option (requires X2) N7K-M108X2-12L
32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module N7K-M132XP-12
32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module with XL Option N7K-M132XP-12L
48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet I/O Module N7K-M148GT-11
48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet SFP I/O Module N7K-M148GS-11
48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option N7K-M148GS-11L
2-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module with XL Option N7K-M202CF-22L
6-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module with XL Option N7K-M206FQ-23L
24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module with XL Option N7K-M224XP-23L
Network Analysis Module NAM-NX1 N7K-SM-NAM-K9
Table 5. Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

N6004X/5696 chassis
Note 
This has been rebranded as Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Chassis
N5K-C5696Q
Cisco Nexus 6001-64T Switch N6K-C6001-64T
Cisco Nexus 6001-64P Switch N6K-C6001-64P
Cisco Nexus 6004 EF Switch N6K-C6004
Cisco Nexus 6004 module 12Q 40-Gigabit Ethernet Linecard Expansion Module/FCoE, spare N6004X-M12Q
Cisco Nexus 6004 M20UP LEM N6004X-M20UP
Cisco Nexus 6004P-96Q Switch N6K-6004-96Q
Table 6. Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco Nexus 5648Q Switch is a 2RU switch, 24 fixed 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports, and 24 additional 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports N5K-C5648Q
Cisco Nexus 5624Q Switch 1RU, -12 fixed 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports and 12 X 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports expansion module N5K-C5624Q
20 port UP LEM N5696-M20UP
12 port 40G LEM N5696-M12Q
4 port 100G LEM N5696-M4C
N5000 1000 Series Module 6-port 10GE N5K-M1600(=)
N5000 1000 Series Module 4x10GE 4xFC 4/2/1G N5K-M1404=
N5000 1000 Series Module 8-port 4/2/1G N5K-M1008=
N5000 1000 Series Module 6-port 8/4/2G N5K-M1060=
Cisco Nexus 56128P Switch N5K-C56128P
Cisco Nexus 5010 chassis N5K-C5010P-BF
Cisco Nexus 5020 chassis

N5K-C5020P-BF

N5K-C5020P-BF-XL

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch N5K-C5548P-FA
Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch N5K-C5548UP-FA
Cisco Nexus 5672UP Switch N5K-C5672UP
Cisco Nexus 5596T Switch N5K-C5596T-FA
Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch N5K-C5596UP-FA
Cisco Nexus 0296-UPT chassis and GEM N55-M12T support N5K-C5596T-FA-SUP
16-port Universal GEM, Cisco Nexus 5500 N5K-M16UP
Version 2, Layer 3 daughter card N55-D160L3-V2
Table 7. Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module N4K-4001I-XPX
Cisco Nexus 4005I Switch Module N4K-4005I-XPX
Table 8. Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

1RU 48 x SFP+/SFP28 and 6 x QSFP+/QSFP28

N3K-C34180YC

1RU 32 Port QSFP28 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps

N3K-C3132C-Z

Nexus 3548-XL Switch, 48 SFP+

N3K-C3548P-XL

Nexus 3264C-E switch with 64 QSFP28

N3K-C3264C-E

Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch

N3K-C3132C-Z

Cisco Nexus 3132Q-V Switch

N3K-C3132Q-V

Nexus 34180YC programmable switch, 48 10/25G SFP, and 6 40/100G QSFP28 ports

N3K-C34180YC

Cisco Nexus 3464C Switch, 64 x QSFP+/QSFP28 ports and 2 x SFP+

N3K-C3464C

Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch N3K-C3016Q-40GE
Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch N3K-C3048TP-1GE
Cisco Nexus 3064-E Switch N3K-C3064PQ-10GE
Cisco Nexus 3064-X Switch N3K-C3064PQ-10GX
Cisco Nexus 3064-T Switch N3K-C3064TQ-10GT
Nexus 31108PC-V, 48 SFP+ and 6 QSFP28 ports N3K-C31108PC-V
Nexus 31108TC-V, 48 10GBase-T RJ-45, and 6 QSFP28 ports N3K-C31108TC-V
Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch N3K-C3132Q-40GE
Nexus 3132 Chassis N3K-C3132Q-40GX
Cisco Nexus 3172PQ Switch N3K-C3172PQ-10GE
Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch N3K-C3548P-10G

Cisco Nexus 3636C-R Switch

N3K-C3636C-R

Table 9. Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders

Product/Component

Part Number

Nexus 2348 Chassis N2K-C2348TQ-10GE
Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ 10GE 48 x 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified port host interfaces (SFP+) and up to 6 QSFP+ 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces N2K-C2348UPQ
Cisco Nexus 2148 1 GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2148T-1GE
Cisco Nexus 2224TP Fabric Extender N2K-C2224TP-1GE
Cisco Nexus 2232TM 10GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2232TM-10GE
Cisco Nexus 2232TM 10GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2232TM-E-10GE
Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10 GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2232PP-10GE
Cisco Nexus 2248TP 1 GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2248TP-1GE
Cisco Nexus 2248TP E GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2248TP-E GE
Cisco Nexus 2248PQ Fabric Extender N2K-C2248PQ-10GE
Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP N2K-B22HP-P
Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Fujitsu N2K-B22FTS-P
Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Dell N2K-B22DELL-P
Cisco Nexus 2348TQ-E 10GE Fabric Extender N2K-C2348TQ-E++

IBM Directors and switches supported in Cisco DCNM 11.2(1)

  • IBM SAN192C-6 8978-E04 (4 Module) SAN Director

  • IBM SAN384C-6 8978-E08 (8 Module) SAN Director

  • IBM SAN768C-6 8978-E16 (16 Module) SAN Director

  • IBM SAN50C-R 8977-R50 50-Port SAN Extension Switch

  • IBM SAN32C-6 8977-T32 32X32G FC SAN Switch

  • IBM SAN48C-6 8977-T48 48X32G FC SAN Switch

  • IBM SAN96C-6 8977-T96 96X32G FC SAN Switch