Compatibility

Cross Version Firmware Support

X-Series Server Firmware Version

Infrastructure Firmware Version

4.1(3)

4.2(1)

4.2(2)

4.2(3)

4.3(2)

4.3(3)

4.3(4)

4.3(5)

4.3(6)

6.0(1)

6.0(1)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.4(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.3(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(2)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.1(1)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.1(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.0(4)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.0(2)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

5.0(1)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

C-Series Server Firmware Version

Infrastructure Firmware Version

4.1(3)

4.2(1)

4.2(2)

4.2(3)

4.3(2)

4.3(3)

4.3(4)

4.3(5)

4.3(6)

6.0(1)

6.0(1)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(6)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(4)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.2(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.1(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

B-Series Server Firmware Version

Infrastructure Firmware Version

4.1(3)

4.2(1)

4.2(2)

4.2(3)

4.3(2)

4.3(3)

4.3(4)

4.3(5)

4.3(6)

6.0(1)

6.0(1)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.4(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.3(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.1(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.2(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.1(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Cisco UCS NVMeoF Support Matrix for Third-Party Storage Vendors

Cisco UCS NVMeoF Support Matrix for Third-Party Storage Vendors

Storage Vendor

Feature

Storage Array

Cisco UCS FI

Cisco UCS VIC

Operating System

NetApp Inc.®

NVMe-FC

ONTAP 9.7 onwards

6400 series

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0+

RHEL 8.6+

RHEL 9.0+

SLES 15SP3+

NVMe-FC

ONTAP 9.13 onwards

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0U2+

RHEL 8.9+

RHEL 9.3+

SLES 15SP4+

NVMe-FC

ONTAP 9.16 onwards

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-TCP

ONTAP 9.10 onwards

6400 series

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0+

RHEL 9.0+

SLES 15SP3+

NVMe-TCP

ONTAP 9.13 onwards

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0U2+

RHEL 9.3+

SLES 15SP4+

NVMe-TCP

ONTAP 9.16 onwards

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

Note

 

Cisco UCS VIC 1300 series is supported only with RHEL 8.6+.

Refer https://hwu.netapp.com/ for latest Storage Array support details.

A valid NetApp® account is required to access the compatibility information.

Not tested with NetApp E-Series or SolidFIre Storage Models.

Pure Storage, Inc.®

NVMe-FC

Purity//FA 6.1 onwards

6300

6400

1300

RHEL 8.6+

NVMe-FC

Purity//FA 6.1 onwards

6300

6400

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0+

RHEL 8.6+

RHEL 9.0+

SLES 15SP1+

NVMe-FC

Purity//FA onwards 6.6.3

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

RHEL 8.6+

SLES 15SP3+

ESXi 8.0

RHEL 9.0+

NVMe-FC

Purity//FA onwards 6.8.7

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-ROCEv2

Purity//FA 5.2 onwards

6300

6400

6536

1400

14000

15000

RHEL 7.2+

RHEL 8.0+

RHEL 9.0+

NVMe-ROCEv2

Purity//FA 5.2 onwards

6400

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3

ESXi 8.0

NVMe-ROCEv2

Purity//FA onwards 6.6.3

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0U2+

RHEL 8.9+

RHEL 9.3+

NVMe-ROCEv2

Purity//FA onwards 6.8.7

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-TCP

Purity//FA 6.4.2 onwards

6300

6400

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

RHEL 9.0+

SLES 15SP3+

NVMe-TCP

Purity//FA onwards 6.6.3

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0U2+

RHEL 8.9+

RHEL 9.3+

SLES 15SP4+

NVMe-TCP

Purity//FA onwards 6.8.7

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

Dell Inc.®

NVMe-FC

PowerStore

PowerMax

6300

6400

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

RHEL 8.6+

SLES 15SP3+

NVMe-FC

PowerStore

PowerMax

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0U2+

RHEL 8.9+

RHEL 9.3+

SLES 15SP4+

NVMe-FC

PowerStore

PowerMax

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-TCP

PowerStore

PowerMax

6300

6400

6536

1400

14000

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

RHEL 8.6+

SLES 15SP3+

NVMe-TCP

PowerStore

PowerMax

UCSX-S9108-100G

15000

ESXi 7.0U3+

ESXi 8.0U2+

RHEL 8.9+

RHEL 9.3+

SLES 15SP4+

NVMe-TCP

PowerStore

PowerMax

6664

15000

14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+

ESXi 9.0+

RHEL 9.6+

RHEL 10+

SLES 15SP5+

Note

+ under OS Support column refers to the newer release in that release train.

Compatibility and Support Matrix for Cisco Fabric Interconnects and MDS Switches

Fabric Interconnect and MDS Support Matrix

Fabric Interconnect

Older Supported Release of MDS

Recommended release of MDS

UCS-FI-6454

9.2

9.4

UCS-FI-64108

9.2

9.4

UCS-FI-6536

9.2

9.4

UCSX-S9108-100G

—

9.4

UCS-FI-6664

9.2

9.4

Note

For older supported release only MDS recommended minor version are supported. For more information, see Recommended Releases for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches.

Compatibility and Support Matrix for Cisco Fabric Interconnects and Nexus Switches

Fabric Interconnect and Nexus Switch Support Matrix

Fabric Interconnect

Older Supported Release of NX-OS

Recommended release of NX-OS

UCS-FI-6454

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-64108

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-6536

—

10.5(x)

UCSX-S9108-100G

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-6664

—

10.5(x)

Compatibility and Support Matrix for Cisco Fabric Interconnects and Brocade Switches

Fabric Interconnect and Brocade Switch Support Matrix

Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Older Supported Release of Brocade

Recommended release of Brocade

UCS-FI-6454

—

9.2

UCS-FI-64108

—

9.2

UCS-FI-6536

—

9.2

UCSX-S9108-100G

—

9.2

UCS-FI-6664

—

9.2

Support Matrix for Cisco Fabric Interconnects Appliance Ports

Fabric Interconnect Appliance Port Support Matrix

Protocol

Partner

Partner Support

Cisco Support

NVMe-TCP

NetApp (ONTAP)

Supported

Supported

DELL EMC

Supported

Supported

Pure

Supported

Supported

RoCE v2

NetApp (ONTAP)

Not Supported

Not Supported

DELL EMC

Not Supported

Not Supported

Pure

Not Supported

Not Supported

iSCSI

NetApp (ONTAP)

Supported

Supported

DELL EMC

Supported

Supported

Pure

Supported

Supported

Deprecated Hardware

Release 6.0(1)

Beginning with Intersight Infrastructure Firmware Release 6.0(1), the following hardware is no longer supported:

  • IOM Models:

    • UCS-IOM-2208XP

    • UCS-IOM-2204XP

    • UCS-IOM-2304

    • UCS-IOM-2304V2

  • FEX Models:

    • N2K-C2232PP-10GE