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(2)

6.0(2)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6.0(1)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.4(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.3(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(2)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.1(1)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.1(0)

N/A

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.0(4)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.0(2)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

5.0(1)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

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(2)
6.0(2)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6.0(1)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(6)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(4)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.2(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.1(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

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(2)

6.0(2)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6.0(1)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.4(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.3(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.1(0)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.3(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.2(2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.2(1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

4.1(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

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 9.16 onwards

Cisco UCS 6664 FI, Cisco UCS 6652 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

ONTAP 9.15 onwards

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000, 15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

ONTAP 9.15 onwards

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-TCP

ONTAP 9.16 onwards

Cisco UCS 6664 FI, Cisco UCS 6652 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

ONTAP 9.15 onwards

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000/15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

ONTAP 9.15 onwards

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

Note

 

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

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

Pure Storage, Inc.®

NVMe-FC

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6652 FI

Cisco UCS 6664 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000, 15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-ROCEv2

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6652 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6664 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000, 15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+

NVMe-TCP

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6652 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6664 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000, 15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, FlashArray//XL

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

Dell Inc.®

NVMe-FC

PowerStore, PowerMax

Cisco UCS 6664 FI, Cisco UCS 6652 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

PowerStore, PowerMax

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000, 15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

PowerStore, PowerMax

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

NVMe-TCP

PowerStore, PowerMax

Cisco UCS 6664 FI, Cisco UCS 6652 FI

15000, 14000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

PowerStore, PowerMax

Cisco UCS 6400 series, Cisco UCS 6536 FI

1400/14000, 15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

PowerStore, PowerMax

Cisco UCS X-Direct

15000

ESXi 8.0 U3+, ESXi 9.0+, RHEL 9.6+, RHEL 10+, SLES 15SP5+

Hitachi, Ltd. ®

NVMe-TCP

Hitachi VSP One Block 85

UCSX S9108 (EHM)

15000

ESXI 9.0+

NVMe-TCP

Hitachi VSP One Block 24

NVMe-TCP

Hitachi VSP One Block 26

NVMe-TCP

Hitachi VSP One Block 28

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-6652

9.2

9.4

UCS-FI-6664

9.2

9.4

UCS-FI-6536

9.2

9.4

UCS-FI-6454

9.2

9.4

UCS-FI-64108

9.2

9.4

UCSX-S9108-100G

—

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-6652

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-6664

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-6536

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-6454

—

10.5(x)

UCS-FI-64108

—

10.5(x)

UCSX-S9108-100G

—

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-6652

—

9.2

UCS-FI-6664

—

9.2

UCS-FI-6536

—

9.2

UCS-FI-6454

—

9.2

UCS-FI-64108

—

9.2

UCSX-S9108-100G

—

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