Storage Interoperability Matrix

This chapter includes the following topics:

Cisco Nexus 9000/7000/5000 Series Switches and Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

Table 1 lists the Cisco NX-OS software releases that support Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. For Cisco MDS products, we recommend that customers refer to the Recommended Releases for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches document for NX-OS release for both new and existing deployments.

The switches listed in Table 1 support the disk and tape storage products and the CNA and HBA devices listed in Table 2, Table 3, and Table 7.

Table 1. Cisco NX-OS Releases Supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches, and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches Cisco NX-OS Releases
Cisco MDS 97061, 9710, and 97182 switches 9.4(2a), 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
9.2(2), 9.2(1a), 9.2(1)
8.5(1)
8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)
8.3(2), 8.3(1)
8.2(2), 8.2(1)
8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)
7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)
Cisco MDS 9396V switch 9.4(2a), 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
Cisco MDS 9250i switch 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
9.2(1a)
8.5(1)
8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)
8.3(2), 8.3(1)
8.2(2), 8.2(1)
8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)
7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)
Cisco MDS 9220i switch 9.4(2a), 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
9.2(2), 9.2(1a), 9.2(1)
8.5(1)
Cisco MDS 9148S and 9396S3 switches 9.4(2a), 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
9.2(1a)
8.5(1)
8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2)
8.3(2), 8.3(1)
8.2(2), 8.2(1)
8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)
7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)
Cisco MDS 9132T, 9148T4, and 9396T5 switches 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
9.2(2), 9.2(1a), 9.2(1)
8.5(1)
8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)
8.3(2), 8.3(1)
8.2(2), 8.2(1)
Cisco MDS 9148v and 9124v switches 9.4(2a), 9.4(1a), 9.4(1)
9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
Cisco Nexus 93006 Series 10.3(3)F, 10.3(2)F, 10.3(1)F
10.2(4)M, 10.2(3)F, 10.2(2) F, 10.2(1) F
10.1(2), 10.1(1)
9.3(12), 9.3(11), 9.3(10), 9.3(9), 9.3(8), 9.3(7), 9.3(6), 9.3(5), 9.3(4), 9.3(3), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)
9.2(3), 9.2(2), 9.2(1)
7.0(3)I4(1), 7.0(3)I7(3)
Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series switches 8.4(8), 8.4(7), 8.4(6a), 8.4(5), 8.4(4a), 8.4(3), 8.4(2), 8.4(1)
8.3(2), 8.3(1)
8.2(10), 8.2(9), 8.2(8), 8.2(7), 8.2(6), 8.2(5), 8.2(4), 8.2(3), 8.2(2), 8.2(1)
8.1(1)
8.(0)1
7.3(9)D1(1), 7.3(8)D1(1), 7.3(7)D1(1), 7.3(6)D1(1), 7.3(5)D1(1), 7.3(4)D1(1), 7.3(3)D1(1), 7.3(2)D1(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)DX(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)
7.2(2)D1(2), 7.2(2)D1(1), 7.2(2)D1(2), 7.2(2)D1(1), 7.2(1)D1(1), 7.2(0)D1(1)
Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 Series 7.3(13)N1(1), 7.3(12)N1(1), 7.3(11)N1(1), 7.3(10)N1(1), 7.3(9)N1(1), 7.3(8)N1(1), 7.3(7)N1(1b), 7.3(7)N1(1a), 7.3(7)N1(1), 7.3(6)N1(1), 7.3(5)N1(1), 7.3(4)N1(1), 7.3(3)N1(1), 7.3(2)N1(1), 7.3(1)N1(1), 7.3(0)N1(1)
7.2(1)N1(1), 7.2(0)N1(1)
7.1(5)N1(1), 7.1(4)N1(1), 7.1(3)N1(2), 7.1(3)N1(1), 7.1(2)N1(1), 7.1(1)N1(1), 7.1(0)N1(1b), 7.1(0)N1(1a)
7.0(8)N1(1), 7.0(7)N1(1), 7.0(6)N1(1), 7.0(5)N1(1a), 7.0(5)N1(1), 7.0(4)N1(1), 7.0(3)N1(1), 7.0(2)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(1)
1 Cisco MDS 9706 is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and later releases.
2 Cisco MDS 9718 is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(0)D1(1) and later releases.
3 Cisco MDS 9396S is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(13) and later releases.
4 Cisco MDS 9148T switch is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later releases.
5 Cisco MDS 9396T switch is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later releases.
6 The Cisco NPV feature support requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) and later releases.

OSM Information

More configuration information for host, target, switch, or optical equipment may be available on the OSM web site.

For HBA or CNA driver and firmware version and storage firmware version, see the following OSM websites to obtain their latest support matrix.

The following table provides details on HBA, CNA, and Operating System support.


Note

In the following table, while choosing an adapter (CNA or HBA) of your interest, refer the adapter Release Notes first to check which operating system drivers are available and then choose from the Operating Systems column. Refer Table 5 for NVMe over FC support Matrix.

In the following “Software Support Matrix” tables:

  • The term, “Yes” indicates the supported release versions.

  • The “—” symbol indicates the unsupported release versions.

Table 2. HBA, CNA, and Operating System Support
Vendor HBA/CNA Model Operating Systems Version/ Patch Protocol Cisco MDS 9xxx Cisco Nexus 9xxx Cisco Nexus 7xxx Cisco Nexus 5xxx Cisco Nexus 2xxx
Cisco

VIC 1225,

VIC 1225T,

VIC 1227,

VIC1227T,

VIC 1240,

VIC 1280,

VIC 1285,

VIC 1340,

VIC 1380,

VIC 1385,

VIC 1455,

VIC 1495,

VIC 15000

 Windows 2012 All FCoE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2016 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2019 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2022 All Yes Yes — — —
Red Hat 7.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat 8.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 11 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 12 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 15 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VMware ESX 6.x, 7.x, 8.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Emulex7

LPe36000 Series HBA,

LPe35000 Series HBA,

LPe32000 Series HBA,

LPe31000 Series HBA,

LPe16000 Series HBA,

LPe1250 Series HBA,

LPe12000 Series HBA

 Windows 2012 All FC Yes Yes — Yes —
Windows 2016 All Yes Yes — Yes —
Windows 2019 All Yes Yes — Yes —
Windows 2022 All Yes Yes — — —
Red Hat 7.x All Yes Yes — Yes —
Red Hat 8.x All Yes Yes — Yes —
SUSE 12 All Yes Yes — Yes —
SUSE 15 All Yes Yes — Yes —
Oracle Linux 6Ux (UEK) All Yes Yes — Yes —
Oracle Linux 7Ux (UEK) All Yes Yes — Yes —
Oracle Linux 8Ux (UEK) All Yes Yes — Yes —
VMware ESX 6.x, 7.x, 8.x All Yes Yes — Yes —
HP-UX 11.31 IA All Yes — — — —
Solaris 11 All Yes — — — —

OCe 14102 Series CNA,

OCe 11102 Series CNA

 Windows 2012 All FCoE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2016 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat 7.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 11 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 12 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VMware ESX 6.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Qlogic8

2800 Series HBA,

2700 Series HBA,

2600 Series HBA,

2500 Series HBA

 Windows 2012 All FC Yes Yes — Yes —
Windows 2016 All Yes Yes — Yes —
Windows 2019 All Yes Yes — Yes —
Windows 2022 All Yes Yes — — —
Red Hat 7.x All Yes Yes — Yes —
Red Hat 8.x All Yes Yes — Yes —
SUSE 11 All Yes Yes — Yes —
SUSE 12 All Yes Yes — Yes —
SUSE 15 All Yes Yes — Yes —
Oracle Linux 6Ux (UEK) All Yes Yes — Yes —
Oracle Linux 7Ux (UEK) All Yes Yes — Yes —
Oracle Linux 8Ux (UEK) All Yes Yes — Yes —
VMware ESX 6.x, 7.x, 8.x All Yes Yes — Yes —
HP-UX 11.31 IA All Yes — — — —
AIX 7.x All Yes Yes — Yes —

8400 Series CNA,

8300 Series CNA,

8200 Series CNA

 Windows 2012 All FCoE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2016 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat 7.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 11 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE 12 All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VMware ESX 6.x All Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

QL41262 CNA,

QL45462 CNA

 Windows 2019 All Yes Yes — — —
SLES 15 All Yes Yes — — —
Red Hat 8.x All Yes Yes — — —
ATTO CTFC-322E Windows 2016 All FC Yes — — — —
Red Hat 7.x All Yes — — — —
SUSE 12 All Yes — — — —
VMware ESX 6.x All Yes — — — —
7 For Emulex adapter support with VIOS, IBMi, or AIX check IBM SSIC at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss.
8 For Qlogic adapter support with VIOS, IBMi, or AIX check IBM SSIC at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss.

Note

For information on OEM-branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters from Broadcom and Marvell, see https://www.broadcom.com/ or www.marvell.com, and refer to the Cross Reference guides for the equivalent part or model numbers.

The following table provides details on Disk Storage support.

Table 3. Disk Storage Support Matrix

Vendor

Model

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

IBM

DS8870/DS8880/DS8890

FC, FICON

Yes

—

—

Yes

DS8900

Yes

—

—

Yes

XIV Gen 3

Yes

—

—

Yes

FlashSystem 840/V840

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FlashSystem 900, 9000, 9100

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem 5000, 7200, 9200

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Storwize 5100, 7000

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem 7300, 9500

 FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem A9000

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Dell EMC

VMAX Family

FC, FCoE, FICON

Yes

—

—

—

VNX and VNXe Family

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

XtremIO

FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DDR670

Yes

—

—

Yes

VPLEX

Yes

—

—

Yes

Unity Family

Yes

—

—

Yes

PowerStore Family

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

PowerMAX

FC, NVMe/FC, FICON

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

SC Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Hitachi Vantara

Virtual Storage Platform 5100, 5100H, 5200, 5200H, 5500, 5500H, 5600, 5600H

FC, NVMe/FC, FICON

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

Virtual Storage Platform G1000/G1500/F1500

FC, FCoE, FICON

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

Virtual Storage Platform E990, E790, E790H, E590, E590H, E1090, E1090H, G900, G800, G700, G600, G400, G370, G200, F900, F800, F700, F600, F400, F370, F350

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

HPE

P9500

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3PAR StoreServ 7000/8000/9000/10000/20000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primera 600 Storage

FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

Alletra 6000, 9000

Yes

—

—

—

MSA 1050/1060/2040/2050/2060

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

XP7, XP8

FC, FICON

Yes

—

—

Yes

Nimble Storage CS Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Nimble Storage AFA Series

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

NetApp

AFF A-Series/C-Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS2000

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS3000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS6000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS8000

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS9000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

EF280, E2800

FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

EF570, EF600, E5700

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

Pure Storage

FA-400 Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashArray//M Series

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashArray//X Series

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

—

FlashArray//XL Series

Yes

Yes

—

—

FlashArray//C Series

Yes

Yes

—

—

FlashArray//E Series

Yes

Yes

—

—

Huawei

OceanStor F/V3 series

2100V3/2200, V3/2600, V3/2600F, V3/2800, V3/5300, V3/5500, V3/5500F, V3/5600, V3/5600F, V3/5800, V3/5800F, V3/6800, V3/6800F, V3/6900, V3/18500, V3/18500F, V3/18800, V3/18800F V3

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

OceanStor DoradoV3 series

Dorado 3000 V3/5000 V3/6000 V3/18000 V3

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

OceanStor K/F/V5 series

2600 V5/2800 V5/5100K V5/5200K V5/5300 V5/5300F V5/5300K V5/5500K V5/5500 V5/5500F V5/5600 V5/5600F V5/

5800 V5/5800F V5/6800 V5/6800F V5/18500 V5/18500F V5/18800 V5/18800F V5

2810 V5/5110 V5/5110F V5/5110 V5 Enhanced/5110F V5 Enhanced/5210 V5/5210F V5/5210 V5 Enhanced/5210F V5 Enhanced/5310 V5/5310F V5/5510 V5/5510F V5/5610 V5/5610F V5/

5810 V5/5810F V5/6810 V5/6810F V5/18510 V5/18510F V5/18810 V5/18810F V5

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

OceanStor DoradoV6 series

Dorado 3000 V6/5000 V6/6000 V6/8000 V6/18000 V6

/5300 V6/5500 V6/5600 V6/5800 V6/6800 V6/18500 V6/18800 V6/18800K V6

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

OceanStor A series

OceanStor A310/A800

—

Yes

—

Yes

OceanStor Dorado V7 series

Dorado 5000/6000/8000/18000

5500/5600/6800/18500/18800

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

The following table provides details on Cisco UCS-B Series Fabric Interconnect support.

Table 4. Cisco UCS-B and X Series Fabric Interconnect Support Matrix
Vendor Model Protocol Cisco MDS 9xxx Cisco Nexus 5xxx/2xxx Cisco Nexus 7xxx HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS-M Version
Cisco

Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects,

 FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC MDS NX-OS 7.x and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 6.0(2)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 6.x

NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.x and above from Table 1 for 7.x

All HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS releases listed in UCS HCL below are supported with Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus products.http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects,

Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects

Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect

Cisco UCS 9108 100G Intelligent Fabric Module

The following table provides details on NVMe over FC and FCoE support matrix.


Note

Refer to Storage Vendors Matrix support documents for end to end NVMe/FC support details.
Table 5. NVMe over FC and FCoE Support Matrix

Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches

Vendor

HBA Model

Operating System

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

Cisco Nexus 9xxx

Cisco MDS 97xx

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 9396T9

Cisco MDS 9220i10,

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9148T11

Cisco MDS 9148V12

Cisco MDS 9124V13

Cisco Nexus 56xx

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX

Cisco Nexus 93360YC-FX2

Emulex

LPe 32000,

LPe 35000

LPe 36000

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

SLES 12 SP4

SLES 15

RHEL 7.6 and above

RHEL 8.0 and above

OL 8.2 (UEK)

ESXi 7.0

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

QLogic

QLE 2700, QLE 2600

SLES 12 SP4

SLES 15

RHEL 7.6

RHEL 8.0

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

Cisco

VIC 14xx

RHEL 8.1

SLES 12 SP3

SLES 15 SP1 and above

ESX 6.x and 7.x

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

9 Cisco MDS 9396T switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.
10 Cisco MDS 9220i switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1) and later.
11 Cisco MDS 9148T switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.
12 Cisco MDS 9148v switches requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) and later.
13 Cisco MDS 9124v switches requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) and later.

The following table provides details on Storage array support based on vendor self-certification.

Table 6. Storage Array Support based on Vendor Self-certification

Vendor

Model

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

HBA/CNA

Operating System

Fujitsu

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 Sx, DX100 Sx, DX200 Sx, DX500 Sx, DX600 Sx, DX900 Sx, DX200F, AF150 Sx, AF250, AF250 Sx, AF650, AF650 Sx

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Table 2

Table 2

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S3, DX8900 S3, DX8900 S4

Yes

—

—

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 S2, DX80 S2, DX90 S2

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series, DX8000 S2 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60, DX80, DX90

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8000 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS 2000, 4000, 8000

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3, DX200 S3, DX500 S3, DX600 S3

FCOE

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX80 S2, DX90 S2

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8000 S2 Series

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AX Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HX2000 Series

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HX6000 Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HB1000 Series, HB2000 Series

FC

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AB Series, HB5000 Series

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

Yes

Tegile Systems

IntelliFlash Storage Array Family14

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

NX-OS 6.0(2)x(x) and above from Table 1 for 6.x

NX-OS 7.0(5)x(x) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

Qlogic 2500 Series

Emulex 12000

CISCO VICM81KR

CISCO VIC122x

CISCO VIC128x

CISCO VIC13xx

Windows2012 R2,SP1

RHEL 6.5

ESXi 5.5,5.1

ESX 5.0

Infinidat

InfiniBox F-Series

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

Yes

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2700 Series

LPE16000 Series

LPE35000 Series

Windows 2016

Windows 2019

RHEL 7.9

RHEL 8.2

ESXi 6.7U3

Kaminario

K2 All Flash Array

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

NX-OS 7.3(0)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2500 Series

Windows2012 R2, SP1

Solaris 11

RHEL 7.2

ESX 6.0

Vexata

VX-100F

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1) and later from Table 1 for 8.x

—

—

Qlogic 2500 Series

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2700 Series

Emulex 12000

Emulex 16000

Emulex 32000

CISCO VIC122x

CISCO VIC 128x

Windows2012 R2,SP1

RHEL 7

SuSE 12

ESXi 5.5, ESX 6.5
14 8G FC only.

The following table provides details on Tape Storage support.

Table 7. Tape Storage Support Matrix
Vendor Library/Drive Model Protocol Cisco MDS 9xxx Cisco Nexus 7xxx Cisco Nexus 5xxx
Oracle/STK SL3000(Library) FC Yes — Yes
SL500 (Library) Yes — Yes
SL150(Library) Yes — Yes
L700(Library) Yes — Yes
L180(Library) Yes — Yes
VTLplus Yes — Yes
STK-9840-C Yes — Yes
STK-9840-D Yes — Yes
STK-9940-B Yes — Yes
STK-T10K-A Yes — Yes
STK-T10K-B Yes — Yes
STK-T10K-C Yes — Yes
STK-T 10K-D FC/FCoE Yes Yes Yes
HP LTO5 FC Yes — Yes
HP LTO6 Yes — Yes
IBM LTO5 Yes — Yes
IBM LTO6 Yes — Yes
IBM LTO7 Yes — Yes
HP HH LTO5 Yes — Yes
HP HH LTO6 Yes — Yes
IBM HH LTO6 Yes — Yes
IBM HH LTO7 Yes — Yes
HPE LTO3 FC Yes — Yes
LTO4 Yes — Yes
LTO5 Yes — Yes
LTO5HH Yes — Yes
LTO6HH Yes — Yes
LTO6 Yes — Yes
LTO7 Yes — Yes
IBM 3584 (Library) FC Yes — Yes
3592-EO5 Yes — —
3952 – E08 Yes — —
3952 – E06 Yes — —
LTO3 Yes — Yes
LTO4 Yes — Yes
LTO5 Yes — Yes
LTO6 Yes — Yes
LTO7 Yes — Yes
LTO8 Yes — —
TS4300 (Library) Yes — —
Quantum I500 (Library) FC Yes — Yes
HP LTO5 Yes — Yes
HP LTO6 Yes — Yes
IBM LTO5 Yes — Yes
IBM LTO6 Yes — Yes
Spectralogic T50e (Library) FC Yes — —
IBM HHLTO6 Yes — —

The following table provides details on recommended iSCSI initiators.

Table 8. Recommended iSCSI initiators

iSCSI Initiators

Open iSCSI 2.0-873.29.el6

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 6.2.9200.16813, 6.1.7601.18386 and 6.3.9600.17090

The following table provides details on Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) support. The products have been through system verification tests.

Cisco supports all WDM networking systems that are compliant with Fibre Channel standards for distance extension and are expected to work with Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches.

Table 9. DWDM Support
Vendor Type Data Rate (Gbps) MDS Model
Cisco ONS 15454, NCS 2000 4, 8, 10, 16, 32 MDS 9xxx
ADVA FSP2000, FSP3000

Contact the WDM vendors for specific configuration guidelines or version recommendations.

Recommendations:

  • FEC on Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches should be disabled on 16 Gbps links.

  • Ensure that enough buffer credits are configured on MDS ports to cover the distance for the specific frame size.

  • Use logical link bundling via port channels across DWDM links even in case of different path lengths. The superior technology of port channels to any other logical bundling solution in the industry makes this possible and provides the benefit of higher reliability without impacting FSPF routing decisions.

  • Check with your DWDM vendor for specific configurations and setting, specifically for NOS/LOS propagation.

  • Enable port-tracking on Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches.

The following table provides details on Non-Cisco Transceiver Support support.


Note

For the Part Numbers, xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

Table 10. Non-Cisco Transceiver Support of 8G SFP for the vendor Smartoptics
Part Number Description Required OS Supported Platforms

Comments

DS-8G-ZR

 SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, 1550nm, SM, DDM, 23dB, 80km

6.2(19) and later

8.2(1) and later

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module

Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T

Cisco MDS 9220i

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9132T switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T switches are supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

The Cisco MDS 9220i switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1).
DS-8G-ZR-Cxx SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, CWDM, SM, DDM, 23dB, 70km
DS-8G-ZR-Dxxxx SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, DWDM, SM, DDM, 23dB, 80km
Table 11. Non-Cisco Transceiver Support of 16G SFP and the vendor Smartoptics
Part Number Description Required OS Supported Platforms

Comments
DS-16G-ER SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, 1550nm, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

6.2(19) and later

8.2(1) and later

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module

Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T

Cisco MDS 9220i

Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9124V and MDS 9148V

Cisco MDS 9396V

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9132T switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T switches are supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

The Cisco MDS 9220i switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1).

The Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9124V, and MDS 9148V switches are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1)

The MDS 9396V switch is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.4(1)
DS-16G-ER-Cxx SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, CWDM, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km
DS-16G-ER-Dxxxx SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, DWDM, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km
Table 12. Non-Cisco Transceiver Support of 32G SFP for the vendor Smartoptics
Part Number Description Required OS Supported Platforms

Comments
DS-32G-IR-Dxxxx SFP28, 8/16/32G FC, DWDM 100GHz, DDM, 7dB, 10km 8.4(1a) and later

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T

Cisco MDS 9220i

Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9124V and MDS 9148V

Cisco MDS 9396V

The Cisco MDS 9220i switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1).

The Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9124V, and MDS 9148V switches are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release9.3(1)

The MDS 9396V switch is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.4(1)