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.
FC-NPV and FCoE-NPV Supported Hardware
Supported Platforms
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.
FC-NPV and FCoE-NPV Supported Hardware
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. |
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Switches / Line cards |
Model (PID) |
FC NP Port |
FCoE NP Port |
FC Edge Port |
FCoE Edge Port |
FEX Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches |
N9K-C93180YC-EX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
N9K-C93180YC-FX |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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N9K-C93360YC-FX2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
N9K-C9336C-FX2-E |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
| Cisco Nexus 9504 and 9508 Switches |
N9K-X9732C-EX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9736C-FX |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
FC-NPV and FCoE-NPV is supported on Cisco N9K-C9336C-FX2-E platform switches.
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. 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 10.x for a complete list of supported platforms).
Note |
Software Maintenance Upgrade (SMU) is not supported for FC and FCOE. |
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Switches / Line cards |
Model (PID) |
With FC/FCOE NPV |
With ST FEX |
With AA FEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches |
N9K-C93180YC-EX |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
N9K-C93180YC-FX |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
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N9K-C93360YC-FX2 |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
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N9K-C9336C-FX2-E |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Cisco Nexus 9504 and 9508 Switches |
N9K-X9464PX |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
N9K-X9536PQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
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N9K-X9636PQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
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N9K-X9732C-EX |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
|
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N9K-X9736C-FX |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
FC-NPV is supported on N9k-C93180YC-FX and N9k-C93360YC-FX2 switches and only the following SFPs are supported:
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DS-SFP-FC8G-SW
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DS-SFP-FC16G-SW
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DS-SFP-FC32G-SW
FC-NPV is supported on N9K-C9336C-FX2-E switches and only the following QSFPs are supported:
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DS-SFP-4X32G-SW
FCoE-NPV supports the following FEX:
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N2K-B22HP-P
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N2K-B22IBM-P
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N2K-C2232PP
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N2K-C2348UPQ
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N9K-C93180YC-FX3
Note |
FCoE NPV with FEX is not supported on N9K-C9336C-FX2-E and N9K-C93360YC-FX2. N9K-C93180YC-FX3 FEX is supported only with N9K-C93180YC-FX switches. |
Note |
FCoE is not supported on N9K-C93180YC-FX3. Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 10.3(1)F, FCoE with N9K-C93180YC-FX3 in FEX mode is supported only with the N9K-C93180YC-FX in NPV mode. |
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.
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N9K-C93180YC-FX
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N9K-C93180YC-EX
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N9K-C93360YC-FX2
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N9K-C9336C-FX2-E
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