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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1)
OL-25324-01
Introduction
Layer 2 and Layer 3 Topology Configuration Limits
shows the configuration limits when using a Layer 3 module (N55-D160L3, N55-M160L3) on
the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switch with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1):
Table 2
Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3) Layer 2 and Layer 3 Configuration Limits
Feature
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform
Verified Topology
1
Maximum Limits
2
Active VLANs/VSANs per switch
4,013
(31 are reserved for
VSANs and the
remaining are for
VLANs)
VSANs and the
remaining are for
VLANs)
4,013
(31 are reserved for
VSANs and the
remaining are for
VLANs)
VSANs and the
remaining are for
VLANs)
VLAN/VSAN ID Space
4,013 Unreserved Space
4,013 Unreserved Space
Logical Interfaces
3
10,000
10,000
Member interfaces per EtherChannel
16
16
IGMP Snooping groups
3,400
4,000
Maximum Fabric Extenders per Cisco Nexus
5000 Series or Nexus 5500 Series switch
5000 Series or Nexus 5500 Series switch
16
16
Maximum Fabric Extenders dual-homed to a
vPC Cisco Nexus 5000 Series or Nexus 5500
Platform switch pair
vPC Cisco Nexus 5000 Series or Nexus 5500
Platform switch pair
16 per Nexus 5000 Series
switch
switch
16 per Nexus 5000 Series
switch
switch
MAC table size
27,400
4
32,000
Number of Switchport EtherChannels
48—Nexus 5548P and
Nexus 5548UP switch
Nexus 5548UP switch
96—Nexus 5596UP
switch
switch
48—Nexus 5548P and
Nexus 5548UP switch
Nexus 5548UP switch
96—Nexus 5596UP
switch
switch
Number of FEX port channels/vPCs (across the
maximum number of FEXs)
maximum number of FEXs)
512
768
SPAN Sessions
2 active sessions
32 source VLANs as a
TX source
TX source
4 active sessions
32 source VLANs as a
TX source
TX source
Configurable QoS groups (including class
default)
default)
6
6
No-drop qos-groups
1 class - FCoE no-drop
4
Layer 3 Configuration Limits
BGP
7,200
5
8,000
RIP
7,200
8,000
Multicast routes
2,000
2,000
RACLs
62 Ingress RACLs with
up to 1664 ACE entries
across all the RACLs
up to 1664 ACE entries
across all the RACLs
62 Ingress RACLs with
up to 1664 ACE entries
across all the RACLs
up to 1664 ACE entries
across all the RACLs