Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.2
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Configuration Guide
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)
Configuration Limits
Configuration Limits
Revised: August 2011, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)
The features supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS have maximum configuration limits. For some of the
features, we have verified configurations that support limits less that the maximum.
features, we have verified configurations that support limits less that the maximum.
Cisco verified limits and maximum limits for switches running Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x).
Table 60-1
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x) Configuration Limits
Feature
Verified Limit for NX-OS
4.2(x)
4.2(x)
Maximum Limit
VSANs
80 VSANs per physical
fabric
fabric
4000 VSANs per physical fabric
Switches in a single MDS physical
fabric or VSAN
fabric or VSAN
60 switches per fabric (75
switches per fabric
switches per fabric
1
)
239 switches
Switches in multivendor switch
fabric
fabric
32 switches per VSAN
239 switches
SSH
61 sessions
64 sessions
Domains per VSAN
60 domains per VSAN (75
domains per VSAN
domains per VSAN
1
)
2
239 domains
FCNS entries per fabric
10K per fabric
10K per fabric
Device alias
3
8K per fabric
20K per fabric
Zone members
16,000 zone members per
physical fabric (includes all
VSANs)
physical fabric (includes all
VSANs)
20,000 zone members per
physical fabric (includes all
VSANs)
physical fabric (includes all
VSANs)
Zones
8000 zones per switch
(includes all VSANs)
(includes all VSANs)
8000 zones per switch (includes
all VSANs)
all VSANs)