NOTE:
The 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Modules require NX-OS.
Table 45 describes NX-OS C-series switching module support.
Table 45 C-series Fibre Channel switching module support matrix for NX-OS
Switch type
Switching module
MDS 9513
nl
with Fabric-2
Modules
MDS 9513
nl
with Fabric-1
Modules
MDS 9509
nl
with
nl
Supervisor-2
Modules
MDS 9506
nl
with
nl
Supervisor-2
ModulesMDS 9222iMDS 9216i
YesYesYesYesNoYes
16-port Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(1 Gb, 2 Gb)
YesYesYesYesNoYes
32-port Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(1 Gb, 2 Gb)
YesYesYesYesNoYes
14/2 Multiprotocol Ser-
vices Module
nl
(1 Gb, 2 Gb, GbE)
YesYesYesYesYesYes
18/4 Multiservice Module
(1 Gb, 2 Gb, 4 Gb, GbE)
YesYesYesYesYesYes
32-port Storage Services
Module (1 Gb, 2 Gb)
YesYesYesYesYesYes
12-port Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(1 Gb, 2 Gb, 4 Gb)
YesYesYesYesYesYes
24-port Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(1 Gb, 2 Gb, 4 Gb)
YesYesYesYesYesYes
48-port Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(1 Gb, 2 Gb, 4 Gb)
YesYesYesYesYesYes
4-port Fibre Channel
Switching Module (10 Gb)
NoNoNoNoNoNo
4-port and 8-port IP Storage
Services Module (10 Gb)
YesYesYesYesYesNo
48-port 8Gb Host-
nl
Optimized Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(2 Gb, 4 Gb, 8 Gb)
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