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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
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A P P E N D I X
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Configuration Limits for Cisco MDS SAN-OS
Release 3.x
The features supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS have maximum configuration limits. For some of the
features, we have verified configurations that support limits less that the maximum.
Table C-1
lists the
Cisco verified limits and maximum limits for switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x.
Table C-1
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x Configuration Limits
Feature
Verified Limit
Maximum Limit
Device alias
8K per fabric.
20K per fabric.
Event Traps - forward via Email
1 destination.
Up to 10 destinations.
ISLB VRRP
20 per switch.
20 per switch.
NPV switches per NPV core switch
100 switches
100 switches
VSANs
80 VSANs per physical fabric.
4000 VSANs per physical fabric.
VSANs per NPV device
16
16
Switches in a single MDS physical fabric
or VSAN
55 switches.
1
239 switches.
Switches in a mixed or open physical
fabric or VSAN
32 switches.
239 switches.
Domains per VSAN
40 domains.
239 domains.
Zone members
16,000 zone members per physical
fabric (includes all VSANs).
20,000 zone members per Physical
Fabric (includes all VSANs).
Zones
8000 zones per switch (includes all
VSANs).
8000 zones per switch (includes all
VSANs).
Zone sets
500 zone sets per switch (includes all
VSANs).
1000 zone sets per switch (includes all
VSANs).
Supported hops for all major storage,
server, and HBA vendors
7 hops (diameter of the SAN fabric).
12 hops.