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CiscoUCS6100and6200SeriesConfigurationLimitsforCiscoUCSManager,
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Updated: Apr29,2013

Contents
ConfigurationLimits
EthernetEnvironmentConfigurationLimits
FibreChannelEnvironmentConfigurationLimits
VMFEXEnvironmentConfigurationLimits
GeneralNetworkConfigurationLimits
GeneralManagementConfigurationLimits
FirstPublished:September06,2011
LastUpdated:April29,2013

ConfigurationLimits
ThefollowingtableslisttheCiscoverifiedlimitsforCiscoUCS6100and6200seriesfabricinterconnects
runningCiscoUCSManagerrelease2.0(x).
Thelimitsinthisdocumentindicatethemaximumscalecapabilitytestedforthecorrespondingfeature
individually.ThisnumberistheabsolutemaximumcurrentlysupportedbyCiscoUCSManagerforthe
correspondingfeature.Whenusedincombination,thepracticallimitforeachfeaturemaybelowerthanthe
maximumlimitcitedinthisdocument.

Note ForadditionalVMwareESXconfigurationinformation,seetheCiscoVMFEXBestPracticesforVMwareESX
EnvironmentDeploymentGuideavailableatthefollowingURL:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/
ns340/ns517/ns224/ns944/vm_fex_best_practices_deployment_guide_ns1124_Networking_Solutions_White_
Paper.html

EthernetEnvironmentConfigurationLimits
Feature

CiscoUCS6100Series

CiscoUCS6200Series

ActiveVLANsper
CiscoUCSdomain

982
ThisisthecombinedtotalofVLANsand

982
ThisisthecombinedtotalofVLANs

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ThisisthecombinedtotalofVLANsand
VSANsthatcanbeconfiguredoneach

ThisisthecombinedtotalofVLANs
andVSANsthatcanbeconfiguredon

fabricinterconnect.Ofthattotal,no
morethan32canbeVSANs.

eachfabricinterconnect.Ofthattotal,
nomorethan32canbeVSANs.

VLAN/VSANIDspace 4013unreservedspace
perCiscoUCS
domain
STPlogicalInterfaces
(alsoreferredtoas
VLANportcount)per
fabricinterconnect

14000

4013unreservedspace

32000

Note Theonly
exceptionis
forfailover
vNICs.These
consume
resourceson
aperCisco
UCSdomain
basis.

VIFs(virtualinterfaces) 2000
perfabricinterconnect
thatmapthroughVM
FEXtoavNICorVM
itself

2000

Note Theonly
exceptionis
forfailover
vNICs.These
consume
resourceson
aperCisco
UCSdomain
basis.

IGMPgroupsper
CiscoUCSdomain

1000

1000

Uplinkportchannels
perfabric
interconnect

12

12

Memberinterfaces
perportchannel

PrimaryVLANsper
CiscoUCSdomain

30

30

Note Private
VLANscount
towardsthe
totalnumber
ofVLANs.

30
30
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30

30

QOSsystemclasses
perCiscoUCS
domain

6(includingtheclassdefault)

6(includingtheclassdefault)

DynamicvirtualNICs
perVIC

OS

Max
vNICs
forPTS

MaxvNICs
forUPT

Sameas6100series

ESX4.0

56

N/A

ESX4.1

56

N/A

ESX5.0

116
114with
2vHBAs
116
without
vHBAs

56with
default
configuration
54with2
vHBAs
56without
vHBAs

KVM6.1

116
114with
2vHBAs
116
without
vHBAs

N/A

StaticvirtualNICsper OS
VIC

VNICs

vHBAs

OS

VNICs

vHBAs

Win2003

10

Win2003

10

Win2008
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto20.

20

16

Win2008
20
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto20.

16

RHEL5.4
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto32.

32

16

RHEL5.4
32
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto32.

16

ESX4UI
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto26.

26

16

ESX4UI
26
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto26.

16

SecondaryVLANs
perCiscoUCS
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20

Xenserver
5.6FP1
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto20.

Xenserver
6.0
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto32.

20

Xenserver
32
6.0
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto32.

Xenserver
5.6FP1
Total
maximum
combination
ofvNICsand
vHBAsis
limitedto20.
32

FibreChannelEnvironmentConfigurationLimits
Feature

CiscoUCS6100Series

CiscoUCS6200Series

VSANs

32

32

Note Thisisthecombinedtotalof
982VLANsandVSANsthat
canbeconfiguredoneach
fabricinterconnect.Ofthat
total,nomorethan32canbe
VSANs.

Zones

PerVSAN8000
AcrossallVSANS8000

Note IfyouimplementCiscoUCS
Managerbasedzoning,the
maximumnumberoftargets
perserviceprofileis64.

NativeFClinks

Native4Glinks:

61208

Note Acombinedtotalof2000
VLANsandVSANscanbe
configuredoneachfabric
interconnect.

PerVSAN8000
AcrossallVSANS8000

Note IfyouimplementCiscoUCS
Managerbasedzoning,the
maximumnumberoftargets
perserviceprofileis64.

6248Upto48
6296Upto96

614016

Native8Glinks:
61206
614012

VirtualFibreChannel
interfacesperfabric
interconnect

160

240

VirtualFibreChannel

16

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interfacesperblade
Flogisperfabricinterconnect

256

256

MaximumnumberofSANport 4
channels

Maximumportchannel
membersperportchannel

16

PortchannelmodeinNPV

Active

Active

PortchannelmodeinFC
switching

On

On

VMFEXEnvironmentConfigurationLimits
Feature

CiscoUCS6100Series

CiscoUCS6200Series

HostsperDVS

52

52

DVSsperCiscoUCS
domain

vCentersperCisco
UCSdomain

PortprofilesperCisco
UCSdomain

512

512

Dynamicportsper
portprofile

4096

4096

Dynamicportsper
DVS

4096

4096

GeneralNetworkConfigurationLimits
Feature

CiscoUCS6100Series

CiscoUCS6200Series

UnicastMACaddressesperfabric
interconnect

13800entries

20000entries

MulticastMACaddressesperfabric
interconnect

6000

7000

SecuredinterfacesperCiscoUCS
domain

1000
1000
1000outofthe2000VIFscan 1000outofthe2000VIFscan
beportsecured.
beportsecured.

SecuredMACaddressesperCiscoUCS
domain

2000
MACaddressessecured
usingtheportsecurity
feature.

2000
MACaddressessecured
usingtheportsecurity
feature.

MaximumMTU

9000

9000

1Gports

6120First8fixedports
6140First16fixedports

6248Upto48
6296Upto96

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SPANactivesessionsperfabric
interconnect

6140First16fixedports

6296Upto96

GeneralManagementConfigurationLimits
Feature

CiscoUCS6100Series

CiscoUCS6200Series

ChassisperCiscoUCSdomain

20

20

Maximumcombinednumberofblade
andrackserversperCiscoUCSdomain

160

160

Maximumnumberof2232PPFabric
ExtendersperCiscoUCSdomain

20(10perfabricinterconnect) 20(10perfabricinterconnect)

LocaluseraccountsperCiscoUCS
domain

48

48

Concurrentloginsperuseraccount

64
Thistotalincludesamaximum
of32concurrentGUIlogins
and32concurrentCLIlogins
peruseraccount.
Thisvalueisthesamefor
bothlocalandremoteuser
accounts.

64
Thistotalincludesamaximum
of32concurrentGUIlogins
and32concurrentCLIlogins
peruseraccount.
Thisvalueisthesamefor
bothlocalandremoteuser
accounts.

ActiveKVMsessionsperindividualCIMC 4

ConcurrentCLIloginsperCiscoUCS
Manager

32

32

ConcurrentGUIloginsperCiscoUCS
Manager

256

256

NumberofLDAPgroupsperCiscoUCS
Manager

28

28

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