NXOS-AD-XF – NX-OS Advantage – Perpetual – Nexus 9000 Fixed 10G to 100G Platforms
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NXOS-AD-XF Description
The NXOS-AD-XF is the Cisco NX-OS Advantage package perpetual tier-based license for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series fixed platform switches, scoped to the XF tier that Cisco defines as 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G fixed platforms. It carries the full Essentials feature set, covering BGP, EIGRP, GRE, IS-IS, MSDP, OSPF, EPBR with ITD and PBR, PIM, SSM, VXLAN BGP EVPN, Microsegmentation, IP Fabric for Media Non-Blocking Multicast, PTP, iCAM, RIP, OFM, NGOAM and VRRP alongside Netflow, sFlow and Analytics telemetry, and adds the Advantage-only features on top: Inter AS Option B, Tenant Routed Multicast, SR-MPLS, Layer 3 EVPN over segment routing SRv6, MPLS Layer 3 VPN, VXLAN EVPN Multi-site with border gateways, Multicast NAT, RTP Flow Monitoring and PTP Flow Monitoring, plus the Intelligent Packet Flow set of Dynamic Load Balancing, per-packet load balancing, path-based WCMP with DLB, policy-based forwarding and static pinning from NX-OS 10.5.3(F) onward. Cisco states that Advantage licenses continue to have priority over the Essentials licenses. As a DCN perpetual license it is not portable between devices, so the entitlement stays with the switch it is assigned to rather than following a hardware refresh, and separate upgrade PIDs exist for estates already holding a lower tier.
Quick Specs
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Parameter |
Specification |
|---|---|
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Product ID |
NXOS-AD-XF |
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License tier |
NX-OS Advantage, which includes the full Essentials feature set |
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License term |
Perpetual, and not portable between devices |
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Applicable switch family |
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series fixed platform switches |
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Platform scope |
XF tier, covering 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G fixed platforms |
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Feature scope |
Inter AS Option B, Tenant Routed Multicast, SR-MPLS, Layer 3 EVPN over SRv6, MPLS Layer 3 VPN, VXLAN EVPN Multi-site with border gateways, Multicast NAT, RTP and PTP Flow Monitoring |
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Entitlement scope |
NXOS-NDB for Nexus Data Broker, ACI-SEC-XF for security and ACI-STRG for storage are available alongside this tier |
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Purchase scope |
New license, or upgrade from Essentials through NXOS-UPG-ES-AD-XF= and from LAN through NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF= |
Application Scenarios
Applied to Nexus 9000 fixed switches acting as border gateways in a multi-site VXLAN EVPN fabric, an entitlement the Essentials package does not carry.
Assigned where a data center fixed switch terminates MPLS Layer 3 VPN, SR-MPLS or Layer 3 EVPN over SRv6 toward a provider or campus boundary.
Used on 10G through 100G fixed platforms running Intelligent Packet Flow with Dynamic Load Balancing and per-packet load balancing, available from NX-OS 10.5.3(F) with the hardware-profile dlb feature enabled.
Product Comparison
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Parameter |
NXOS-AD-XF |
NXOS-AD-XF2 |
NXOS-AD-GF |
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Platform tier |
10G, 25G, 40G and 100G fixed platforms |
Cisco Nexus 9364C and 9300-GX platforms |
1G fixed platforms |
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License package |
NX-OS Advantage |
NX-OS Advantage |
NX-OS Advantage |
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License term |
Perpetual, not portable between devices |
Perpetual, not portable between devices |
Perpetual, not portable between devices |
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Essentials to Advantage upgrade PID |
NXOS-UPG-ES-AD-XF= |
NXOS-UPG-ES-ADXF2= |
Not listed for this tier |
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LAN to Advantage upgrade PID |
NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF= |
NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF2= |
NXOS-UPG-L-AD-GF= |
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Path to ACI Advantage |
NXOS-ACI-UP-AD-XF= |
Not listed for this tier |
NXOS-ACI-UP-AD-GF= |
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Named Essentials counterpart |
Not listed for this tier |
NXOS-ES-XF2 |
Not listed for this tier |
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Tier introduction note |
Supported from Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) for the package |
Introduced for the Nexus 9300-GX switches in Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(3) |
Supported from Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) for the package |
- The Advantage feature set is identical across all three PIDs, so nothing in the entitlement list separates them; the only thing being purchased differently is platform scope, which makes matching the tier to the switch the whole decision rather than one factor among several.
- Port speed is the dividing line and it is not a range that overlaps. NXOS-AD-GF covers 1G fixed platforms, NXOS-AD-XF covers 10G through 100G fixed platforms, and NXOS-AD-XF2 is narrowed to two named families, the Cisco Nexus 9364C and the 9300-GX, so a 9300-GX switch is outside NXOS-AD-XF even though it runs above 10G.
- Upgrade coverage is uneven across the tiers and worth reading before assuming a path exists. NXOS-AD-XF has both an Essentials route through NXOS-UPG-ES-AD-XF= and a LAN route through NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF=, NXOS-AD-XF2 has NXOS-UPG-ES-ADXF2= and NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF2=, while NXOS-AD-GF is listed only with the LAN route NXOS-UPG-L-AD-GF=.
- For deciding which SKU to order, read the port speed of the target switch first and check whether it is one of the two families the XF2 tier names, because that single check settles the choice; perpetual term, portability and the Advantage entitlement list are common to all three and cannot break the tie.
Selection Guide
1. Nine Thousand Three Hundred GX Sits Outside This Tier
A switch running above 10G does not automatically fall into the XF tier: Cisco carves the Nexus 9364C and the 9300-GX platforms out into XF2, so those two families take NXOS-AD-XF2 and a NXOS-AD-XF order against them is the wrong entitlement despite the matching speed class.
2. Where Essentials Already Covers The Fabric
A fixed switch running BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VXLAN BGP EVPN, microsegmentation, PTP and Netflow telemetry sits entirely inside the Essentials package; the Advantage premium only earns its place once the design needs multi-site border gateways, MPLS Layer 3 VPN, SR-MPLS, SRv6, Tenant Routed Multicast or Multicast NAT.
3. Upgrading An Installed Switch Rather Than Rebuying
An estate already licensed at Essentials or LAN on a 10G through 100G fixed platform reaches Advantage through NXOS-UPG-ES-AD-XF= or NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF= respectively, so a switch already in service does not need a fresh NXOS-AD-XF line item to gain the same entitlement.
4. Perpetual Means Tied To One Chassis
Cisco states DCN perpetual licenses are not portable between devices, so an NXOS-AD-XF entitlement cannot follow a switch replacement or move to a spare; a site planning a hardware refresh inside the amortisation window is buying the license twice unless that is budgeted.
5. Modular Chassis Never Take This PID
The fixed-platform tiers and the modular platform tiers are separate PID families, and a Nexus 9000 modular chassis takes NXOS-AD-M4, NXOS-AD-M8-16, NXOS-AD-DM8, NXOS-AD-CM8 or NXOS-AD-DM4 by slot count and architecture; no fixed-platform tier including XF applies to a modular chassis at any port speed.
Ordering Checklist
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Check Item |
What to Confirm |
Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
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Target switch port speed |
Confirm the switch is a 10G, 25G, 40G or 100G fixed platform and is not a Cisco Nexus 9364C or 9300-GX. |
Those two families belong to the XF2 tier, so an XF entitlement does not apply to them despite the matching speed class. |
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Fixed against modular chassis |
Confirm the target is a fixed platform rather than a modular chassis. |
Modular chassis take the NXOS-AD-M4, NXOS-AD-M8-16, NXOS-AD-DM8, NXOS-AD-CM8 or NXOS-AD-DM4 PIDs instead. |
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Existing license tier on the switch |
Confirm whether the switch already holds Essentials or LAN entitlement. |
An installed switch upgrades through NXOS-UPG-ES-AD-XF= or NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF= rather than a fresh NXOS-AD-XF line item. |
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Software release floor |
Confirm the switch runs Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) or later. |
The Essentials, Advantage and add-on licenses are only supported from that release on Nexus 9000 Series switches. |
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Switch mode on Nexus 3000 platforms |
Confirm the Cisco Nexus 3132Q, 3172, 3172PQ or 3172TQ is running in N9K mode, readable with the show system switch-mode command. |
Those platforms support the NX-OS Advantage license only in N9K mode, so a switch left in its other mode will not accept the entitlement. |
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Release floor for Intelligent Packet Flow |
Confirm the switch runs NX-OS 10.5.3(F) or later and that hardware-profile dlb is enabled when Dynamic Load Balancing is part of the design. |
The Intelligent Packet Flow feature set is tied to that release and that feature, so the entitlement alone does not activate it. |
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Add-on part numbers |
Confirm any security or storage add-on line reads ACI-SEC-XF or the current storage add-on rather than NXOS-SEC-XF or NXOS-STRG. |
Both of the older add-on PIDs are withdrawn, so a bill of materials carried over from an older design still names parts Cisco no longer accepts. |
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Device assignment |
Confirm which specific switch serial the entitlement is assigned to before submitting the order. |
DCN perpetual licenses are not portable between devices, so the assignment cannot be moved later. |
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product ID | NXOS-AD-XF | License package | NX-OS Advantage, perpetual tier-based license |
| Platform family | Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, fixed platforms | Platform tier | XF, defined as 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G fixed platforms |
| Adjacent platform tiers | GF for 1G fixed platforms, XF2 for Cisco Nexus 9364C and 9300-GX platforms, XF3 for 800G fixed platforms | License term | Perpetual |
| Portability | DCN perpetual licenses are not portable between devices | License priority | Advantage licenses continue to have priority over the Essentials licenses |
| Included Essentials routing features | BGP, EIGRP, GRE, IS-IS, MSDP, OSPF, EPBR including ITD and PBR, PIM, SSM, VXLAN BGP EVPN, Microsegmentation, IP Fabric for Media Non-Blocking Multicast, PTP, iCAM, RIP, OFM, NGOAM and VRRP | Included Essentials analytics | Telemetry covering Netflow, sFlow and Analytics |
| Advantage-only entitlements | Inter AS Option B, Tenant Routed Multicast, SR-MPLS, Layer 3 EVPN over segment routing SRv6, MPLS Layer 3 VPN, VXLAN EVPN Multi-site with border gateways, Multicast NAT, RTP Flow Monitoring and PTP Flow Monitoring | Intelligent Packet Flow | Dynamic Load Balancing, per-packet load balancing, path based WCMP with DLB, policy based forwarding and static pinning, supported from NX-OS 10.5.3(F) and tied to the hardware-profile dlb feature |
| Security add-on | ACI-SEC-XF, covering MACsec and Secure VXLAN EVPN Multi-Site using CloudSec; it replaces NXOS-SEC-XF, which is no longer orderable | Storage add-on | ACI-STRG, covering FCoE, FC and DCNM/NDFC SAN including SAN Advanced; it replaces NXOS-STRG, which is no longer orderable |
| Network broker add-on | NXOS-NDB for Nexus Data Broker | Upgrade into this tier | NXOS-UPG-ES-AD-XF= from Essentials and NXOS-UPG-L-AD-XF= from LAN, both scoped to 10G and above platforms |
| Upgrade beyond this tier | NXOS-ACI-UP-AD-XF= upgrades NX-OS Advantage to ACI Advantage on 10G and above platforms | Modular platform equivalents | NXOS-AD-M4 for 4-slot, NXOS-AD-M8-16 for 8- to 16-slot, NXOS-AD-DM8 for 8-slot distributed, NXOS-AD-CM8 for 8-slot centralized and NXOS-AD-DM4 for 4-slot distributed chassis |
| Minimum software release | Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) for the Essentials, Advantage and add-on licenses on Nexus 9000 Series switches | Nexus 3000 platform support | From Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(3) the Advantage license added the Cisco Nexus 3132Q excluding the 3132Q-40GE, 3172, 3172PQ, 3172TQ, 31128PQ, 3100-V, 3232C, 3264Q and 3500 switches |
| Switch mode restriction | The Cisco Nexus 3132Q, 3172, 3172PQ and 3172TQ platform switches support the NX-OS Advantage license only when running in N9K mode, viewable with the show system switch-mode command |
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