NAT on Cisco Nexus 9504

[Muhammad Shoaib]

Hello,

I have a Cisco Nexus Switch and trying to configure NAT for AWS Direct Connect Public Virtual Interface.

Switch : Nexus C9504
Version : 7.0(3)I4(7)

It appears that NAT is not supported on 9500s. Can someone please confirm ?

What are the options if it is not supported ?

Does upgrade solve this problem ?

Thanks in advance.

-mS

[Muhammad Awais Khan]

Hi,

Yes it is not supported and it is not the ideal location to do NAT. Where are your internet circuits terminated ? It will be either firewall or Router right ? Ideally, NAT will be either done on the edge device like Router or Firewall which is terminating Internet circuits.

[Mark Elsen]

 - It seems that NAT should work :

              https://community.cisco.com/t5/switching/nexus-9k-nat-configuration/td-p/3695985

 M.

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

just to add to the remarks already made, below the link to the guidelines and limitations, where it is stated the NAT is not supported on the 9500 platform:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/7-x/interfaces/configuration/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Interfaces_Configuration_Guide_7x/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Interfaces_Configuration_Guide_7x_chapter_0110...

[balaji.bandi]

Adding to other pots - NAT not supported on N9500.

Most of the Nexus 9500 are design to work with ACI.