Cisco Nexus 7000 I/O Module Cheat Sheet

I created this post to help me remember the different Nexus 7000 I/O modules and their capabilities/features.

There are 2 classes of I/O Modules for the Nexus 7000; M-Series and F-Series.

Below is a list of the modules and their capabilities.

Here are the M-Series Modules:

1. N7K-M132XP-12/12L – http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9402/ps9512/Data_Sheet_C78-437757.html
   • 32 Ports
   • 80 GB bandwidth
   • 10 GB interfaces only
   • SFP+ interfaces
   • Layer 2 and Layer 3
   • Required for Nexus 2248 FEX uplinks (This is the only I/O module that supports FEX)
2. N7K-M108X2-12L  – http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9402/data_sheet_c78-574915.html
   • 8 Ports
   • 80 GB bandwidth
   • 10 GB interfaces only
   • X2 interfaces
   • Layer 2 and Layer 3
3. N7K-M148GT-11/11L – http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9402/ps9512/Data_Sheet_C78-437763.html
   • 48 Ports
   • 46 GB bandwidth
   • 1 GB interfaces only
   • Copper interfaces
   • Layer 2 and Layer 3
4. N7K-M148GS-11/11L – http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9402/ps9512/Data_Sheet_C78-437763.html
   • 48 Ports
   • 46 GB bandwidth
   • 1 GB interfaces only
   • SFP fiber interfaces
   • Layer 2 and Layer 3

M-Series L vs XL – XL Requires the Scalable Feature License

• N7K-F132XP-15 – http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9402/data_sheet_c78-605622.html
  • 32 Ports
  • 320 GB bandwidth
  • 10 and 1 GB interfaces
  • SFP+ interfaces
  • Layer 2 only (an M-Series I/O module is required for Layer 3)
  • Supports FabricPath (TRILL)
  • Supports FCoE (FCoE N7K-FCOEF132XP License required)

NX-OS Software Licenses for Nexus 7000 – http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps9494/ps9372/data_sheet_c78-437306.html