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:
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
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