The Cisco Nexus® 7000 M2-Series 24-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option (referred to here as the Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series module) is a highly scalable, high-performance module offering outstanding flexibility and full-featured, non-blocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance on each port. The Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series module facilitates the deployment of high-density, high-bandwidth, scalable network architecture, especially in large network cores and in service provider and Internet peering environments.



The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches provide the foundation of the Cisco® Unified Fabric. They are a modular data center-class product line designed for highly scalable 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks. The fabric architecture scales beyond 15 terabits per second (Tbps), and is designed to support high-density 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet deployments. To meet the requirements of the most mission-critical network environments, the switches deliver continuous system operations and virtualized services. The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series is powered by the proven Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, with enhanced features to deliver real-time system upgrades with exceptional manageability and serviceability. The software’s innovative unified fabric design is purpose-built to support consolidation of IP and storage networks on a single lossless Ethernet fabric.