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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
OL-23069-06
Chapter 1      Overview
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
1 System status LEDs 5 Air intake for power supply units
2 Rack-mount brackets (2) 6 Air intake for the supervisor modules 
and I/O modules
3 I/O modules (1 to 16) in slots 1 to 8 and 11 to 18—these 
modules are a combination of the following:
• 48-port 10/100/1000 I/O modules 
(N7K-M148GT-11)
• 48-port 10/100/1000 I/O modules with XL option 
(N7K-M148GT-11L)
• 48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules 
(N7K-M148GS-11)
• 48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules with XL 
option (N7K-M148GS-11L)
• 48-port 1-/10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules with 
XL option (N7K-F248XP-25)
• 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules 
(N7K-M132XP-12)
• 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules with XL 
option (N7K-M132XP-12L)
• 32-port 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules 
(N7K-F132XP-15)
• 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules with XL 
option (N7K-M108X2-12L)
7 Air intake for fabric modules
4 Supervisor modules (1 or 2) in slots 9 and 10 
(N7K-SUP1)
8 Handles used to reposition the 
chassis (do not lift the chassis with 
these handles—use a mechanical lift)