In previous post we learned how the of Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet module (N7K-M132XP-12) works in shared mode by. In the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet module (N7K-M132XP-12) each group can be configured individually as either dedicated or shared mode. Always a dedicated port is easy to identify in any Nexus line card as they are marked yellow.

The main disadvantage of configuring a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet module is that you are losing 24 ports functionality as they are totally disabled, and the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet module works as 8 port module.  Rather I prefer to use a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 8 port, 10 Giga Ethernet module (N7K-M108X2-12L).