Symptom
When the CVR-QSFP-SFP10G converter is used on the M3 card with a 10 gig SFP, the interface stays in (Link not connected) status.
Conditions
Device - Nexus 7700
NX-OS - 8.2(2), 8.3(2)
Module - N77-M324FQ-25L
QSA - CVR-QSFP-SFP10G
SFP - 10Gbase-SR
cisco vendor id is V03
Workaround
Customer was able to get the CVR-QSFP-SFP10G converter with a 10 gig SFP working by using a breakout configuration on the interface.
Further Problem Description
CVR-QSFP-SFP10G converter is mentioned as supported on the data sheet for N77-M324FQ-25L, release notes and TMG compatibility matrix. Nowhere, it mentions that you need to configure breakout to use the ports as 10G