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https://lenovopress.com/lp0098-mellanox-connectx-4
Abstract
ConnectX-4 from Mellanox is a family of high-performance and low-latency Ethernet and InfiniBand adapters. The ConnectX-4 Lx EN adapters are available in 40 Gb and 25 Gb Ethernet speeds and the ConnectX-4 Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) adapters support either InfiniBand or Ethernet.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ConnectX-4 offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about ConnectX-4 network adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the July 10 update:
- Added OS support tables for these adapters:
Video Introduction
Introduction
ConnectX-4 from Mellanox is a family of high-performance and low-latency Ethernet and InfiniBand adapters. The ConnectX-4 Lx EN adapters are available in 40 Gb and 25 Gb Ethernet speeds and the ConnectX-4 Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) adapters support either InfiniBand or Ethernet.
These adapters address virtualized infrastructure challenges, delivering best-in-class performance to various demanding markets and applications. Providing true hardware-based I/O isolation with unmatched scalability and efficiency, achieving the most cost-effective and flexible solution for Web 2.0, Cloud, data analytics, database, and storage platforms.
The following figure shows the Mellanox ConnectX-4 2x100GbE/EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter (the standard heat sink has been removed in this photo).
Figure 1. Mellanox ConnectX-4 2x100GbE/EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter (heatsink removed)
Did you know?
Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) enables standard networking, clustering, storage, and management protocols to seamlessly operate over any converged network by leveraging a consolidated software stack. Each port can operate on InfiniBand, Ethernet, or Data Center Bridging (DCB) fabrics, and supports Ethernet over InfiniBand (EoIB) as well as RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE). VPI simplifies I/O system design and makes it easier for IT managers to deploy infrastructure that meets the challenges of a dynamic data center.
Part number information
The following table shows the part numbers for adapters for ThinkSystem, System x and NeXtScale servers.
| Part number | Feature code |
Mellanox equivalent | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConnectX-4 Lx 25 Gb Ethernet adapters | |||
| 01GR250* | AUAJ | MCX4121A-ACAT | Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter |
| 4XC7A08249* | B653 | MCX4121A-ACAT | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter |
| 4XC7A08246 | B5T2 | MCX4621A-ACAB | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter |
| 00MN990 | ATZR | MCX4111A-ACAT† | Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 1-port ML2 Adapter |
| 7ZT7A00507 | AUKU | MCX4121A-ACAT† | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port ML2 Ethernet Adapter |
| ConnectX-4 Lx 40 Gb Ethernet adapters | |||
| 00MM950 | ATRN | MCX4131A-BCAT | Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 1x40GbE QSFP+ Adapter |
| ConnectX-4 FDR InfiniBand / 40 Gb Ethernet adapters | |||
| 7XC7A05524 | B0WX | MCX453A-FCAT | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 PCIe FDR 1-Port QSFP VPI Adapter |
| 7ZT7A00500 | AUVG | MCX454A-FCAT | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 PCIe FDR 2-Port QSFP VPI Adapter |
| ConnectX-4 EDR InfiniBand / 100 Gb Ethernet adapters | |||
| 00MM960 | ATRP | MCX456A-ECAT | Mellanox ConnectX-4 2x100GbE/EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter |
| 00KH924 | ASWQ | MCX455A-ECAT | Mellanox ConnectX-4 1x100GbE/EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter |
* 01GR250 and 4XC7A08249 are identical in function with the exception that 4XC7A08249 supports Secure Firmware Update
† MCX4111A-ACAT and MCX4121A-ACAT are the PCIe version of these ML2 form-factor adapters
The part numbers include the following:
- One Mellanox adapter
- Low-profile (2U) and full-height (3U) adapter brackets
- Documentation
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter.
Figure 2. ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
Supported cables and transceivers
This section lists the supported transceivers and cables.
EDR InfiniBand adapters
The Mellanox ConnectX-4 100GbE/EDR InfiniBand adapters support the InfiniBand cables listed in the following table.
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