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12 | Mellanox Technologies | July 2011
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technologies. Below is the color designation and the product area associated with the color.
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PMS 282
Switches, Gateways,
Switch Silicon, Gateway Silicon, Phy Silicon
PMS 371
Ethernet and InniBand Adapter Cards,
Ethernet Adapter Silicon
PMS 159
Software
PMS 7545
Cables, Modules
PRODUCT BRIEF
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CABLES
HIGHLIGHTS
Overview
Mellanox active optical modules provide outstanding performance for high-bandwidth fabrics, extending
the benets of Mellanox’s high-performance InniBand and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters throughout the
network. In addition to meeting or exceeding IBTA and IEEE standards, Mellanox certied modules are
100% tested on Mellanox equipment to ensure optimal signal integrity and the best end-to-end perfor-
mance. Mellanox QSFP module uses MTP/MPO connector type to connect an OM3/OM4 ber cable.
Mellanox SFP+ modules use LC connector type to connect to single mode or multi mode ber cable.
Mellanox optical solutions provide short, medium and long range scalability for all topologies, utilizing
innovative optical technologies to enable extremely high signal integrity and reliability. Rigorous produc-
tion testing ensures best out-of-the-box installation experience, performance and durability.
Table 1 - Module Specications and Ordering Information
Form Factor Targeted Application Max Power Consumption [W] Data Rate [Gb/s]
Min | Max
Part Number
QSFP 40Gb/s, QDR, InfiniBand 1.7 2.5 10.0 MFM4R12C-MFM
SFP/SFP+ 10GigE, 10GBase-SR 1 9.95 10.5 MFM1T02A-SR
SFP/SFP+ 10GigE, 10GBase-LR 1 9.95 10.5 MFM1T02A-LR
Table 2 - Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter Range
Supply Voltage 3.45V
Operating Case Temperature 0°C to 70°C
Storage Ambient Temperature -10°C to 75°C
Table 3 - Operating Conditions
Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Units
Supply Voltage 3.15 3.3 3.45 V
Input Voltage -0.3 3.6 V
Humidity (RH) 5 85 %
Active Optical Modules
Warranty Information
The Mellanox optical modules include a 1-year limited hardware warranty, which covers parts repair or
replacement.
Additional Information
For more information about Mellanox cable solutions, please contact your Mellanox Technologies sales
representative or visit: http://www.mellanox.com=>Products=>Cables=>Cables Overview
– Low power consumption
– Compliant with SFF-8436
– Compliant with SFF-8431
– Compliant with SFF-8432
– Low insertion loss
– BER Better than 10
-15
– Tested in Mellanox’s end-to-end
environment
– RoHS 6 compliant
©2011 Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT BRIEF
ETHERNET
ADAPTER CARDS
ConnectX-2 EN 40 Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) delivers
breakthrough connectivity for servers and storage. IT managers will be
able to build out high-bandwidth fabrics for next generation data centers
enabling the highest platform efciency and CPU utilization. Virtualized
environments will benet as well from the hardware-based accelerations
enabling more virtual machines per server and superior application
performance.
The single port ConnectX-2 EN 40G adapter
comes with a QSFP connector suitable for use
with copper or ber optic cables.
World-Class Ethernet Performance
ConnectX-2 EN 40G with PCI Express 2.0 delivers
industry-leading Ethernet bandwidth required by
multi-core, multi-socket platforms. Hardware-
based stateless ofoad engines handle the TCP/
UDP/IP segmentation, reassembly, and checksum
calculations that would otherwise burden the
host. Total cost of ownership is optimized by
maintaining an end-to-end Ethernet network on
existing operating systems and applications.
Converged Ethernet
ConnectX-2 EN 40G delivers the features needed
for a converged network with support for Data
Center Bridging (DCB). Fibre Channel frame
encapsulation compliant with T11 and hardware
ofoads simplies FCoE deployment. RDMA over
Converged Ethernet (RoCE) running over DCB
fabrics provides efcient low latency RDMA
services. The RoCE software stack maintains
existing and future compatibility with bandwidth
and latency sensitive applications. By maintaining
link-level interoperability with existing Ethernet
networks, IT managers can leverage existing data
center fabric management solutions.
I/O Virtualization
ConnectX-2 EN 40G supports hardware-based
I/O virtualization, providing dedicated adapter
resources and guaranteed isolation and protec-
tion for virtual machines (VM) within the server.
ConnectX-2 EN 40G gives data center managers
better server utilization and LAN and SAN unica-
tion while reducing costs, power, and complexity.
Quality of Service
Resource allocation per application or per VM
is provided by the advanced QoS supported by
ConnectX-2 EN 40G. Service levels for multiple
trafc types can be based on IETF DiffServ or IEEE
802.1p/Q, along with the Data Center Bridging
enhancements, allowing system administrators
to prioritize trafc by application, virtual machine,
or protocol. This powerful combination of QoS
and prioritization provides the ultimate ne-grain
control of trafc – ensuring that applications run
smoothly in today’s complex environment.
ConnectX
®
-2 EN 40G
40 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with PCI Express 2.0
BENEFITS
– 40Gb/s connectivity for servers and
storage
– Industry-leading throughput and latency
performance
– I/O consolidation
– Virtualization acceleration
– High-performance networking and
storage access
– Software compatible with standard
TCP/UDP/IP and iSCSI stacks
KEY FEATURES
– Single 40GigE port
•
QSFP for copper or ber connections
– PCI Express (up to 5GT/s)
– RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
– Data Center Bridging support
– T11 FCoE frame support
– TCP/UDP/IP stateless ofoad in
hardware
– Trafc steering across multiple cores
– Hardware-based I/O virtualization
– Intelligent interrupt coalescence
– Advanced Quality of Service
– Interoperable with 10GigE fabrics,
using QSA
– RoHS-R6
HIGHLIGHTS
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PRODUCT BRIEF
SOFTWARE
MLNX-OS™ is a switch-based software tool that enables the
management and conguration of Mellanox SX6000 switch platforms
providing optimal performance for cluster computing, enterprise data
centers (EDC) and cloud computing.
The switch management capabilities ensures
the highest fabric performance while the chassis
management ensures the longest switch up time.
With MLNX-OS running on Mellanox’s switches,
IT managers will see a higher return on their
compute as well as infrastructure investment
through higher CPU productivity due to higher
network throughput and availability.
Switch Chassis Management
Mellanox advanced chassis management software
provides all the parameters and information IT
manager will need including: port status with
event and error logs, graphical CPU load display,
graphical fan speed over time display, power
supplies voltage alarms, graphical internal
temperature display with alarm notication and
more. These chassis management capabilities will
ensure low switch maintenance and high network
availability.
Subnet Management
MLNX-OS subnet management provides a
reliable and scalable management solutions
for cluster and data center fabrics. Its modular
design integrates the subnet manager (SM) with
advanced features simplifying cluster bring up and
node initialization through automatic discovery
and conguration. The performance monitors
measure the fabric characteristics to ensure the
highest effective throughput. For ease of use,
switch management is differentiated into basic,
advanced and expert modes where support for
various routing algorithms, QoS attributes and
fabric topologies are included.
World-Class Design
MLNX-OS software includes: CLI, WebUI, SNMP
and XML gateway interfaces. The XML Gateway
provides an XML request-response protocol that
can be used by end-user tools to get and set
management information on the appliance. The
service can be accessed over HTTP / HTTPS or
over SSH. The management also enables the user
to store all data into dened logs, dene e-mail
alerts and security capabilities such as: RADIUS,
TACACS+, AAA and LDAP.
Mellanox Advantage
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of
end-to-end servers and storage connectivity solu-
tions to optimize data center performance and
efciency. Mellanox InniBand adapters, switches,
and software are powering Fortune 500 data
centers and the world’s most powerful supercom-
puters. The company offers innovative solutions
that address a wide range of markets including
HPC, enterprise, mega warehouse data centers,
cloud computing, Internet and Web 2.0.
MLNX-OS
TM
Integrated Switch Management Solution
– Embedded Subnet Manager (SM)
– Reliable and scalable architecture
supporting up to 648 nodes
– Accelerated fabric design and
installation
– “out of the box” experience
– In-band and out-band support for
standalone or remote conguration
with secure access
– Hardware monitoring and alarms
– Performance monitoring
– Quality of Service based on trafc
type and service levels
– CLI, SNMP, WebUI and XML gateway
user interfaces
– E-mail alerts
HIGHLIGHTS
©2011 Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT BRIEF
SWITCH SILICON
Mellanox continues its connectivity leadership by providing the highest
performing server and storage system interconnect solution for Enterprise
Data Centers, Cloud Computing, High-Performance Computing, and
embedded environments.
SwitchX, the fth generation switching IC from
Mellanox, further improves the company’s tradi-
tion of leading bandwidth, low-latency, and scal-
ability by integrating Virtual Protocol Interconnect
(VPI) technology - allowing InniBand, Ethernet
and Fibre Channel trafc to exist on a single
‘one-wire’ fabric. The industry-leading integra-
tion of 144 SerDes which are exible enough
to run 1 Gigabit to 14 Gigabit speeds per lane,
independent of network protocol, makes SwitchX
an obvious choice for OEMs that must address
end-user requirements for faster and more robust
applications. Reduced power, footprint and a fully
integrated PHY capable of connectivity across
PCBs, backplanes as well as passive and active
copper/bre cables allow interconnect fabrics
based on SwitchX to be utilized by network archi-
tects deploying leading, fabric-exible computing
and storage systems with the lowest TCO.
FDR
InniBand FDR technology moves from 8b10b
encoding to more efcient 64/66 encoding while
increasing the per lane signaling rate to 14Gb/s.
Using FDR 4x ports and Mellanox ConnectX
®
family of InniBand adapters, users can increase
end-to-end bandwidth up to 85% over previous
QDR solutions. Mellanox end-to-end systems can
also take advantage of the efciency of 64/66
encoding on 4x10Gb/s links using Mellanox
FDR-10.
SwitchX
™
Virtual Protocol Interconnect
®
Converged Switch-Silicon IC Device
36-port Switch-Router Device Provides Leading FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand,
40 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel Throughput
– Industry-leading Cut Through Latency
– I/O Consolidation
•
IB and IP Routing
•
Ethernet and FC Gateways
– Virtualization Support
•
VEB, VEPA (+), Port Extender
– Data Center Bridging (DCB)
•
PFC, DCBX, ETS
– Low Cost Solution
•
Single-Chip Implementation
– Fully Integrated Phy
•
Backplane and cable support
•
1, 2 and 4 Lane
– Up to 4Tb/s switching capacity
– Flexible Port Congurations
•
Up to 36, 56Gig IB, 40GigE Ports
•
Up to 64 10GigE Ports
•
Up to 24 2/4/8Gig FC Ports
– Adaptive Routing
– Congestion Control
– Quality of Service 802.1p, DIFFSERV
– Switch Partitioning
– Multichip Support
•
All ports support stacking
•
Management across multiple devices
– Energy Efcient Ethernet
– IEEE 1588 Clock Synchronization
– Active Power Governor
HIGHLIGHTS
Management
Mellanox VPI™ I/O
Up to 36 Port FDR/40GigE - 64 Port 10/20GigE - 24 Port 2/4/8 Gig FC
SwitchX™
Non-blocking VPI™ Switch-Router-Gateway
Mellanox Integrated Flex SerDes
Active/Passive Copper - Fibre - PCB - Backplane
Adaptive
Routing
L2/L2+
L3
Congestion
Control
QoS
Routers/
Gateways
Virtualization
Mellanox IRISC Processing Engine
Dual SGMII
PCIe
Figure 1: Mellanox SwitchX Architecture
InfiniBand Switch System Family
Highest Levels of Scalability,
Simplified Network Manageability,
Maximum System Productivity
Flexible I/O for the Dynamic Data Center
Mellanox 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet Converged Network Adapters
Uncompromising Integrity
Achieve full performance from your network equipment