NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Ethernet Adapter Cards for OCP Spec 3.0 User Manual

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About This Manual

This is the User Guide for NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 adapter cards for Open Compute Project Spec 3.0. These adapters' connectivity provides the highest performing low latency and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen 3.0/4.0 servers used in Enterprise Data Centers and High-Performance Computing environments.

Legacy (EOL) Ordering Part Number


NVIDIA SKU


OPN


Marketing Description


900-9X657-0008-SI0

MCX613436A-VDAI

ConnectX®-6 EN adapter card, 200GbE for OCP 3.0, with host management, Dual-port QSFP56, PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0 x16, Internal lock

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards. The manual assumes basic familiarity with Ethernet network and architecture specifications.

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Document Conventions

When discussing memory sizes, MB and MBytes are used in this document to mean size in MegaBytes. The use of Mb or Mbits (small b) indicates the size in MegaBits. In this document, PCIe is used to mean PCI Express.

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