NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Ethernet Adapter Cards User Manual

NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Ethernet Adapter Cards User Manual

About This Manual

This User Manual describes NVIDIA® ConnectX®-4 Ethernet adapter cards. It provides details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the board, and relevant documentation.

EOL'd (End of Life) Ordering Part Numbers

The table below provides the ordering part numbers (OPN) for ConnectX-4 Ethernet adapter cards.

NVIDIA SKU

Legacy OPN

Marketing Description

900-9X426-0014-ST1

MCX413A-BCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 40/56GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket

900-9X426-0054-SQ0

MCX414A-BCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 40/56GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket

900-9X4AC-0014-ST1

MCX415A-BCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 40/56GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket

900-9X4AC-0054-ST1

MCX416A-BCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 40/56GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket

900-9X426-0015-ST0

MCX413A-GCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket

900-9X426-0055-ST0

MCX414A-GCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 50GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket

900-9X4AC-0015-ST0

MCX415A-GCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket

900-9X4AC-0055-ST0

MCX416A-GCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 50GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket

900-9X4AC-0016-ST1

MCX415A-CCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 100GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket

900-9X4AC-0056-ST1

MCX416A-CCAT

ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 100GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket

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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Related Documentation

NVIDIA MLNX_OFED for Linux User Manual and Release Notes

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WinOF-2 for Windows User Manual and Release Notes

User Manual describing WinOF-2 features, performance, Ethernet diagnostic, tools content and configuration. See WinOF-2 for Windows Documentation.

NVIDIA VMware for Ethernet User Manual and Release Notes

User Manual describing the various components of the NVIDIA ConnectX® NATIVE ESXi stack. See VMware® ESXi Documentation.

NVIDIA Firmware Update

NVIDIA firmware update and query utility used to update the firmware. See NVIDIA Firmware Utility (mlxup) Documentation.

NVIDIA Firmware Tools (MFT) User Manual

User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management tools for a single node. See MFT User Manual.

IEEE Std 802.3 Specification

IEEE Ethernet Specifications

PCI Express Specifications

Industry Standard PCI Express Base and Card Electromechanical Specifications.

LinkX Interconnect Solutions

LinkX Ethernet cables and transceivers are designed to maximize the performance of High-Performance Computing networks, requiring high-bandwidth, low-latency connections between compute nodes and switch nodes. NVIDIA offers one of the industry’s broadest portfolio of 40GbE, 56GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE and 400GbE cables, including Direct Attach Copper cables (DACs), copper splitter cables, Active Optical Cables (AOCs) and transceivers in a wide range of lengths from 0.5m to 10km. In addition to meeting Ethernet standards, NVIDIA tests every product in an end-to-end environment ensuring a Bit Error Rate of less than 1E-15 . Read more at LinkX Cables and Transceivers.

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 size in MegaBits. In this document, PCIe is used to mean PCI Express.
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