Firmware Compatible Products
These are the release notes for the NVIDIA Quantum™-2 firmware. This firmware complements the NVIDIA Quantum switch with a set of advanced features, allowing easy and remote management of the switch.
This firmware supports the following protocols:
InfiniBand—SDR, EDR, HDR, NDR
This firmware supports the devices listed in the table below:
|
Model Number |
Description |
|
QM9790 |
NVIDIA Quantum 2 based NDR InfiniBand Switch, 64 NDR ports, 32 OSFP ports, 2 Power Supplies (AC), Standard depth |
This firmware version has been validated to work against platforms with the following firmware and software versions.
|
HCA/Switch |
Firmware Version |
|
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
31.2010.2246 |
|
NVIDIA Quantum |
27.2010.2246 |
|
ConnectX-7 |
28.33.2028 |
|
ConnectX-6 |
20.33.1048 |
|
MFT |
4.18.1- 14 |
Switch and HCAs InfiniBand Cable Connectivity Matrix
NVIDIA Quantum™ based switches and NVIDIA® ConnectX® HCAs support HDR (PAM4, 50Gb/s per lane) and EDR (NRZ, 25Gb/s per lane) technologies. As the ConnectX adapter cards are identified by their maximum supported throughput (e.g., ConnectX-6 VPI 100Gb/s card can support either 2-lanes of 50Gb/s or 4-lanes of 25Gb/s), the exact connectivity will be determined by the cable that is being used.
As a reference:
|
Speed Mode |
Speed Supported |
Number of Lanes Used |
|
NDR |
400Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 100Gb/s |
|
NDR200 |
200Gb/s InfiniBand |
2 lanes of 100Gb/s |
|
HDR |
200Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 50Gb/s |
|
HDR100 |
100Gb/s InfiniBand |
2 lanes of 50Gb/s |
|
EDR |
100Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 25Gb/s |
The following tables present the connectivity matrix, between NVIDIA Quantum based switches, ConnectX HCA, and the cables.
Switch-to-Switch Connectivity
NVIDIA Quantum-2 switches come with OSFP cages. NVIDIA Quantum and Switch-IB 2 switches come with QSFP cages. The connectivity matrix below are separated into multiple tables due to the above physical differences between the switches.
|
Switch |
Switch |
Cable |
|||
|
NDR Transceiver |
NDR DAC/ACC |
HDR DAC/ AOC |
EDR DAC/ AOC |
||
|
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
2 × NDR |
2 × NDR |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
NVIDIA Quantum |
N/A |
N/A |
2 × HDR |
2 × EDR |
|
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
Switch-IB 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2 × EDR |
HCA-to-Switch Connectivity
|
Switch |
Adapter |
Cable |
|||
|
HDR AOC |
HDR DAC |
HDR100 DAC/AOC (Copper Cables Only) |
|||
|
ConnectX-6 200Gb/s |
NDR Switch |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
2 × HDR |
2 × HDR |
4 × HDR100 |
|
ConnectX-6 100Gb/s |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
N/A |
2 × EDR |
4 × HDR100 |
|
|
ConnectX-4/ ConnectX-5 |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
N/A |
2 × EDR |
N/A |
|
Supported Link Speed
The table below lists the current supported link speed.
|
Speed |
Cable |
Cable Length [meters] |
Limitations |
|
NDR |
Optical |
Up to 30 |
NDR optical cables support only NDR speed. |
|
Copper |
Up to 2 |
||
|
HDR |
Optical |
Up to 30 |
HDR optical cables support only HDR speed. |
|
Copper |
Up to 2 |
Validated and Supported Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
NDR |
MMS4X00-NL* |
NVIDIA twin port transceiver, 800Gbps,2xNDR, OSFP, 2xMPO, 1310nm SMF, DR8, up to 30m |
|
NDR |
MCP4Y10-N00A |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, IB twin port NDR, up to 800Gb/s, OSFP, 0.5m |
|
NDR |
MCP4Y10-N00B |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, IB NDR, up to 800Gb/s, OSFP, 0.75m |
|
NDR |
MCP4Y10-N001 |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, IB NDR, up to 800Gb/s, OSFP, 1m |
|
NDR |
MCP4Y10-N002 |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, IB NDR, up to 800Gb/s, OSFP, 2m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB HDR 400Gb/s to 4×100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB HDR 400Gb/s to 4×100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1.5m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB HDR 400Gb/s to 4×100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 2m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H003** |
NVIDIA active fiber splitter cable, IB HDR, 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H005** |
NVIDIA active fiber splitter cable, IB HDR, 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 5m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H010** |
NVIDIA active fiber splitter cable, IB HDR, 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 10m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H015** |
NVIDIA active fiber splitter cable, IB HDR, 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 15m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H020** |
NVIDIA active fiber splitter cable, IB HDR, 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 20m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H030** |
NVIDIA active fiber splitter cable, IB HDR, 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 30m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB HDR 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB HDR 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1.5m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB HDR 400Gb/s to 2×200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 2m |
*The minimal required firmware version for MMS4X00-NL cable is 45.110.234.
**The minimal required firmware version for MFA7U10-H0MFA7U10-H0xx is 40.120.327 .
Firmware Upgrade
Firmware upgrade may be performed directly from any previous version to this version. To upgrade firmware, please refer to the NVIDIA Firmware Tools (MFT) package at network.nvidia.com/products/adapter-software/firmware-tools/
This firmware version complies with the NVIDIA Switches Programmer’s Reference Manual (PRM), Rev 1.40 or later.