Description
Product Overview
The MCX556A-EDAT Mellanox ConnectX-5 EX VPI Adapter Card is a cutting-edge network interface card designed for high-performance computing (HPC), cloud, and storage applications. This adapter card is powered by Mellanox’s ConnectX-5 EX technology and offers two ports that support both EDR InfiniBand and 100G Ethernet. The card is designed to fit into a PCI Express (PCIe) slot and delivers high-bandwidth and low-latency data transfer capabilities.
ConnectX-5 EX Technology
Mellanox’s ConnectX-5 EX technology is a state-of-the-art technology that delivers high-performance networking capabilities. It features advanced acceleration engines that optimize traffic and reduce CPU overhead. This technology also incorporates advanced hardware offloading capabilities that reduce latency and increase performance.
The ConnectX-5 EX technology is designed to support multiple protocols, including InfiniBand, Ethernet, and RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet). It also supports virtualization, allowing multiple virtual machines to share a single physical adapter card.
EDR InfiniBand and 100G Ethernet
The MCX556A-EDAT adapter card supports both EDR InfiniBand and 100G Ethernet. InfiniBand is a high-speed networking technology designed for HPC applications. It delivers low-latency and high-bandwidth connectivity that is ideal for parallel computing, clustering, and storage applications.
The EDR InfiniBand standard delivers data transfer rates of up to 100 Gbps, making it one of the fastest interconnect technologies available. The MCX556A-EDAT adapter card supports EDR InfiniBand and is backward compatible with older InfiniBand standards, including FDR and QDR.
100G Ethernet is a networking technology that delivers data transfer rates of up to 100 Gbps. It is widely used in cloud computing, data center, and storage applications. The MCX556A-EDAT adapter card supports 100G Ethernet and is backward compatible with lower-speed Ethernet standards, including 40G and 10G Ethernet.
Dual-Port PCIe Design
The MCX556A-EDAT adapter card features a dual-port PCIe design that allows it to deliver high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity to multiple devices simultaneously. The card is designed to fit into a PCIe 3.0 slot and is backward compatible with older PCIe standards, including PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 1.1.
The dual-port design of the adapter card allows it to support various topologies, including switchless, top-of-rack, and core-and-edge. The card also supports advanced features, including Quality of Service (QoS), congestion control, and traffic shaping.
Applications
The MCX556A-EDAT adapter card is designed for high-performance computing, cloud, and storage applications. It is ideal for use in data centers, HPC clusters, and cloud environments that require high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity.
The adapter card is also suitable for storage applications, including software-defined storage (SDS), object storage, and block storage. It delivers high-performance connectivity that enables fast data transfer and reduces data access times.
Overall, the MCX556A-EDAT Mellanox ConnectX-5 EX VPI Adapter Card is a high-performance network interface card designed for HPC, cloud, and storage applications. It is powered by Mellanox’s ConnectX-5 EX technology and offers two ports that support both EDR InfiniBand and 100G Ethernet.
The dual-port PCIe design of the card allows it to deliver high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity to multiple devices simultaneously.
Main Information about the Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT
- Manufacturer: Mellanox
- Part Number or SKU # MCX556A-EDAT
- Device Type:Network Adapter
Key Features
- Form Factor:Plug-In Card.
- Interface (Bus) Type:Pci Express 4.0 X16.
- Pci Specification Revision:Pcie 3.0, Pcie 4.0.
- 100GB Ethernet / 100GB Infiniband QSFP28 X 2.
- Data Link Protocol:Gige, 10 Gige, 40 Gigabit Lan, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Lan, 50 Gigabit Lan, 100 Gigabit Infiniband.
- Data Transfer Rates:100 GBps
- Network / Transport Protocol: Tcp/Ip, Udp/Ip, Iscsi
- Compliant Standards:Ieee 802.1q, Ieee 802.1p, Ieee 802.3ad (Lacp), Ieee 802.3ae, Ieee 802.3ap, Ieee 802.3az, Ieee 802.3ba, Ieee 802.1ax, Ieee 802.1qbb, Ieee 802.1qaz, Ieee 802.1qau, Ibta 1.3, Ieee 802.1qbg, Ieee 1588v2, Ieee 802.3bj, Ieee 802.3bm, Ieee 802.3by
