Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT ConnectX-4 VPI EDR IB 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe3.0 x16 LP (FC EKAL)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKAL adapters.
Overview
The Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT ConnectX-4 VPI EDR IB 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe3.0 x16 LP is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x16 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter supports EDR 100 Gb/s InfiniBand and 100 Gb/s Ethernet connectivity. It also provides flexible solutions for high-performance, Web 2.0, cloud, data analytics, database, and storage platforms.
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 00E4951 (AOC-MCX456A-ECAT-IB001) (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe3 x16
- Slot requirement
- For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Supported Systems
- POWER8® processor-based systems
- 8001-12C and 8001-22C
- Voltage
- 12 V
- Form factor
- Short, with full-height tailstock
- Maximum number
- For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Attributes provided
- EDR 100 Gb/s InfiniBand or 100 Gb/s Ethernet per port
- Supports 2 physical NVMe Devices
- Single and dual-port options available
- Hardware-based I/O virtualization
- Cables
- Mellanox LinkX 10, 25, 40, 50 and 100Gb/s Direct Attach Copper cables (DACs), Copper Splitter cables, Active Optical Cables (AOCs) and Transceivers. For information regarding Mellanox LinkX cables and Transceivers, see LinkX™ InfiniBand Direct Attach Copper Cables
Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM® Prerequisite website.
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, little-endian, for Power, or later
- Ubuntu 16.04.1, or later
- Ubuntu 14.04.5, or later
- For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
- The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
- The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities may be downloaded from Fix Central.