IBM networking switches

IBM networking switches are used for high-performance cluster (HPC) environments.

The following table provides details about available switches.

Table 1. InfiniBand switches
Machine type-Model Description Product page Applicable solutions
8828-G36 Mellanox EDR 36-port switch IB2 TOR B2F SB7800
  • HPC
  • IBM® HPC Cluster
  • Generally available
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EDT4
  • Part Number: 00RR851
ACC000901 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8828-G37 Mellanox EDR 36-port switch IB2 TOR F2B SB7800
8828-GU6 Mellanox Remote Managed EDR 36-port switch IB2 TOR B2F SB7890
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EDT4
  • Part Number: 00RR851
ACC000901 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8828-ED0 Mellanox 216-port EDR Director Switch IB2 MCS7520
8828-ED1 Mellanox 324-port EDR Director Switch IB2 MCS7510
8828-ED2 Mellanox 648-port EDR Director Switch IB2 MCS7500
8828-H40 Mellanox HDR 40-port switch IB2 TOR B2F
8828-H42 Mellanox Remote Managed HDR 40-port switch IB2 TOR B2F
8867-FM1 Mellanox Unified Fabric Manager - Standard Version
8867-FM2 Mellanox Unified Fabric Manager - IBM Customized Version
Table 2. Ethernet switches
Machine Type-Model Description Product page Used in Solutions
8831-00M Ethernet Switch (32 QSFP ports with 10/25/40/50/100Gb support) IBM Elastic Storage Server
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EDT4
  • Part Number: 00RR851
ACC000901 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8831-NF2 Ethernet switch (36 QSFP ports with 40 Gb support) Mellanox SwitchX and SwitchX®-2 1U Switch Systems Hardware User Manual
  • IBM Data Engine for Analytics
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • IBM PurePower Systems
  • High performance clusters
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EDT4
  • Part Number: 00RR851
ACC000901 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8831-S48 Ethernet switch (48 SFP+ ports with 10 Gb support, 12 QSFP ports with 40 Gb support) Mellanox SwitchX and SwitchX®-2 1U Switch Systems Hardware User Manual
  • IBM Data Engine for Analytics
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • High performance clusters
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EDT6
  • Part Number: 01AF805
ACC001047 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8831-S52 Ethernet switch (48 RJ45 port with 1Gb support, 4 SFP+ ports with 10Gb support) Edgecore AS4610 1GbE
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • High performance clusters
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EU36
  • Part Number: 01DX793
ACC001278 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8831-25M Ethernet switch (48 SFP28 ports with 25/10 Gb support, 8 QSFP28 ports with 100 Gb support) SN2410
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • IBM Accelerated Computing Platform
  • Horton works Data Platform on Power®
  • IBM Cloud Private
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EU37
  • Part Number: 01FT766
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