Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP (FC EKAY)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EKAY adapter.

Overview

The Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 4 (Gen4) x16 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter delivers high bandwidth, low latency, and high computation efficiency for high performance, data intensive and scalable compute and storage platforms.

Figure 1. Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP Adapter
Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP Adapter

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
01EM691 (AOC-MCX556A-EDAT-IB001)
I/O bus architecture
PCIe4 x16
Slot requirement
For more information about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see the PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-12P or PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-22P
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 V.
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Attributes provided
Tag matching and rendezvous Offloads
Up to 100 Gb/s connectivity per port
Industry-leading throughput, low latency, low CPU utilization and high message rate
RoCE for Overlay Networks

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 operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following links: