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-E36 Mellanox EDR TOR 36 Port IB Switch B2F SB7700
  • 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-E37 Mellanox EDR TOR 36 Port IB Switch F2B SB7700
8828-ED0 Mellanox 216 Port EDR Director Switch MCS7520
8828-ED1 Mellanox 324 Port EDR Director Switch MCS7510
8828-ED2 Mellanox 648 Port EDR Director Switch MCS7500
8831-F36 Mellanox FDR TOR 36 Port IB Switch B2F SX6036
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EDT5
  • Part Number: 01AF144
ACC000901 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit
8831-F37 Mellanox FDR TOR 36 Port IB Switch F2B SX6036
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
7120-24E Ethernet switch (10 Gb) IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124 and G8124-E Installation Guide
  • IBM Data Engine for Hadoop and Spark
7120-24L Ethernet switch (24 RJ45 ports with 1 Gb support, 4 SFP+/SFP ports with 1 Gb and 10 Gb support) IBM RackSwitch G7028 Installation Guide
  • IBM Data Engine for Analytics
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
7120-48E Ethernet switch (48 RJ45 ports with 1 Gb support, 4 SFP+ ports with 10 Gb support) IBM RackSwitch G8052 Installation Guide
  • IBM Data Engine for Analytics
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • IBM Data Engine for Hadoop and Spark
  • IBM PureData® System for Operational Analytics
  • IBM PurePower Systems
7120-64C Ethernet switch (48 SFP+ ports with 10 Gb support, 4 QSFP+ ports with 40 Gb support) IBM RackSwitch G8264 Installation Guide
  • IBM Data Engine for Analytics
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • IBM Data Engine for Hadoop and Spark
  • IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics
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-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-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-S52 Ethernet switch (48 RJ45 port with 1Gb support, 4 SFP+ ports with 10Gb support) Edgecore AS4610 1GbE
  • IBM Elastic Storage Server
  • IBM HPC Cluster
Rack Mounting and Air Duct
  • Feature Code: EU36
  • Part Number: 01DX793
ACC001278 - Mellanox Quick Installation Guide for Duct Hardware Kit



Last updated: Wed, December 04, 2019