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ConnectX®-2 Dual Port I/O Card for Dell C6100
User Manual
MCQH29-XDR
Rev 1.0
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NOTE:
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview 8
1.1 I/OCard 8
1.2 Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Cards 9
Chapter 2 I/OCardInterfaces 10
2.1 I/OInterfaces 10
2.1.1 InfiniBand Interface 10
2.1.2 Ethernet Interface 10
2.2 LEDAssignment 11
2.3 PCIExpressInterface 11
2.4 Memory 11
2.4.1 System Memory 11
2.4.2 EEPROM 12
2.4.3 Flash 12
2.5 EEPROMVPD 12
Chapter 3 DriverSoftware andFirmware 14
3.1 DriverSoftware 14
3.1.1 Linux 14
3.1.2 Windows 14
3.2 UpdatingCardFirmware 14
3.3 FlexBoot 14
Chapter 4 I/OCardInstallation 15
4.1 Hardware and Software Requirements 15
4.2 InstallationKit 15
4.3 InstallationInstructions 16
4.4 SafetyWarnings 19
Chapter 5 CablesandModules 21
5.1 CableInstallation 21
5.1.1 Inserting a Cable into the Card 21
5.1.2 Removing a Cable from the Card 22
Appendix A Specifications 23
Appendix B QSFP Interface 27
Appendix C Avertissements de sécurité d’installation (French) 29
Appendix D Installation - Sicherheitshinweise (German) 30
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Card Product Labels 9
Figure 2: PCI Connection 10
Figure 3: Front Panel 11
Figure 4: Flash Jumper 12
Figure 5: Installation Kit Parts 16
Figure 6: Removing From the Server 17
Figure 7: Top View 17
Figure 8: Install the Plastic Leg onto the Board 18
Figure 9: Installing the Connector Board into the HCA Card 18
Figure 10: Dell Card Installed 18
Figure 11: Front Panel 19
Figure 12: Top View 19
Figure 13: Connector Orientation 22
Figure 14: Mechanical Drawing 23
Figure 15: QSFP Connector Male and Female Views 28
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List of Tables
Table 1: Revision History Table 6
Table 2: Documents List 7
Table 3: ConnectX-2 I/O Card Details 8
Table 4: VPI Support 10
Table 5: Jumper Configuration 12
Table 6: MCQH29-XDR VPD 12
Table 7: Hardware and Software Requirements 15
Table 8: ConnectX® Dual-Port InfiniBand I/O Card Installation Kit 16
Table 9: ConnectX-2 MCQH29-XDR Specifications 26
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Revision History
This document was first printed on 5/6/10.
Table 1 - Revision History Table
Date Rev Comments/Changes
April 2010 1.0 Initial release
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About this Manual
This User Manual describes ConnectX-2 Dual Port VPI I/O cards for the Dell C6100 chassis.
It provides details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware
for operating the cards, installation instructions, and relevant documentation.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the installer and user of the I/O cards.
The manual assumes basic familiarity with the Infiniband®architecture specifications.
Related Documentation
Table 2 - Documents List
Online Resources
• Mellanox Technologies Web pages: http://www.mellanox.com
• Dell Support Web pages: http://support.dell.com
Document Conventions
When discussing memory sizes, MB and MBytes are used in this document to mean size in mega
bytes. The use of Mb or Mbits (small b) indicates size in mega bits.
InfiniBand®Architecture Specification Volume 1 Release 1.2 and Volume 2 release
1.2.1– Infiniband Architecture Specifications Descriptions
PCI Express Base 2.0 Specification (1.1 compatible)
PCI Local Bus Specification Rev 2.3
These symbols indicate a situation, status, or condition that may cause harm
to people or damage to the equipment.
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1 Overview
This document is a User Manual for the Mellanox ConnectX-2 20 and 40Gb/s InfiniBand /
10GigE Ethernet dual port QSFP I/O cards for the Dell C6100 chassis.
The cards described in this manual have the following main features:
•1μs MPI ping latency
• Selectable 10, 20, or 40Gb/s InfiniBand or 10GigE per port
• CPU offload of transport operations
• End-to-end QoS and congestion control
• Hardware-based I/O virtualization
• PCI Express 2.0 (up to 5GT/s)
• TCP/UDP/IP stateless offload
• Fibre Channel encapsulation (FCoIB or FCoE)
1.1 I/O Card
Table 3 - ConnectX-2 I/O Card Details
Ordering Part
Number (OPN)
PCI Express
SERDES
Speed
IB Data
Transmission
Rate
Eth Data
Transmission
Rate RoHS Adapter IC Part Number
MCQH29-XDR PCIe Gen2
5.0 GT/s InfiniBand
40 Gb/s QDR
10 Gb/s R-6 MT25408B0-FCCR-QI
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1.2 Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Cards
All cards have a label on the printed side of the card that has the card serial number, the card MAC
for Ethernet protocol, and the card GUID for InfiniBand protocol. VPI Cards have both a MAC
and a GUID.
Figure 1: Card Product Labels
IL-0JR3P1-74031-980-0001
REV:A00 Made in IL
P/N: 0JR3P1 REV: X1
Made in IL
GUID: 0024E89097FF24DC
MAC: 0002C9011226 FC
Model No: MCQH29-XDR
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2 I/O Card Interfaces
Figure 2: PCI Connection
2.1 I/O Interfaces
The ConnectX-2 I/O card is VPI-capable, supporting InfiniBand or Ethernet on either port. The
following table shows the supported configurations.
Table 4 - VPI Support
2.1.1 InfiniBand Interface
The ConnectX-2 VPI adapter card is compliant with the InfiniBand Architecture Specification,
Release 1.2.1. It has two compliant QSFP InfiniBand ports, with four Tx/Rx pairs of SerDes con-
nected to QSFP connectors.
2.1.2 Ethernet Interface
The ConnectX®-2 VPI adapter card is compliant with the IEEE Std 802.3ae Specification.Each port
can be connected to a 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch through the use of QSFP to SFP+ hybrid cables.
Port 1 Port 2 Supported
IB IB supported
IB EN supported
EN IB not supported
EN EN supported
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