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ConnectX-4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual
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Rev 1.3
Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies Ethernet adapter cards based on the ConnectX®-4 integrated circuit device. These adapters connectivity provide the highest performing
and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen3 servers used in Enterprise Data
Centers, High-Performance Computing, and Embedded environments.
This chapter covers the following topics:
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Section 1.1, “Product Overview,” on page 11
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Section 1.2, “Features and Benefits,” on page 13
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Section 1.3, “Operating Systems/Distributions,” on page 14
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Section •, “OpenFabrics Windows Distribution (WinOF-2),” on page 14
Product Overview
The following section provides the ordering part number, port speed, number of ports, and PCI
Express speed. Each adapter comes with two bracket heights - short and tall.
Table 3 - Single and Dual-port Ethernet Adapter Cards
Single-port cards:
MCX413A-BCAT
MCX413A-GCAT
MCX415A-BCAT
MCX415A-GCAT
MCX415A-CCAT
Ordering Part Number (OPN)
Dual-port cards:
MCX414A-BCAT
MCX414A-GCAT
MCX416A-BCAT
MCX416A-GCAT
MCX416A-CCAT
MCX413A-BCAT / MCX414A-BCAT / MCX415A-BCAT
/ MCX416A-BCAT- 40GbE
Data Transmission Rate
MCX413A-GCAT/ MCX414A-GCAT / MCX415A-GCAT
/ MCX416A-GCAT- 50GbE
MCX415A-CCAT/MCX416A-CCAT - 100GbE
Network Connector Types
Single and dual-port QSFP28
PCIe 3.0 x8 8GT/s:
MCX413A-BCAT / MCX414A-BCAT / MCX413A-GCAT
/ MCX414A-GCAT
PCI Express (PCIe) SerDes Speed
PCIe 3.0 x16 8GT/s:
MCX415A-BCAT / MCX416A-BCAT / MCX415A-GCAT
/ MCX416A-GCAT / MCX415A-CCAT / MCX416ACCAT
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