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Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter H Chassis

The Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for BladeCenter provides InfiniBand QDR connectivity between the server platform's high performance blade servers and external InfiniBand fabrics in non-blocking designs, all on a single device.

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Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter H Chassis
Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter H Chassis

Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter H Chassis


Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter H Chassis


The Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for BladeCenter provides InfiniBand QDR connectivity
between the server platform's high performance blade servers and external InfiniBand fabrics in
non-blocking designs, all on a single device. Voltaire's high speed module also accommodates
performance-optimized fabric designs utilizing a single BladeCenter chassis or stacking multiple
BladeCenter chassis without requiring an external InfiniBand switch.

The InfiniBand switch module offers 14 Gb ports, one to each server, and 16 ports out of the chassis per
switch. This solution offers a no compromise, congestion free solution to meet even the most performance
hungry applications.

The module's HyperScale architecture also provides a unique inter-switch link or mesh capability to form
highly scalable, cost effective, and low latency fabrics. Since this switch has 16 uplink ports, they can
create a meshed architecture and still have unblocked access to data using the 14 uplink ports. This
solution can scale from 14 to 126 nodes and offer latency less than 200 nanosecond allowing applications
to operate at maximum efficiency.

Characteristics
  • Full QDR rate InfiniBand switching
  • Based on the Infiniscale-IV device
  • Up to 40 Gbps performance for clusters and grids (bidirectional)
  • Hot swap support, with soft start and current limiting
  • Bay address and presence support
  • High temperature monitoring
  • Full BladeCenter H AMM interface via I2C
  • Fully non-blocking QDR blade
  • QSFP front panel connectors
  • On board CPU for chassis management capabilities
  • Ultra-low latency: under 100 nanoseconds blade to blade connectivity
  • Built-in high availability
  • Port status controlability

Specifications

Form Factor Double-height high-speed switch module
Internal ports 14 x QDR/DDR/SDR Infiniband to the server blades
2 x internal ports to the bridge modules
External ports Up to 16 auto-sensing QDR Infiniband QSSFP ports
Supported chassis Bladecenter H chassis

Melrow SKU# 46M6005

The Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module for BladeCenter provides InfiniBand QDR connectivity between the server platform's high performance blade servers and external InfiniBand fabrics in non-blocking designs, all on a single device.

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