Datasheet

QLogic 12800 InfiniBand Switches for the IBM Intelligent Cluste
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Supported System x and BladeCenter servers , adapters, and cables
The QLogic 12800 InfiniBand switch supports IBM Intelligent Cluster nodes with InfiniBand adapters
installed in the System x or BladeCenter servers. The tables below show core solution components from
the IBM Intelligent Cluster Component Guide Release 10A.
QDR InfiniBand solution with System x servers and QLogic 12800 series switches
Table 2 shows core components to create full-speed QDR (40 Gbps) InfiniBand solution using QLogic
12800 InfiniBand switches and System x servers.
Table 2. QDR InfiniBand solution core components for System x
Description IBM part number or
machine type
InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters
Mellanox ConnectX-2 VPI Single-port QSFP QDR IB/10GbE PCI-E 2.0 HCA 81Y1531
Mellanox ConnectX-2 VPI Dual-port QSFP QDR IB/10GbE PCI-E 2.0 HCA 81Y1535
Mellanox ConnectX Single-Port 4X QDR InfiniBand x8 PCI-E 2.0 HCA 46M2203
Mellanox ConnectX Dual-Port 4X QDR InfiniBand x8 PCI-E 2.0 HCA 46M2199
Compute Nodes
IBM System x3450 7948
IBM System x3550 M3 7944
IBM System x3650 M3 7945
IBM System x3655 7943
IBM System x3455 7940, 7941
IBM System x3755 7163
IBM System x3850 X5 7145
IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M2 7321, 7323
IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 6391
Cables
3m QLogic Optical QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable Feature code 1767
10m QLogic Optical QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable Feature code 1768
30m QLogic Optical QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable Feature code 1769
3m IBM Optical QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable Feature code 5989
10m IBM Optical QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable Feature code 5990
30m IBM Optical QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable Feature code 5991
0.5m QLogic Copper QDR InfiniBand QSFP 30AWG Cable Feature code 3725
1m QLogic Copper QDR InfiniBand QSFP 30AWG Cable Feature code 3726
3m QLogic Copper QDR InfiniBand QSFP 28AWG Cable Feature code 3727