VPI Adapter Card Installation
Rev 1.0
Mellanox Technologies
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3. Remove any cable supports that were used to support the cable’s weight.
2.5
Cable Lengths
Mellanox Cards support up to 40 Gb/s IB and Ethernet over the QSFP port, and up to 10Gb/s on
the SFP+ connector.
2.5.1 InfiniBand Connectivity
These Mellanox Cards support QSFP passive copper connectivity up to 7 meters, and active cable
support up to 50 meters.
2.5.2 Ethernet Connectivity
These Mellanox Cards support ethernet connectivity as defined in IEEE Std 802.3. ae standard.
The described adapter cards can be connected to switches and routers using cable lengths as speci-
fied in the tables below.
These cards are able to support direct attached copper cables. Check
www.mellanox.com
=> Prod-
ucts => Cables for cable recommendations regarding direct attached copper cables.
Table 6 - Max SR Cable Lengths
Cable
Max Length of Approved Cable
OM-2
82m
OM-3
330m
Table 7 - Max LR Cable Lengths
Cable
Max Length of Approved Cable
SMF
10 Km
