ConnectX-4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual
Rev 1.9
Mellanox Technologies
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Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies VPI 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 12
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Section 1.2, “Features and Benefits,” on page 14
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Section 1.3, “Operating Systems/Distributions,” on page 15
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Section •, “OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED),” on page 15
1.1
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 FDR Adapter Cards
Ordering Part Number (OPN)
MCX453A-FCAT/ MCX455A-FCAT
– Single-port card
MCX454A-FCAT/ MCX456A-FCAT– Dual-port card
Data Transmission Rate
InfiniBand: SDR/DDR/QDR/FDR
Ethernet: 1/10/25/40/56 Gb/s
Network Connector Types
Single or dual-port QSFP28
PCI Express (PCIe) SerDes Speed
MCX453A-FCAT/MCX454A-FCAT:
PCIe 3.0 x8 8GT/s
MCX456A-FCAT/MCX455A-FCAT:
PCIe 3.0 x16 8GT/s
RoHS
R6
Adapter IC Part Number
MT27704A0-FDCF-FV
MT27708A0-FDCF-FV
Device ID
4115 for Physical Function (PF)
4116 for Virtual Function (VF)
