Adapter Card Interfaces
Rev 1.6
Mellanox Technologies
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Adapter Card Interfaces
2.1
I/O Interfaces
Each adapter card includes the following interfaces:
• QSFP ports
• PCI Express x8 edge connector
• I/O panel LEDs
• I
2
C-compatible connector (for debug)
For dual port cards, port 1 connects to connector 1 of the device, while port 2 connects to connec-
tor 2 of the device.
Figure 4:
Port 2
Port 1
Dual Port Numbering
2.1.1 InfiniBand Interface
The ConnectX®-2 adapter card is compliant with the
InfiniBand Architecture Specification, Release
1.2.1.
VPI adapter cards listed above, based on this device, provide access to its network ports by
means of QSFP connectors.