Qlogic InfiniPath, Install Manual

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IB0056101-00 C 2-1
Section 2
Hardware Installation
This chapter lists the requirements and provides instructions for installing the
QLogic InfiniPath Interconnect adapters. Instructions are included for the QLogic
InfiniPath PCI Express Adapter and PCIe riser card, QLE7140, the QMI7140 for
IBM Blade Center H processor blades, and the InfiniPath QHT7040 or QHT7140
adapter hardware and HTX riser card. These components will also be referred to
as the
adapter and the riser card in the remainder of this Guide.
The adapter is a low-latency, high-bandwidth, high message rate cluster
interconnect for InfiniBand. The InfiniPath interconnect is InfiniBand 4X, with a raw
data rate of 10Gb/s (data rate of 8Gb/s).
OpenFabrics is interoperable with other vendors’ InfiniBand HCAs running
compatible OpenFabrics releases.
2.1
Hardware Installation Requirements
This section lists hardware and software environment requirements for installing
the InfiniPath QLE7140, InfiniPath QMI7140, and the InfiniPath QHT7040 or
QHT7140.
2.1.1
Hardware
QLogic InfiniPath interconnect adapters are for use with UL Listed Computers. The
following statement is true for all the adapters:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operations.
Different adapter cards work on different platforms. The following table shows the
relationship between the adapter model and different types of motherboards.