ConnectX®-3 Pro Ethernet Single and Dual SFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual
Rev 1.5
Mellanox Technologies
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Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies Ethernet adapter cards based on the Con-
nectX®-3 Pro EN integrated circuit device. These adapters connectivity provide the highest per-
forming 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 10
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Section 1.2, “Features and Benefits,” on page 11
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Section 1.3, “Operating Systems/Distributions,” on page 12
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Section 1.4, “Connectivity,” on page 12
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 - Dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
Ordering Part Number (OPN)
Cards assembled with a tall bracket:
MCX312B-XCCT - dual-port card
MCX312C-XCCT - dual-port card
MCX311A-XCCT - single-port card
Card assembled with a short bracket:
MCX312B-XCCS - dual-port card
Data Transmission Rate
10Gb/s
Number of ports
single-port SFP+
dual-port SFP+
PCI Express SerDes Speed
PCIe 3.0 x8 8GT/s
RoHS
R6
Adapter IC Part Number
MT27528A0-FCCR-XE
Device ID (decimal)
4103 for Physical Function
4100 for Virtual Function
