Introduction
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1.2
4036/2036 Switch Main Features
Thirty-Six auto-negotiating QSFP InfiniBand ports in a 1U chassis:
The 4036 switch is equipped with QDR ports (40 Gbps per port)
The 2036 switch is equipped with DDR ports (20 Gbps per port)
1Ux19"x15" non blocking standalone switch using a single switch chip
QSFP ports supporting any type of cable, Copper or Optical.
High performance, low power CPU for device management
Ultra low latency under 100 ns (nanoseconds)
Available aggregate bandwidth of up to 2.88 Tbps (QDR), 1440 Gbps (DDR), or 720 Gbps
(SDR)
Architected to provide high MTBF
Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies
Front-to-back or back-to-front hot-swappable fan unit.
QSFP InfiniBand ports supporting copper or optical cables and adapters
Built-in cable detection and optimization to achieve the longest available cable distance
and highest performance
Built-in high availability
1.3
Management
The Grid Director 4036/2036 includes smart device management that provides a simple
interface for deploying, troubleshooting, maintaining and upgrading the switch. With a simple
to use CLI interface, routine tasks such as monitoring the switch’s operation or upgrading
software and firmware are made simple.
The Grid Director 4036 comes with an onboard subnet manager, enabling simple,
out-ofthe-box fabric bring-up for small to medium clusters.
Refer to the
4036/2036 User Manual
for details on 4036/2036 software requirements and
configuration.
Chapter 1
