ConnectX IB Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter Cards With PCI Express x8 User’s Manual
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Rev 1.2
Mellanox Technologies
About this Manual
This
User’s Manual
describes Mellanox Technologies ConnectX IB PCI Express x8 HCA Adapter cards. It provides
details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the board, and
relevant documentation.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards.
The manual assumes basic familiarity with Infiniband™ networks and architecture specifications.
Related Documentation
Table 2 - Documents List
Online Resources
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Mellanox Technologies Web pages:
http://www.mellanox.com
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Mellanox Technologies Firmware download Web page:
http://www.mellanox.com/
under Firmware downloads
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Mellanox Technologies Document Distribution System (DDS):
http://docs.mellanox.com
(requires a customer
login account)
Document Conventions
When discussing memory sizes, MB and MBytes are used in this document to mean size in mega bytes. The use of
Mb or Mbits (small b) indicates size in mega bits.
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) User’s Manual
Document no. 2204UG
User’s Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management tools
for a single InfiniBand node. See http://www.mellanox.com under
‘Firmware’ downloads.
Mellanox MST User’s Manual
Document no. 2125SM
This manual describes various tools and utilities, included in the Mel-
lanox Software Tools (MST) package, for accessing, burning firmware,
and tracing Mellanox silicon devices.
InfiniBand Administration (IBADM) Package User’s Manual
Document no. 2130UM
User’s Manual describing the utilities included in the IBADM tools
package for system administration of an InfiniBand cluster. See
http://www.mellanox.com under ‘Management Tools’.
IB Specifications Release 1.0.a
Infiniband Architecture Specifications
PCI Express 2.0 Specifications
Industry Standard PCI Express 2.0 Card Electromechanical Specifica-
tion, Rev 1.3.