HP InfiniBand Host Channel Adaptors based on Mellanox ConnectX Technology

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HP InfiniBand Host Channel Adaptors based on

Mellanox ConnectX Technology

Read This First: Documentation Roadmap

This document roadmap describes how to access the documentation and driver information for HP host

channel adapters (HCAs) with Mellanox ConnectX technology.

This guide supports the following HP part numbers:

 492303-B21  448397-B21

 448262-B21  517721-B21

 483514-B21

Part number: HP-IBCNX-1A

First Edition: August 2009

Summary of content (7 pages)

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HP InfiniBand Host Channel Adaptors based on Mellanox ConnectX Technology Read This First: Documentation Roadmap This document roadmap describes how to access the documentation and driver information for HP host channel adapters (HCAs) with Mellanox ConnectX technology.
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This document provides links to the Mellanox data sheets and user information describing HP HCAs based on Mellanox ConnectX technology. You can link directly to any of the documentation here to provide you with more information about your product. HP InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters............................................................................................................ 3 Mellanox ConnectX Technology .........................................................................................
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HP InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters An InfiniBand network includes various components: InfiniBand switches, InfiniBand cables, and also the host channel adapters (HCAs). HP InfiniBand HCAs have two form factors: one with standard PCI form factor for HP ProLiant DL and SL servers, and another with the mezzanine form factor for HP ProLiant BL server blades. This document contains links to the documentation that describe HP InfiniBand HCAs based on the Mellanox ConnectX technology.
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Mellanox ConnectX Technology HP InfiniBand HCAs based on the Mellanox ConnectX technology provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect solution for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Performance Computing, and Embedded environments. Clustered data bases, parallelized applications, transactional services and high-performance embedded I/O applications will achieve significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per operation.
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Firmware and Drivers To update firmware for the Mellanox ConnectX HCAs used in HP InfiniBand configurations, go to http://www.hp.com/ and enter the HP part number in the search field. From the Search Results page, click on the Software & driver downloads link to select the firmware by your operating system type. Be sure to read and follow the installation instructions provided on the firmware download page to ensure that the correct firmware image is downloaded for your specific HCA type.
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HP InfiniBand Information The following websites provide more information on HP InfiniBand products: Link/Description InfiniBand Support for HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Servers Provides information on the complete line of InfiniBand products supported by HP. InfiniBand for HP BladeSystem c-Class Provides information on the InfiniBand mezzanines and switch blades supported by HP.
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