User`s manual

ConnectX IB InfiniBand Adapter Cards With PCI Express x8 User’s Manual
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Rev 1.3
Mellanox Technologies
About this Manual
This User’s Manual describes Mellanox Technologies MH[RQ]H[12]9-X[ST]C 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
• Mellanox Technologies Web pages: http://www.mellanox.com
• Mellanox Technologies Firmware download Web page: http://www.mellanox.com > Downloads > Firmware
• 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 > Down-
loads > Firmware Tools
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.
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.