Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies Ethernet adapter cards based on the ConnectX®-6
VPI integrated circuit device for OCP Spec 3.0. These adapters connectivity provide the highest
performing low latency and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen 3.0/4.0 servers
used in Enterprise Data Centers and High-Performance Computing environments.
The following provides the ordering part number, port speed, number of ports, and PCI Express speed.
Important Note:
ConnectX-6 OCP 3.0 cards were tested for Shock & Vibe in accordance with Mellanox specifications
and setups as defined in document XXX, as the OCP spec3.0 available at that time did not contain any
S&V definitions. A newer version of the OCP spec 3.0 has defined S&V specifications and Mellanox is in
the midst of retesting these cards to comply with OCP spec 3.0.
Products Overview
Model ConnectX-6 VPI Cards for OCP Spec 3.0
Part Number MCX653435A-HDAI MCX653436A-HDAI
MCX653435A-HDAE
(a)
MCX653435A-EDAI
Host
Management
√ √ √ √
Network
Connector
Type
Single-port QSFP56 Dual-port QSFP56 Single-port QSFP56 Single-port QSFP56
Data
Rate
InfiniB
and
SDR/DDR/QDR/FDR/EDR/HDR100/HDR SDR/DDR/QDR/FDR/EDR/
HDR100
Ethern
et
10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s 10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s
PCI Express
Connectors
PCIe Gen 3.0 / 4.0 x16
SERDES @ 8.0GT/s / 16.0GT/s
Dimensions Small Form Factor (SFF) OCP 3.0
4.52 in. x 2.99 in (115.00mm x 76.00mm)
Retention
Mechanism
Internal Lock Ejector Latch Internal Lock
RoHS RoHS Compliant
IC Part
Number
MT28908A0-XCCF-
HVM
Device ID 4123 for Physical Function (PF)
4124 for Virtual Function (VF)
a.MCX653435A-HDAE - The Gen 4.0 card has been tested and certified with PCIe 3.0 servers. PCIe 4.0
interface will be tested when servers with Gen 4.0 support become available.
For more detailed information seeSpecifications.