Performance and efficiency in a cost-effective solution
The Mellanox® M2401G InfiniBand Switch Blade provides a high-bandwidth, low-latency InfiniBand solution that incorporates Dell™ blade servers and Mellanox products.
- Low-latency, low-power fabric for enterprise data centres and high-performance computing (HPC) environments
- Nonblocking architecture that ensures full 20Gb/s bidirectional bandwidth on all 24 ports
- Advanced scheduling engine that supports quality of service (QoS) for up to nine traffic classes
- Infrastructure reduction
- I/O (input/output) consolidation
- Virtualisation acceleration
World-Class Price and Performance
The Mellanox M2401G 20-Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Blade for Dell PowerEdge™ M1000e-series Blade Enclosures provides a high-bandwidth, low-latency, low-power fabric for enterprise data center and HPC environments.Based on the third-generation InfiniScale III InfiniBand switch device, the platform delivers an ideal balance between cost and performance. When used in conjunction with ConnectX® InfiniBand dual port I/O cards, clustered databases, parallelized applications and transactional services, applications will achieve significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per operation.
The 24-port switch blade supports up to 16 server blades while providing eight ports for connecting to a larger InfiniBand fabric. The non-blocking architecture ensures that each port provides the full 20 Gb/s of bidirectional bandwidth while the advanced scheduling engine supports quality of service for up to nine traffic classes.
High Availability
The M2401G delivers director-class availability required for mission-critical applications environments. When fully populated, the PowerEdge M1000e chassis can support up to four M2401G Switch Blades for maximum server throughput and redundancy. The switch blade is hot-swappable, enabling expansion without server interruption.Easy Management
The M2401G is easily managed through any InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA)-compliant subnet manager. Mellanox recommends installing and running Mellanox OpenFabrics software stack on each server blade. Any server can then run the subnet manager along with the switch management tools.Port configuration and data paths can be set up automatically or customized to meet the needs of the application. Firmware can be updated in-band for simple network maintenance.
Port Attributes
- 24 auto-negotiating 10Gb or 20Gb/s InfiniBand ports
16 internal server ports
Up-to 8 external microGiGaCN connector ports for use with uplink cables
Passive copper cable
Optical media adapter and active cable support
Port and system status LED indicators
Per port status LEDs: Link, Activity
System status LEDs: System status, power
Hot-swappable, enabling expansion without server interruption
Support for up-to four switch blade modules per M1000e blade chassis
Performance
- Non-blocking architecture ensures simultaneous wire-speed (any port to any port) with bi-directional bandwidth
Switch Fabric Capacity 960 Gb/s
Up to 16K Multicase Addresses per Subnet
Up-to 48K Unicast Addresses Max per Subnet
Quality of Service
- Advanced scheduling engine supports quality of service for up to 9 traffic classes
9 virtual lanes
8 data
1 management
Other Switching
- IBTA Specification 1.2 compliant
Integrated subnet manager agent
Linear forwarding table
256 to 4Kbyte MTU
48K entry linear forwarding data base
Hot pluggable
Management
- Diagnostic and debug tools
Unmanaged switch supports Open SM or third-party subnet managers
NOTE: Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software stack contains a subnet manager along with switch management tools
Chassis
- 272.50 x 29.45 x 255.20 mm (H x W x D)
10.73 x 1.16 x 10.04 inches
Approximate weight: 1.5 Kg fully configured
Standards Supported
- SAFETY
EU: IEC60950
EMC (EMISSIONS)
USA: FCC, Class A
Canada: ICES, Class A
EU: EN55022, Class A
EU: EN55024, Class A
EU: EN61000-3-2, Class A
EU: EN61000-3-3, Class A
Japan: VCCI, Class A
Korea: RRL (MIC), Class A
ENVIRONMENTAL
EU: IEC 60068-2-64: Random Vibration
EU: IEC 60068-2-29: Shocks, Type I / II
EU: IEC 60068-2-32: Fall Test
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Operating Temperature: 0º C to 50º C
Operating Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
MAXIMUM POWER CONSUMPTION
50W:
Dissipated power: 36.8W
Power through connector: 13.2W (1.65 W per port)
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