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FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX InfiniBand Switch 40 Gbit/s 18/18
The InfiniBand Switch 40 Gb 18/18 is a double-width Connection Blade that can be used in the PRIMERGY BX400 (Fabric 3) and BX900 (Fabrics 2, 3, 4). The Connection Blade offers maximum performance by providing a high bandwidth and at the same time low latency.
Features & Benefits
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Efficient performance
- 18x uplink ports, 18x downlink ports with Quad Data Rate (QDR x4) and QSFP connectors
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- Leading industrial switch platform as regards performance, power consumption and packing density
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Best-in-class transfer rates
- InfiniBand switch architecture with up to 40Gb/s per port
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- High bandwidth, low latency for compute-intensive applications
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Management for constant usage
- Two internal Ethernet ports (one port for each MMB) for switch management tasks
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- - Monitoring temperature and power consumption
- - Health check
- - Configuration settings
- - Hot-pluggable
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Never overloaded
- Non-blocking architecture
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- Automatic and dynamic routing of data traffic to avoid overload
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Technical details
| Active power (max. configuration) | 150 W
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| Weight | 3.3 kg
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| Connection type | InfiniBand Connection Blade
36-port IB CB
18 ports internal, 18 ports external
up to 40Gb per port
QSFP connectors for external ports included
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| Supported system units | PRIMERGY BX400 S1, PRIMERGY BX900 S1, PRIMERGY BX900 S2
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| Max. number per system unit | Up to 3
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| Supported Server Blades | PRIMERGY BX9xx Server Blades w. IB mezzanine card
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| Supported Server Blade I/O Solutions | PRIMERGY BX IB Mezz Card 40 Gbit/s 2 port
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| Down-link ports | 18 x 40 Gbit/s IB
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| Up-link ports | 18 x 40 Gb (QSFP)
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| Recommended Service | 24x7 Onsite Service with 4h Onsite Response Time
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