Table of Contents
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................9
Product Overview .................................................................................................................... 9
ConnectX-6 PCIe x8 Card...................................................................................................... 10
ConnectX-6 PCIe x16 Card.................................................................................................... 11
ConnectX-6 Socket Direct™ Cards....................................................................................... 11
ConnectX-6 Dual-slot Socket Direct Cards (2x PCIe x16) .............................................. 12
ConnectX-6 Single-slot Socket Direct Cards (2x PCIe x8 in a row) ............................... 13
Package Contents ................................................................................................................. 14
ConnectX-6 PCIe x8/x16 Adapter Cards.......................................................................... 14
ConnectX-6 Socket Direct Cards (2x PCIe x16)............................................................... 14
Features and Benefits........................................................................................................... 15
Operating Systems/Distributions .................................................................................... 17
Connectivity ...................................................................................................................... 17
Manageability ................................................................................................................... 17
Interfaces .................................................................................................................18
InfiniBand Interface............................................................................................................... 18
Ethernet QSFP56 Interfaces ................................................................................................. 18
PCI Express Interface ........................................................................................................... 18
LED Interface......................................................................................................................... 18
Heat Sink Interface................................................................................................................ 19
SMBus Interface.................................................................................................................... 20
Voltage Regulators................................................................................................................ 20
Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................21
Safety Warnings..................................................................................................................... 21
Installation Procedure Overview........................................................................................... 21
System Requirements........................................................................................................... 22
Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................. 22
Airflow Requirements ........................................................................................................... 22
Software Requirements ................................................................................................... 23
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................................ 23
Pre-Installation Checklist..................................................................................................... 24
