Mellanox M3601Q InfiniBand Switch Blade
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Mellanox M3601Q InfiniBand Switch Blade

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Mellanox M3601Q InfiniBand Switch Blade

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Overview:

High-bandwidth, low-latency fabric for enterprise data centers and high-performance-computing (HPC) environments.

Powerful, high-performance server blade switches
Full cross-sectional bandwidth from server blades to fabric
Reliable transport
I/O consolidation
Virtualization acceleration

The InfiniScale IV M3601Q 40Gb/s InfiniBand Blade Switch I/O Module for PowerEdge M-Series provides a high bandwidth, low latency fabric for Enterprise Data Center and High-Performance Computing environments. Based on the fourth generation InfiniScale IV InfiniBand switch device, the I/O module delivers up to 40Gb/s full bisectional bandwidth per port. When used in conjunction with ConnectX InfiniBand dual port mezzanine I/O cards, clustered data bases, parallelized applications and transactional services applications will achieve significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per operation.

Sustained Network Performance

The Mellanox M3601Q from Dell™ supports static routing to reduce or eliminate network congestion. For conditions in which output ports are oversubscribed, the M3601Q supports InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA) 1.2 congestion control mechanisms. The switch system works together with the ConnectX® I/O host channel adapter (HCA) to restrict the traffic causing congestion and ensure high bandwidth and low latency to all other flows. Whether used for parallel computation or as a converged fabric, the combination of high bandwidth, adaptive or static routing, and congestion control provides excellent traffic-carrying capacity.

Easy to Manage

The M3601Q is easily managed through any IBTA-compliant subnet manager. Mellanox recommends installing and running the OpenFabrics software stack on each server blade. Any server can then run the subnet manager, along with switch management tools. Port configuration and data paths can be set up automatically, or customized to meet the needs of the application. And you can update firmware in-band, for simple network maintenance.

Transform your Dell M1000e blade server enclosure

Infiniband Blade Switches:

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Infiniband Blade Switches
	Mellanox InfiniBand Blade Switch Enable high bandwidth and low latency across InfiniBand-connected server nodes in your M1000e blade chassis high-performance computing (HPC) cluster.
	Mellanox M3601Q Infiniband Switch Blade Ultra-high bandwidth and low latency demands for enterprise data centers and high-performance-computing (HPC) environments.
	Mellanox M2401G Infiniband Switch Blade High bandwidth, low latency and low power demands for enterprise data centers and high-performance-computing (HPC) environments.

Specifications:

Port Attributes

32 auto-negotiating 10, 20, 40Gb/s fully non-blocking InfiniBand ports
16 internal server ports
Up-to 16 external QSFP 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

Performance

Simultaneous wire-speed any port to any port
Total switching bandwidth 2.56Tb/s
Up to 16K Multicase Addresses per Subnet
Up-to 48K Unicast Addresses Max per Subnet

Quality of Service

Fine grained end-to-end QoS
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-swappable, enabling expansion without server interruption
Adaptive Routing

Management

Diagnostic and debug tools
Port mirroring
Unmanaged switch supports OpenSM or third-party subnet managers

NOTE: Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software stack contains a subnet manager along with switch management tools

Chassis

272.54 x58.98 x 255.02 mm (H x W x D)
10.73 x 2.32 x 10.04 inches

Standards Supported

Safety
- US/Canada: cTUVus
- EU: IEC60950
- International: CB
EMC (Emissions)
- USA: FCC, Class A
- Canada: ICES, Class A
- EU: CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
- Japan: VCCI, Class A
- Korea: RRL (MIC), Class A
- Australia/New Zealand: C-Tick 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 40º C
Operating Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing

Maximum Power Consumption

125W:
Dissipated power: 85W
Power through connector: 2W per port

Documentation:

Download the Mellanox M3601Q InfiniBand Switch Blade Spec Sheet (PDF).

Download the Dell PowerEdge M Series Blades IO Guide Datasheet (PDF).

Pricing Notes:

Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.