Name: Mellanox Connectx-3 2-pt Mezz Card
Brand: IBM
Price: 49.95 USD
Availability: InStock

IBM 90Y4956 Mellanox Connectx-3 2-pt Mezz Card

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Manufacturer: IBM
Model or Part: 90Y4956
Condition: Refurbished
Weight: 3.00lb

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Description

Overview

The IBM part number 90Y4956 is a Mellanox ConnectX-3 2-pt Mezzanine Card designed to deliver high performance networking in a compact form factor. This low-profile PCIe mezzanine card provides two independent ports that support both Ethernet and InfiniBand protocols, making it ideal for servers, storage appliances, and high-performance computing platforms where space is at a premium.

Key Features

Dual 40GbE or 56Gb/s InfiniBand ports on a single mezzanine card
PCIe Gen3 x8 interface for maximum throughput and low latency
Hardware offload for RDMA, iWARP, RoCE v1 and v2, and TCP/IP processing
Advanced congestion management and traffic steering capabilities
Support for virtualization with SR-IOV and multi-host mode
Energy efficient design with dynamic power management

Technical Specifications

Form factor: 2-port PCIe mezzanine (full height, half length)
PCIe interface: Gen3 x8 lanes, backward compatible with Gen2
Port types: 40GbE RJ45 or QSFP+; optional 56Gb/s InfiniBand connectors
Maximum aggregate bandwidth: up to 80Gbps (Ethernet) or 112Gbps (InfiniBand)
Latency: sub-microsecond for RDMA operations
Supported operating systems: Linux, Windows Server, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V
Management: Mellanox Onyx firmware with web based GUI and command line tools
Power consumption: typical 15W per port, peak 30W total

Typical Applications

High performance computing clusters requiring low latency interconnects
Data center servers that need high bandwidth for storage and database workloads
Virtualized environments where network offload improves VM density
Financial trading platforms that demand sub-microsecond transaction times
Artificial intelligence and machine learning clusters with large data movement needs
Enterprise backup and archiving systems using RDMA for fast data transfer

This Mellanox ConnectX-3 mezzanine card combines speed, efficiency, and flexibility to meet the demanding requirements of modern data center and HPC deployments.