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SUN NETWORK QDR INFINIBAND GATEWAY SWITCH

A CONVERGED FABRIC FOR ENTERPRISE GRID APPLICATIONS

FEATURES

• InfiniBand switch and

Ethernet Gateway combined

in 1u form factor

• Thirty­two switched 40 Gbps

InfiniBand ports

• Eight 10Gb Ethernet ports

provide virtualized LAN

connectivity to InfiniBand

attached servers

• Embedded management

module to ease fabric

configuration and optimize

resource utilization

• Sun ILOM management

interface

BENEFITS

• Eliminates I/O bottlenecks by

delivering network services

over a 40 Gbps converged

fabric

• Transparent to applications,

operating systems, and local

area networks

• Easy to integrate with existing

data center network

infrastructure, tools, and

methods

• Delivers highly available

network infrastructure

The Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch provides all I/O

services for application clusters comprised of Sun Blade, Sun

SPARC, and Sun Fire servers and storage solutions through a shared

I/O infrastructure. This converged data center fabric carries all

network, storage, and inter­process communications traffic over a

single fabric, aggregating the functions of dedicated, sole­purposed,

networks and alleviating the associated complexity and expense of

building and operating multiple networks. With the Sun Network

QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch, customers can deploy enterprise

application clusters, which exploit the performance advantages

enabled by InfiniBand’s ultra­low latency and extreme bandwidth

while maintaining their existing network administration tools and

methods.

Oracle's Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch

Overview

Deploying a converged fabric minimizes the cost and complexity of building and

operating scalable systems by reducing the number of adapters, cables, and switches

to install, manage, and maintain. Interoperability with installed infrastructure is a

critical concern when considering a converged fabric. LAN traffic carried over

Oracle's converged data center fabric uses familiar Ethernet semantics. Furthermore,

the LAN ports on the Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch appear as

endpoints to the LAN, thus avoiding potential interoperability issues with network

management tools and methods.

Oracle's converged fabric leverages the properties of the InfiniBand architecture

enabling high­performance fabrics to be deployed in demanding High Availability

(HA) environments. The fabric supports the creation of logically isolated sub­

clusters, as well as advanced features for traffic isolation and Quality of Service

(QoS) management, preventing faults from causing costly service disruptions.

Within the Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch, the embedded fabric

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manager is enabled to support active/hot­standby dual manager configurations,

ensuring a seamless migration of the fabric management services in the event of a

management module failure. Provisioned with redundant power and cooling for high

availability, the Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch is intended for use

in demanding datacenter environments.

Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch Specifications Interfaces

Switch Architecture

• Full nonblocking architecture

• (32) InfiniBand ports supporting QDR/DDR/SDR IB

• (4) internal InfiniBand ports supporting gateway services

• Embedded management module for IB subnet management and IO provisioning

• Embedded management module provides IPMI and “shelf management”

• Redundant power and cooling

• LED indication of physical and logical link status

Interconnect System

• (32) 4x InfiniBand ports utilizing standard QSFP connectors

• InfiniBand connections support passive copper cables up to 5m and optical cables

beyond 5m

• (8) IO ports that can be provisioned to support 10 Gb Ethernet

• IO ports utilize QSFP connectors. Each IO connection is broken out through the use

of 1:4 “splitter” cables (QSFP ↔ 4 x SFP+)

• Cable serial number in NVRAM readable by the embedded management module

• Cable insertion detection

Switch Specifications • Data throughput: 2.3 Tb/sec (Bidirectional)

• Port­to­port latency: 100 ns

• Data virtual lanes: Eight

• Management virtual lanes: One

• MTU: 4,096 bytes

Ethernet Features • 1,000 vNICs per Ethernet Port

• Up to 8,000 MAC and VLAN addresses

• IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet

• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging

• IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation

• IEEE 10GBase­SR

Management • Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) chassis management platform

• Monitors all critical chassis functions

• Supported management protocols:

• IPMI v1.5/v2.0, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, SSH, HTTP/HTTPS, syslog

• Connectors: Two 100Base­T Ethernet. One USB port.

• Dual ethernet management ports enable “daisy chaining” the management

connections for multiple switches

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• Automatic connectivity verification

• Embedded InfiniBand subnet manager designed for complete fabric solution

• IB 1.2­compliant managers and agents

High Availability Features • Redundant power supplies and fans

• Embedded management module enabled for redundant fabric management

• Logical network isolation – enabling creation of isolated “virtual clusters” which are

supported by the same switch

• Support for traffic isolation and quality of service management

• “Hitless” management failover – support for active/hot­standby dual manager

configuration

Operating Systems and Hypervisors Supported • Oracle Enterprise Linux: OEL 5.5 and later

• Oracle Solaris: Solaris 11 and later

Regulatory Compliance • Safety: UL/CSA 60950­1, EN60950­1, IEC 60950 ­1 CB Scheme with all country

deviations

• Ergonomics: EK1­ITB­2000

• RFI/EMC: EN55022/CISPR 22, Class A, FCC CFR47 Part 15 Class A, EN61000 ­3

­2, EN61000 ­3 ­3

• Immunity: EN55024/CISPR 24

• Regulatory marks: CE, FCC, ICES­003, C­tick, VCCI, GOST­R, BSMI, KCC,

UL/cUL

Operating Environment • AC power: 100–240 V AC, 47–63 Hz

• Operating temperature: 10° C to 35° C (41° F to 89.6° F)

• Relative humidity: 5–85%, noncondensing, 27° C max. wet bulb

Thermal Management • Airflow: Rear to front — power supply to fabric connectors

Power Requirements

• Ships with two hot­swappable power supplies

• Redundant power

• AC input power: 320 W maximum

Dimensions and Weight • Height: 44.5mm (1.75 in.) 1U

• Width: 445mm (17.52 in.)

• Depth: 609.6mm (24 in.)

• Weight: 11.4 kg (23 lbs.)

Warranty

Please visit oracle.com/sun/warranty for Oracle's global warranty support

information on Sun products.

Services

Visit oracle.com/sun/services for information on Oracle's service program offerings

for Sun products.

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RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

The Sun Network QDR

InfiniBand Gateway Switch has

the flexibility and scalability

required for demanding

application clusters and

virtualized environments. It

ensures that you derive the

maximum value from your Sun

server and storage investments

while making the fullest use of

your IT resources — to provide

you with a strategic, competitive

advantage in the market.

RELATED PRODUCTS

Oracle’s Sun InfiniBand Dual

Port 4x QDR PCIe

ExpressModule Host Channel

Adapter M2 and Sun InfiniBand

Dual Port 4x QDR PCIe Low

Profile Host Channel Adapter M2

support accelerations to enhance

the performance of Ethernet IO

when used with the Sun Network

QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch.

RELATED SERVICES

The following services are

available from Oracle Support

Services:

• Installation

• Maintenance

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Contact Us

For more information about Oracle’s Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway

Switch, please visit oracle.com or call +1.800.ORACLE1 to speak to an Oracle

representative.

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