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1. 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter 4 The parts used are listed in Table 3 Table 3 Components used when connecting QLogic QLE7340 HCA to an InfiniBand network Figure 2 Diagram Part Description Quantity reference number machine type x3650 M2 or other supported server See Table 2 59Y 1888 QLogic QLE7340 HCA Varies QLogic QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable copper or optical See 1 Table 1 0449 020 QLogic 12200 iDPx 36 port QDR InfiniBand Switch Bundle Supported operating systems The QLogic QLE7340 HCA as part of an IBM Intelligent Cluster solution supports the following operating systems e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 and 11 64 bit e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 64 bit Related publications For more information refer to these documents e Publications for the Cluster 1350 http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg 1 MIGR 5080504 e QLogic QLE7 340 HCA product page http www glogic com Products HPCNetworking InfiniBandAdapters Pages QLE 340 aspx QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter 5 Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intend2. ul ye Ca Redbooks web Doc QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter IBM System x at a glance guide High performance computing HPC solutions have used InfiniBand networks to meet the needs of the most demanding sets of applications and grand challenges The QLE7340 is a single port 40 Gbps InfiniBand PCI Express Gen2 x8 host channel adapter HCA It is a highly integrated design that delivers a high message rate and low latency making it the ideal solution for HPC applications Figure 1 shows the QLogic QLE7340 single port 4X QDR IB PCle 2 0 X8 host channel adapter Figure 1 QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand HCA Did you know The QLogic QLE7340 HCA is part of IBM Intelligent Cluster solution formerly IBM Systems Cluster 1350 IBM Intelligent Cluster is your key to a fully integrated HPC solution IBM clustering solutions include servers storage and industry leading OEM interconnects that are factory integrated fully tested and delivered to your door ready to plug into your data center all with a single point of contact for support QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter 1 Part number information Table 1 Ordering part numbers and feature codes Features and benefits The QLogic QLE7340 HCA has the following summary of features and specifications e 40 Gbps InfiniBand interface 40 20 10 Gbps auto negotiation e 3400 MBps unid
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5. elopment level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems Furthermore some measurement may have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment COPYRIGHT LICENSE This information contains sample application programs in source language which illustrate programming techniques on various operating platforms You may copy modify and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM for the purposes of developing using marketing or distributing application programs conforming to the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore cannot guarantee or imply reliability serviceability or function of these programs Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter 6 This document was created or updated on August 18 2011 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks e Send your comments in an e mail to redbook
6. fication 1 0 PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification 1 2 Virtual lanes configurable for one two four or eight virtual lanes 2 KB MTU or 4 KB MTU single IB port MTU All standard IB MTUs including 4 KB External port supports Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable QSFP optical and copper cable specifications and CX4 microGigaCN specifications See Table 1 for supported cables Operating environment The adapter is supported in this environment QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter Temperature e Operating 0 to 55 C estimated e Storage 40 to 70 C estimated Relative humidity 10 to 95 non condensing Power consumption typical 3 8 W maximum 6 7 W estimated Supported servers The QLogic QLE7340 HCA is supported in the IBM System x servers listed in Table 2 as part of the IBM Intelligent Cluster portfolio i id a un Figure 2 illustrates how the QLogic QLE7340 HCA can be used in configurations In this example we connect all InfiniBand HCAs to a QLogic 12200 QDR InfiniBand switch Table 2 Supported servers in the IBM Intelligent Cluster portfolio Feature code iDataPlex dx360 M2 iDataPlex dx360 M3 3550 M2 3650 M2 z JS23 IS43 T w ka ka ka Eee Popular configurations x3650 M2 QLogic 12200 InfiniBand switch Figure 2 x3650 M2 server with the QLogic QLE 7340 HCA connected to an InfiniBand network QLogic QLE7340 Single Port
7. irectional throughput e Approximately 30 million messages processed per second non coalesced e Approximately 1 0 microsecond latency that remains low as the fabric is scaled e Multiple virtual lanes VLs for unique quality of service QoS levels per lane over the same physical port e TrueScale architecture with MSI X interrupt handling optimized for multi core compute nodes e Operates without external memory e Optional data scrambling in InfiniBand link e Complies with InfiniBand Trade Association 1 2 standard e Supports OpenFabrics Alliance OFED software distributions WinOF support planned for 1Q 2010 Key benefits of the QLogic QLE7340 HCA are e High performance Quad Data Rate QDR InfiniBand IB delivers 40 Gbps per port 4x10 Gbps providing the necessary bandwidth for high throughput applications With one of the highest message rates and lowest latencies of any IB adapter the QLE 7340 provides superior HPC application performance e Superior scalability QLogic s TrueScale architecture is designed to deliver near linear scalability As additional compute resources are added to a cluster latency remains low and the message rate scales with the size of the fabric resulting in maximum utilization of compute resources QLogic QLE7340 Single Port 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter 2 Enhanced reliability The QLE7340 s advanced design does not need onboard firmware or external memory which enhances not
8. only its performance but also reliability The application specific integrated circuit ASIC has ECC protection on all internal static random access memories SRAMs and parity checking on all internal buses Equally important the stateless design is inherently more resilient to adapter and fabric failures as it minimizes its reliance on the connection state Optional data scrambling provides a mechanism to optimize data patterns which in turn minimizes the bit error rate Investment protection This fourth generation product is compliant with the InfiniBand Trade Association IBTA Version 1 2 specification ensuring interoperability with all other IBTA compliant devices In addition support for the OpenFabrics community OFED and WinOF distributions ensures rapid adoption by major operating system vendors system integrators and independent hardware vendors IHVs and independent software vendors ISVs Power optimized Maximum performance is delivered at the lowest power 3 8 W typically and 6 7 W maximum of any QDR capable adapter Environmentally friendly The QLE7340 is RoHS 6 compliant as well as antimony free and halogen free Specifications QLogic QLE7340 HCA has the following specifications One QDR 4X InfiniBand external port PCI Express Gen 2 x8 host bus interface Low profile form factor PCI Express adapter 2U and 3U brackets supplied Data rates of 40 20 or 10 Gbps auto negotiated Compliant with PCI Hot Plug Speci
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