HP (Hewlett-Packard) 4200 QDR user manual

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Voltaire Grid Director 4200 QDR InfiniBand Switch
Read This First: Documentation Roadmap

This HP document roadmap describes how to access the documentation providing information about the
Voltaire Grid Director 4200 QDR InfiniBand switch used in High Performance Computing solutions.
This guide supports the following HP part numbers:

HP Part Number Description

615679-B21 Voltaire InfiniBand QDR 144-Port Switch Chassis
615680-B21 Voltaire InfiniBand QDR 144-Port Switch Fabric Board

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This document provides links to the Voltaire data sheets and user information describing the Voltaire Grid Director 4200 InfiniBand QDR switch. You can link directly to any of the documentation here to provide you with more information about your product. HP High Performance Computing InfiniBand Solutions.................................................................................. 3 Voltaire Grid Director 4200 QDR InfiniBand Switch................................................

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HP High Performance Computing InfiniBand Solutions An integral component of an HP InfiniBand solution is the InfiniBand switch. The Voltaire Grid Director 4200 InfiniBand switch has leaf boards, power supply units, fan modules, management modules, and other field swappable devices to use, manage, and service the switch. The HP InfiniBand network also includes the HCAs (host channel adapters). The HCAs have two form factors: one with standard PCI form factor for HP ProLiant DL and SL ser

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Voltaire Grid Director 4200 QDR InfiniBand Switch The Voltaire Grid Director 4200 has 162 40 Gb/s InfiniBand ports (delivering 2.72 Tb/s), less than 100 nanoseconds of port-to-port latency, and two 1/10Gb Ethernet ports bridging traffic in less than two microseconds. Features of the Voltaire 4200 switch include:  12-slot, 19” rack mountable chassis, 15U high  Low latency, hardware-based bridging between InfiniBand and Ethernet  Provides high performance connectivity to Ethernet-base

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Switch Management Software The following table provides a link to the recommended switch management software for the Voltaire Grid Director 4200 QDR InfiniBand switch used in High Performance Computing. HP Part Number Download Link 615679-B21 Software NOTE: For technical support and updates, contact your HP representative. 5

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HP High Performance Computing Information The following websites provide more information on High Performance Computing solutions: Link/Description HP BladeSystem Adapters and Mezzanines This site provides information on the full range of BladeSystem adapters and mezzanines available from HP for BladeSystem configurations. Voltaire website Check the Voltaire website for updates between releases of this document. Mellanox website Describes the various HP and Mellanox host channel a

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