About Sun Dual-Port 4x IB HCA PCIe EM

The Sun Dual-Port 4x InfiniBand (IB) HCA PCI Express (PCIe) ExpressModule (EM) is a high-performance, highly integrated dual-port 4x IB host channel adapter (HCA) that supports a single x8 PCIe connection. The adapter provides full-duplex data transfers of up to 16-Gbps.

Feature Overview

The IB EM features include:

  • x8 PCIe 16-Gbps full duplex

  • 3.3V PCIe EM slot

  • Two (4x 10-Gbps) InfiniBand ports

  • Dual copper connectors (MicroGigaCN)

  • InfiniRISC™ embedded RISC processor

  • 256-Mbyte of fixed local DDR memory

  • Integrated serializer/deserializer (SerDes)·9

  • Approximately 12 watts total power

  • Adapter protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD) and handling damage

  • 4x-12x IB cable requirement

  • InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) version 1.1 interoperability

  • Link status indication LED

The standard PCIe interface is used for data traffic, management traffic, and to generate and receive inbound configuration packets.

For more information, see the Sun Dual-Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-ExpressModule User's Guide (Sun Part number: 819-4090) at Sun Documentation.