Preface

This guide provides an overview, installation instructions, and specifications for the Sun Dual Port 4x QDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCIe ExpressModule. The instructions in this guide are designed for system administrators with experience installing network hardware and software.

Note - The Sun Dual Port 4x QDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCIe ExpressModule is based on Mellanox Technologies’ MT26428 ConnectX IB adapter (HCA) device.

Related Documentation

The following table lists the documentation for this product. The online documentation is available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/qdr.pcie.expmod

Application	Title	Part Number	Format	Location
Unpacking the product	Sun Dual Port 4x QDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCIe ExpressModule Getting Started Guide	820-6541	Printed PDF	Shipping kit Online
Installation and use	Sun Dual Port 4x QDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCIe ExpressModule User’s Guide	820-6539	PDF HTML	Online
Latest Information	Sun Dual Port 4x QDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCIe ExpressModule Product Notes	820-6540	PDF HTML	Online
Solaris support	Solaris 10 Operating System documentation collection `http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10`		PDF HTML	Online

If you download software from Mellanox Technologies, as described in this manual, you might also need documentation that is available at:

http://www.mellanox.com

Details on locating specific manuals at this web site are provided in Chapter 3.

Application	Title	Format	Location
Installing Linux support software	Mellanox OFED for Linux Installation Guide	PDF	Online
Use of Linux support software and IPoIB features	Mellanox OFED Stack for Linux User’s Manual	PDF	Online
Latest information on Linux support software	Mellanox OFED for Linux Release Notes	Text file	Online
Use of BoIB features	Boot over IB (BoIB) User’s Manual	PDF	Online
Latest information on BoIB	Mellanox Boot over IB (BoIB) in “Mellanox OFED for Linux” Release Notes	Text file	Online

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

Third-Party Web Sites

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Information	URL
PCI Express specifications	`http://www.pcisig.com`
Mellanox Technologies HCA information, firmware downloads,and Linux software downloads	`http://www.mellanox.com`
OFED information	`http://www.openfabrics.org`
InfiniBand Specifications	http://infinibandta.org/

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