NVIDIA MCX556A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI Adapter Card — 100GbE & InfiniBand Dual-Port PCIe 3.0 x16

NVIDIA MCX556A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI Adapter Card EDR/100GbE

The NVIDIA MCX556A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI Adapter Card provides high-performance networking with support for both 100Gb/s Ethernet and InfiniBand (EDR) connectivity through its dual-port QSFP28 interface. Designed for demanding data centers, cloud platforms, and high-performance computing environments, this plug-in card offers exceptional throughput and low latency to meet the needs of modern data-intensive applications. Its advanced features, including flexible pipeline programmability, embedded PCIe switch, and host chaining technology, enable seamless integration into various compute architectures such as x86, ARM, Power, and GPU-based systems. This adaptability ensures efficient network virtualization, service chaining, and storage offloads, significantly enhancing overall system performance and scalability.
NVIDIA's ConnectX-5 series is engineered to support high message rates, up to 200 million messages per second, with tag matching and rendezvous offloads that optimize data transfer efficiency. The adapter supports NVMe over Fabric (NVMf) offloads, facilitating fast and reliable storage access over the network, which is critical for scalable storage solutions and data analytics. The inclusion of burst buffer offloads enhances background checkpointing, making this card ideal for applications requiring high resilience and data integrity. Its RoHS compliance and environmentally friendly design align with sustainable technology standards, and the product is backed by a one-year limited warranty, ensuring reliability and support for enterprise deployments. The NVIDIA MCX556A-ECAT is suitable for high-end data centers, Web 2.0 platforms, big data, and HPC environments that demand maximum data throughput, low latency, and flexible connectivity options. Its innovative design simplifies network architecture through back-end switch elimination via host chaining, reducing hardware complexity and cost. Compatible with RoCE for overlay networks, this adapter enables advanced network virtualization and software-defined networking solutions. Overall, the NVIDIA ConnectX-5 VPI Adapter offers a comprehensive, high-performance solution tailored to modern enterprise and cloud infrastructure needs, supporting the most demanding data transfer and storage workloads with robust, reliable technology. For more information, visit NVIDIA's official website at http://www.nvidia.com.

Features:

• Flexible Pipeline: Supports programmable data processing pipelines for customized networking functions

• Enhanced vSwitch / vRouter Offloads: Optimizes virtualized network environments

• Embedded PCIe Switch: Integrates PCIe switching within the card for streamlined connectivity

• Back-End Switch Elimination by Host Chaining: Reduces network hardware requirements

• Burst Buffer Offloads for Background Checkpointing: Improves data resilience and efficiency

• NVMe over Fabric (NVMf) Target Offloads: Accelerates storage access over the network

• Adaptive Routing on Reliable Transport: Ensures reliable and efficient data transfer

• Up to 200 Million Messages per Second: Supports high message rates for demanding applications

• Tag Matching and Rendezvous Offloads: Enhances data transfer performance and management

• EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand & Ethernet per port: Supports all lower speeds with dual-port connectivity