Interfaces; Ethernet Sfp28 And Qsfp28 Interfaces; Networking Port Leds Interface - Nvidia ConnectX-5 User Manual

Interfaces

Ethernet SFP28 and QSFP28 Interfaces

The network ports of the ConnectX®-5 adapter card are compliant with the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
standards listed in Features and
connectors on the adapter card.
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The adapter card includes special circuits to protect from ESD shocks to the card/server
when plugging copper cables.

Networking Port LEDS Interface

There are two I/O LEDs, LED0 and LED1, per port to indicate speed and link status. LED0 is a bicolor
(Yellow and Green) LED and LED1 is a single color (Green) LED.
Link Indications
LED and State
1Hz blinking Yellow
4Hz blinking Yellow
LED0 -
Link Speed
Benefits. Ethernet traffic is transmitted through the SFP28/QSFP28
Beacon command for locating the adapter card.
Indicates an error with the link. The error can be one of the
following:
Error Type
2
I C
Over-current
• A constant Green indicates a link
networking speed.
• A constant Yellow indicates a link
maximum networking speed
• If LED0 is off, then the link has not been established.
Description
Description
2
I C access to the
networking ports fails
Over-current condition
of the networking ports
LED Behavior
Blinks until the error
is fixed
Blinks until the error
is fixed
with the maximum
with less than the
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