Interfaces; Ethernet Sfp28 And Qsfp28 Interfaces; Pci Express Interface; Led Interface - Nvidia MCX545B-CCUN 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.

PCI Express Interface

The table below describes the supported PCIe interface in ConnectX-5 and ConnectX-5 Ex adapter
cards.
IC Model
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-5 Ex

LED 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
Benefits. Ethernet traffic is transmitted through the SFP28/QSFP28
Supported PCIe Interface
PCIe Gen 3.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible)
through x16 edge connectors
PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible)
through x16 edge connectors
Beacon command for locating the adapter card
Features
Link Rates: 2.5. 5.0 or 8.0GT/s.
Auto Negotiation to: x16, x8, x4, x2 or
x1.
Support for MSI/MSI-X mechanisms.
Link Rates: 2.5. 5.0, 8.0 or 16.0GT/s.
Auto Negotiation to: x16, x8, x4, x2 or
x1.
Support for MSI/MSI-X mechanisms.
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