Encryption; Pci Express Interface; Networking Ports Leds Interface - Nvidia ConnectX-6 Dx User Manual

Encryption

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Applies to Crypto OPNs only.
ConnectX-6 Dx brings security to every end-point, including:
• Purpose-built inline acceleration engines that offload IPsec and TLS data-in-motion and XTS-
AES data-at-rest cryptographic operations.
• Stateful firewall solution acceleration, powered by Open vSwitch connection tracking and
NVIDIA's ASAP2 technology.
• Embedded hardware root-of-trust and support for RSA-based secure firmware update and
secure boot, providing guaranteed integrity of the network adapter.
Ethernet SFP28 / SFP56 / QSFP56 Interfaces
The network ports of the ConnectX-6 Dx adapter card are compliant with the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
standards listed in
SFP56 / QSFP56 connector 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

ConnectX-6 Dx adapter cards support PCI Express Gen 3.0/4.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible) through
x8/16 edge connectors. The device can be either a master initiating the PCI Express bus operations,
or a slave responding to PCI bus operations.
The following lists PCIe interface features:
• PCIe Gen 4.0 and 3.0 compliant, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible
• 2.5, 5.0, 8.0, or 16.0 GT/s link rate x8 or x16 lanes
• Auto-negotiates to x16, x8, x4, x2, or x1
• Support for MSI/MSI-X mechanisms

Networking Ports LEDs Interface

For the networking ports LEDs description, follow the below table depending on the OPN you have
purchased.
MCX621102A[C/N/E]-ADAT, MCX621202A(C/S)-ADAT
MCX623102A[C/N]-ADAT, MCX623102A[C/N]-
GDAT, MCX623102A[S/E/N/C]-GDAT
MCX623105A[N/E]-CDAT, MCX623106A[C/N/S/E]-
CDAT, MCX623106P[C/N/E]-CDAT,
MCX623105A[C/N/S/E]-VDAT
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Features and Benefits. Ethernet traffic is transmitted through the SFP28 /
OPN
LEDs Scheme
Scheme 1: One Bi-Color LED
Scheme 2: One Bi-Color LED and one Single Color
LED
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