• 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/QSFP28 Interfaces
The network ports of the ConnectX®-6 Lx adapter card are compliant with the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards listed
traffic is transmitted through the SFP28/QSFP28 connectors on the adapter card.
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®-6 Lx adapter cards.
Supported PCIe Interface
PCIe Gen 4.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible) through x8 edge connectors
Networking Ports 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.
Features
Link Rates: 2.5. 5.0, 8.0 or 16GT/s.
Auto Negotiation to: x16, x8, x4, x2 or x1.
Support for MSI/MSI-X mechanisms.
in Features and
Benefits. Ethernet
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