4036/2036 Switch Main Features; Management - Mellanox Technologies Grid Director 4036 Installation Manual

1.2

4036/2036 Switch Main Features

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Thirty-Six auto-negotiating QSFP InfiniBand ports in a 1U chassis:
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The 4036 switch is equipped with QDR ports (40 Gbps per port)
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The 2036 switch is equipped with DDR ports (20 Gbps per port)
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1Ux19"x15" non blocking standalone switch using a single switch chip
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QSFP ports supporting any type of cable, Copper or Optical.
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High performance, low power CPU for device management
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Ultra low latency under 100 ns (nanoseconds)
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Available aggregate bandwidth of up to 2.88 Tbps (QDR), 1440 Gbps (DDR), or 720 Gbps
(SDR)
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Architected to provide high MTBF
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Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies
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Front-to-back or back-to-front hot-swappable fan unit.
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QSFP InfiniBand ports supporting copper or optical cables and adapters
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Built-in cable detection and optimization to achieve the longest available cable distance
and highest performance
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Built-in high availability
1.3

Management

The Grid Director 4036/2036 includes smart device management that provides a simple
interface for deploying, troubleshooting, maintaining and upgrading the switch. With a simple
to use CLI interface, routine tasks such as monitoring the switch's operation or upgrading
software and firmware are made simple.
The Grid Director 4036 comes with an onboard subnet manager, enabling simple,
out-ofthe-box fabric bring-up for small to medium clusters.
Refer to the 4036/2036 User Manual for details on 4036/2036 software requirements and
configuration.
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