BLADE SERVERS | US-714 Supermicro SuperBlade
Networking & IO Switch
SuperBladeŽ Networking
SuperBladeŽ networking options include two different modules for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. In addition Supermicro offers a powerful InfiniBand switch for connecting Blades to 4X DDR (20 Gbps) InfiniBand networks. All SuperBladeŽ networking options are hot-pluggable. The Ethernet modules can also be configured for redundant or dual load-sharing connections (or both).
Gigabit Ethernet Modules
Switches: The Gigabit Ethernet switch module (part ID SBM-GEM-001) includes ten external 1-Gb/s uplink (RJ45) ports and fourteen internal 1-Gb/s downlink ports for connection to the SuperBladeŽ's LAN interfaces. This layer 2 Ethernet switching module also has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM(s) to allow configuration, management, and control of the switch and its ports through a browser-based management interface. Offering such advanced features as link aggregation (static), VLAN support, and Jumbo Frame support, the switch provides a connection between the Ethernet controller integrated on the mainboard and external Ethernet systems.
| SBM-GEM-001 | |
|---|---|
Chipset |
Broadcom BCM5345M |
Internal Ports |
Ten 1-Gbps downlink ports for LAN interfaces of the server blades (capable of 14 internal ports) |
External Uplink Ports |
Ten 1-Gbps uplink RJ-45 ports |
Type |
Layer-2 switch |
Bandwidth |
24 Gbps |
Trunking |
Link aggregation support (802.3ad-static) |
Jumbo Frame Support |
Up to 9k bytes |
Remote Management |
Browser-based management |
Protocols |
Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree |
OS |
Firmware upgradeable |
Pass-Through: The Gigabit Ethernet Pass-through Module (part ID SBM-GEM-002) is a non-configurable pass through module that includes fourteen 1-Gb/s external uplink (RJ45) ports and fourteen internal 1-Gb/s downlink ports for the SuperBladeŽ's LAN interfaces. This module also has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM(s) for viewing module temperature and voltage (but not for configuration since all connections are fixed).
| SBM-GEM-002 | |
|---|---|
Chipset |
Broadcom 5464 |
Internal Ports |
14 1-Gbps downlink ports for LAN interfaces of server blades |
External Uplink Ports |
Fourteen RJ-45 uplink ports fixed at 1-Gbps (no auto-negotiation) |
Remote Management |
Browser-based management |
Protocols |
N/A |
InfiniBand Modules
InfiniBand Switch Module The InfiniBand Switch Module (part ID SBM-IBS-001) is a switch-based, point-to-point bi-directional serial link system. It provides high-speed interconnectivity among the blade modules and to external InfiiniBand peripherals. The InfiniBand switch supports 4X DDR connections (20 gigabits per second) the fastest currently offered in the industry.
| SBM-IBS-001 (IB Switch) | |
|---|---|
Chipset |
Mellanox InfiniScale III |
Internal Ports |
Ten 4x DDR internal copper ports (capable of 14) |
External Uplink Ports |
Ten 4x DDR external copper ports |
Bandwidth |
4x DDR (20Gbps) non-blocking architecture 960Gbps total switch bandwidth (24-port) |
Latency |
160ns port-to-port switch latency |
Management |
In-band InfiniBand IBML, Command-Line Interface (CLI) |
Power Consumption |
34W |
InfiniBand Mezanine HCA Cards: For any blade to access the InfiniBand module, it must have an InfiniBand mezzanine HCA card installed on its mainboard. The AOC-IBH-001, AOC-IBH-002 and AOC-IBH-003 mezzanine cards provide this 20Gbps connectivity (4x DDR) through the backplane to the InfiniBand switch module.
| AOC-IBH-001 (Mezzanine HCA) | |
|---|---|
Chipset |
Mellanox InfiniHost III Ex DDR |
InfiniBand Ports |
Dual 4x DDR 20Gbps ports |
Power Consumption |
10.4W typical/ 11W max |
| AOC-IBH-002 (Mezzanine HCA) | |
|---|---|
Chipset |
Mellanox InfiniHost III Lx DDR |
InfiniBand Ports |
Single 4x DDR 20Gbps port |
Power Consumption |
10.4W typical/ 11W max |
| AOC-IBH-003 (Mezzanine HCA) | |
|---|---|
Chipset |
Mellanox ConnectX |
InfiniBand Ports |
Dual 4x DDR 20Gbps port |
Power Consumption |
10.4W typical/ 11W max |
