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Oracle® Dual Port 25/100 Gb Ethernet Adapter Security Guide, Mellanox

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Updated: June 2022
 
 

Features and Specifications

The Oracle Dual Port 25/100 Gb Mellanox Ethernet Adapters are standalone cards that are used for virtualized cloud deployments and network virtualization. For further information, see the following features and specifications for each adapter:

Table 1  Oracle Dual Port 25 Gb Ethernet Adapter, Mellanox (OPN MCX512A-ACAT)
Feature
Specification (MCX512A-ACAT/ACUT)
Physical
Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile
Connector: Dual SFP28 Ethernet (copper and optical)
Protocol Support
Ethernet: 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, SGMII / 1000BASE-X
Data Rate: 1/10/25 Gb/s Ethernet
PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)
Power and Cable Type Support
Voltage: 12V
  • Typical Power: Passive Cable 9.5W

  • Maximum Power: Passive Cable 11.8W

  • Maximum Power: 1.5W Active Cable 15.1W

Maximum power available through SFP28 port: 1.5W
Environmental
Temperature:
  • Operational: 0°C to 55°C

  • Non-operational: -40°C to 70°C

Humidity: 90% relative humidity
Altitude (Operational): 3050m
Regulatory
Safety: CB / cTUVus / CE
EMC: CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
RoHS: RoHS-compliant
Table 2  Oracle Dual Port 100 Gb Ethernet Adapter, Mellanox ( MCX556A-EDAS_C14 )
Feature
Specification ( MCX556A-EDAS_C14)
Physical
Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile
Connector: Dual QSFP28 InfiniBand and Ethernet (copper and optical)
Protocol Support
InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3 a Auto-Negotiation: 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), FDR10 (10.3125Gb/s per lane), FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), EDR (25Gb/s per lane) port

Note -  The 100 Gb Mellanox adapters supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product. 

Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR
Data Rate:
  • Infiniband: SDR/DDR/QDR/FDR/EDR

  • Ethernet: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s

Power and Cable Type Support
Voltage: 12V
  • Typical Power: Passive Cable 16.2W

  • Typical Power: Passive Cable 19.0W

  • Maximum Power: 1.5 Active Cables 22.3W

  • Maximum Power: 2.5W Active Cables 24.6W

Note -  Typical power is for ATIS traffic load. 

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 5W
Environmental
Temperature:
  • Operational: 0°C to 55°C

  • Non-operational: -40°C to 70°C

Humidity (Operational and Non-operational): 90% relative humidity
Altitude (Operational): 3050m
Regulatory
Safety: CB / cTUVus / CE
EMC: CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
RoHS: RoHS-compliant
Table 3  Oracle Dual Port 100 Gb Ethernet Adapter, Mellanox Mezzanine Form Factor (MCX566A-CCAI) (x86 Servers only)
Feature
Specification (MCX566A-CCAI)
Physical
Size:  4.52in. x 2.99in. (115mm x 76mm)
Connector:  Dual QSFP28 Ethernet (copper and optical)
Bracket: Internal lock bracket
Protocol Support
Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR
Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s Ethernet
PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s x16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible

Note -  PCIe 3.0 x16 bus can supply a maximum bandwidth of 128Gb/s only (=16 * 8GT/s, including overhead), and therefore cannot support 200Gb/s when both network ports of MCX556A-ECAT run at 100Gb/s

Power and Cable Type Support
Voltage: 3.3V_EDGE, 12V_EDGE
Typical Power:

Note -  Typical power is for ATIS traffic load.

  • 12V_Edge: Passive Cables,16.5W

  • 12V_Edge: 2.2W Active Cables, 21.7

  • 3.3V Edge: Passive Cables: 0.33W

  • 2.2W Active Cables: 0.33W

Note -  12V and 3.3V Edge Standby and Maximum power for Passive and Active Cables = TBD

Maximum Power:
  • 12V_Edge: Passive Cables,19.3 W

  • 12V_Edge: 2.2W Active Cables, 24.5

  • 3.3V Edge: Passive Cables: 0.33W

  • 2.2W Active Cables: 0.33W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 2.2W
Environmental
Temperature:
  • Operational: 0°C to 55°C

  • Non-operational: -40°C to 70°C

Humidity (Operational and Non-operational): 90% relative humidity
Altitude (Operational): 3050m
Airflow:
Cable Type: Passive and Active (2.2W Active Cable (85°C cage limit))
  • Active Mode @55C (HSK to Port): 300LFM

  • Standby Mode @45C (HSK to Port): 100LFM

  • Active and Standby Cold Aisle @35C  (Port to HSK ): NA

Regulatory
Safety: CB / cTUVus / CE
EMC: CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
RoHS: RoHS-compliant