Network & Communication

ConnectX-4 from Mellanox is a family of high-performance and low-latency Ethernet and InfiniBand adapters. The ConnectX-4 Lx EN adapters are available in 40 Gb and 25 Gb Ethernet speeds and the ConnectX-4 Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) adapters support either InfiniBand or Ethernet.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ConnectX-4 offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about ConnectX-4 network adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.

The ThinkSystem QLogic QL45214, QL45212 and QL45262 network adapters for Lenovo Flex System are based on eighth-generation Ethernet technology from Cavium and feature Universal Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) to offer concurrent support for RoCE, RoCE v2, and iWARP. The adapters are for customers looking for end-to-end 50 Gb and 25 Gb Ethernet speeds in their Flex System environment as well as those who want to maintain their existing 10Gb networking infrastructure while preparing for future upgrades to 25Gb or 50 Gb network speeds.

The ThinkSystem QLogic QL45214, QL45212 and QL45262 network adapters for Lenovo Flex System are based on eighth-generation Ethernet technology from Cavium and feature Universal Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) to offer concurrent support for RoCE, RoCE v2, and iWARP. The adapters are for customers looking for end-to-end 50 Gb and 25 Gb Ethernet speeds in their Flex System environment as well as those who want to maintain their existing 10Gb networking infrastructure while preparing for future upgrades to 25Gb or 50 Gb network speeds.