Q-Logic IB0056101-00 G Hardware Installation Requirements, Adapter Models and Related Platforms

4 Hardware Installation

This section lists the requirements and provides instructions for installing the QLogic InfiniPath Interconnect adapters. Instructions are included for the QLogic DDR PCI Express adapters, the QLE7240 and QLE7280; the QLogic InfiniPath PCIe adapter and PCIe riser card, QLE7140; and the QHT7040 or QHT7140 adapter hardware and HTX riser card. These components are collectively referred to as the adapter and the riser card in the remainder of this document.

The adapter is a low-latency, high-bandwidth, high message rate cluster interconnect for InfiniBand. The QLogic interconnect is InfiniBand 4X, with a raw data rate of 20Gbps (data rate of 16Gbps) for the QLE7240 and QLE7280; and 10Gbps (data rate of 8Gbps) for the QLE7140, QHT7040, and QHT7140.

OpenFabrics is interoperable with other vendors’ InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters (HCAs) running compatible OpenFabrics releases.

Hardware Installation Requirements

This section lists hardware and software environment requirements for installing the QLogic QLE7240, QLE7280, QLE7140, QHT7040, or QHT7140.

Hardware

QLogic interconnect adapters are for use with UL listed computers. The following statement is true for all the adapters:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations.

Different adapter cards work on different platforms. Table 4-1shows the relationship between the adapter model and different types of motherboards.

Table 4-1. Adapter Models and Related Platforms

QLogic	Platform	Plugs Into
Model
Number
QLE7240	PCI Express systems	Standard PCI Express x8 or x16 slot
QLE7280	PCI Express systems	Standard PCI Express x16 slot

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