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4Hardware 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 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. Tabl e 4-1 shows the
relationship between the adapter model and different types of motherboards.
Table 4-1. Adapter Models and Related Platforms
QLogic
Model
Number
Platform Plugs Into
QLE7240 PCI Express systems Standard PCI Express x8 or x16 slot
QLE7280 PCI Express systems Standard PCI Express x16 slot