LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. NASDAQ:MLNX TASE:MLNX, a leading
supplier of high-performance, end-to-end connectivity solutions for data
center servers and storage systems, today announced availability of the
BridgeX BX5020, the industry’s highest performing InfiniBand to Ethernet
and/or Fibre Channel gateway system in a 1 RU rack unit form factor.
Nominated as a Finalist for the ‘Best of Interop’ award in the data
center server and storage category, the BX5020 in conjunction with
ConnectX®-2 Adapters enables Enterprise Data Centers, Cloud and High
Performance Computing server clusters to share the same fabric for
computing, networking and storage traffic. Mellanox 40Gb/s InfiniBand
delivers the performance, economic and efficiency benefits of running
over the industry’s highest bandwidth, lowest-latency interconnect. At
the same time, server applications that rely on familiar Ethernet and
Fibre Channel interfaces can transparently operate and access existing
LAN and SAN infrastructures. Performance, complexity and economics are
improved dramatically while standard Ethernet and Fibre Channel
management practices and investments are preserved.
“Data center costs related to power, space and management need to be
conserved without compromising the performance and scalability needed
for sustainable business growth”
The growing demand for increased performance in the data center is
driving the adoption of multi-core processors in servers and the need to
maximize the use of infrastructure is driving the adoption of server
virtualization and fabric convergence. Supporting these trends requires
higher I/O bandwidth between servers and to LAN and SAN infrastructures.
The BX5020 enables InfiniBand’s inherent bandwidth and latency
performance, QoS, and scalability benefits to transparently apply to
Ethernet and Fibre Channel deployments, providing significantly improved
return-on-investment.
“Data center costs related to power, space and management need to be
conserved without compromising the performance and scalability needed
for sustainable business growth,” said Sanjay Manney, director of
product marketing at Mellanox Technologies. “Mellanox’s BridgeX BX5020
system transforms the performance and economic equation in the data
center by delivering the highest port density at the lowest cost, power
and smallest form factor compared to other converged I/O gateway
solutions available today.”
The BridgeX BX5020 converged I/O solution offers the following benefits:
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Highest density converged gateway in 1RU form factor
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Four 40Gb/s InfiniBand server switch facing ports
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Up to 12 10GigE LAN and iSCSI SAN facing ports
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Up to 16 1/2/4/8Gb/s Fibre Channel SAN facing ports
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A flexible mix of Ethernet and Fibre Channel ports
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Ultra low-latency gateway system with less than 200ns latency between
InfiniBand and Ethernet or Fibre Channel
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Support for virtual I/O and a large number of virtual machines through
instantiation of up to 8000 virtual NICs and HBAs
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Built-in CPU running a feature-rich BridgeX management software that
supports
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System chassis management – configuration, monitoring, and
reporting
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vNIC/vHBA creation, management and deletion, flexible association
to LAN and SAN ports in the gateway system
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Web GUI and CLI interfaces
Availability
The BridgeX BX5020 system with support for four 40Gb/s InfiniBand server
switch facing ports and 10GigE LAN and iSCSI SAN facing ports is
shipping this quarter and will be followed by software support for up to
16 1/2/4/8Gb/s Fibre Channel SAN facing ports. Pricing is available upon
request. Please contact your local Mellanox representative for
additional information.
Visit Mellanox at Interop Las Vegas April 26-28
Visit Mellanox Technologies at booth #2307 to see the award-winning
BX5020 gateway, and the full suite of Mellanox’s end-to-end
high-performance data center connectivity products.
About Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end connectivity
solutions for servers and storage that optimize data center performance.
Mellanox products deliver market-leading bandwidth, performance,
scalability, power conservation and cost-effectiveness while converging
multiple legacy network technologies into one future-proof solution. For
the best in performance and scalability, Mellanox connectivity solutions
are a preferred choice for Fortune 500 data centers and the world’s most
powerful supercomputers. Founded in 1999, Mellanox Technologies is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and Yokneam, Israel. For more
information, visit Mellanox at www.mellanox.com.
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