{"product_id":"lenovo-nvidia-mellanox-connectx-5-cx556a-dual-port-100gbe-qsfp28-edr-infiniband-vpi-pcie-30-x16-network-adapter-nic-01kt927-01kt929-4xc7a08225","title":"Lenovo NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 CX556A Dual Port 100GbE QSFP28 \/ EDR InfiniBand VPI PCIe 3.0 x16 Network Adapter (NIC) 01KT927 01KT929 4XC7A08225","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003ea {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLenovo NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 CX556A Dual Port 100GbE QSFP28 \/ EDR InfiniBand VPI PCIe 3.0 x16 Network Adapter (NIC) 01KT927 01KT929 4XC7A08225\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Lenovo NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 CX556A is a high-performance dual-port network adapter designed for enterprise data centers, cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, storage networking, and virtualization environments. Based on the Mellanox ConnectX-5 VPI architecture, this adapter delivers industry-leading 100GbE Ethernet and EDR InfiniBand connectivity through dual QSFP28 ports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupporting both Ethernet and InfiniBand protocols via VPI (Virtual Protocol Interconnect) technology, the ConnectX-5 CX556A enables flexible deployment across modern data center environments while delivering low latency, high throughput, and advanced hardware acceleration features. The adapter also supports RDMA, RoCE, SR-IOV, and NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF), making it ideal for demanding enterprise workloads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLenovo OEM NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 VPI Adapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDual-Port QSFP28 Connectivity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUp to 100Gb\/s Per Port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUp to 200Gb\/s Aggregate Throughput\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupports 100Gb Ethernet (100GbE)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupports EDR InfiniBand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePCI Express 3.0 x16 Host Interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eVPI (Virtual Protocol Interconnect)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSR-IOV Virtualization Support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnterprise Data Center Networking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHigh-Performance Computing (HPC) Ready\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLow-Latency Network Architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e NVIDIA Mellanox\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOEM Vendor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lenovo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e ConnectX-5 CX556A\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer Part Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e MCX556A-ECAT\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlternate Part Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e MCX556A-ECAT-B\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLenovo Part Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01KT927\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlternate Lenovo Part Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01KT929\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLenovo Option Part Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4XC7A08225\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eController:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex VPI\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNetwork Technology:\u003c\/strong\u003e VPI (Ethernet + InfiniBand)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePorts:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x QSFP28\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupported Speeds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: 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