Overview
The next generation of HP Infiniband FDR edge switches for select HP ProLiant Gen8 SL, DL and ML servers is based on the Mellanox SwitchX and SwitchX-2 technology and consists of four new models:

• Mellanox IB QDR/FDR10 36P Managed Switch
• Mellanox IB QDR/FDR10 36P RAF Managed Switch
• Mellanox IB QDR/FDR10 36P Switch
• Mellanox IB QDR/FDR10 36P RAF Switch

And four existing models:

• Mellanox IB FDR 36P Managed Switch
• Mellanox IB FDR 36P RAF Managed Switch
• Mellanox IB FDR 36P Switch
• Mellanox IB FDR 36P RAF Switch

Together with the next generation of HP Infiniband Adapters based on Mellanox ConnectX-3 technology, they deliver low-latency InfiniBand bandwidth, up to 56 Gb/s Fourteen Data Rate (FDR) or up to 40 Gb/s Quad Data Rate (QDR), for performance driven server and storage clustering applications in High Performance Computing (HPC) and enterprise data centers.

Features
Next generation InfiniBand switches for select HP ProLiant Gen8 SL, DL and ML servers

• Fast: 36 QSFP+ InfiniBand ports - QDR/FDR10/FDR14