
DATA SHEET
7104-HCA-
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InfiniBand (IB) 4X SDR to PCI
Express Host Channel Adapter (HCA)
Strategic Benefits
Seamless IB enabling of PCI Express (PCIe) servers •
No operating system or application changes •
required
Improved server CPU utilization with Remote Direct •
Memory Access (RDMA) protocols
Fast 10-Gbps technology today for High •
Performance Business Computing (HPBC)
Server connectivity to IB based intelligent virtual I/O •
and clustering fabrics
Key Design Features
Single or dual 4X (10 Gbps) IB ports •
PCIe x8 support •
Fully PCIe compliant •
Low profile design •
Comprehensive suite of high performance Upper •
Level Protocols (ULPs)
µDAPL –
Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) –
Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) –
VirtualNIC –
VirtualHBA –
IPoIB –
MPI –
Windows –
Supports up to 130K queue pairs and 130K •
completion queues
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SDP
An integral member of the QLogic family of interconnect offerings, the 7104HCA-
xxx
series Single Data Rate (SDR) HCA is a single or dual port 4X IB HCA
utilizing a x8 PCIe interface to enable higher server bandwidth than is possible
with PCI-X. It offers an aggregate to 20 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth.
The QLogic HCA creates an expressway of balanced bandwidth between
the server and the IB fabric, allowing information transfer at 10 Gbps, up
to 10 times the bandwidth of current server interfaces. A comprehensive
host environment of high-performance ULPs contained within the QLogic
software family enables the HCA to provide unprecedented performance to
core business applications that are supported by DataBase Management
Systems (DBMS), clustering, HPBC, and high availability clustering.
QLogic HCA in the Enterprise. Combined with its ULPs, the HCA is the channel
by which today’s complex and costly enterprise environments quickly evolve
to feed ever-growing processing requirements. Clustering, Ethernet, and
Fibre Channel are all concurrently supported via a single 10-Gb pipe. The
net effect is a significantly reduced level of infrastructure complexity and
improved business responsiveness, with a lower total cost of ownership.
The HCA, used in conjunction with QLogic’s family of InfiniBand clustering
switches and virtual I/O systems, is part of a complete end-to-end InfiniBand
solution ready to enable today’s servers to handle tomorrow’s processing
requirements.
Guaranteed Interoperability. InfiniBand ecosystem partner certifications,
combined with agency and regulatory testing, ensures all products meet
industry compliance hardware and software specifications. All HCAs are
tested extensively with third-party hardware, along with multiple software
applications, to ensure best-in-class InfiniBand interoperability and
compatibility. You can be confident purchasing QLogic HCAs to meet your
InfiniBand networking needs.
Investment Protection. For over 15 years, QLogic has been a technological
leader with products that address the current needs of customers, yet
provide strong investment protection to support emerging technologies and
standards. QLogic stands alone in the industry with its product portfolio
depth and experience in successfully delivering technological solutions that
address the needs of today and tomorrow.

7104-HCA-
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InfiniBand (IB) 4X SDR to PCI Express Host Channel Adapter (HCA)
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Host Bus Interface Specifications
PCI Express compliant
Low profile design •
x8 PCIe support •
PCI Express Base Specification
• 1.2 compatible
InfiniBand Interfaces and Specifications
Transport types
Unreliable Datagram (UD) •
Reliable Connection (RC) •
Transport services
RDMA read request •
RDMA write request and atomic operations •
Send/Receive •
Kernel bypass
InfiniBand specifications
8 virtual lanes plus management lane •
Configurable up to 130K queue pairs and 130K •
completion queues
Configurable up to 256k memory regions/520K •
Windows regions
1
1
Auto configurable MTU 256 to 2048 bytes •
(2048 default)
Support for 64 configurable P_Keys per port •
Up to 8 RDMA read requests as target per queue •
pair
Maximum message size 2 GB •
1 constant and 31 configurable Global IDs •
(GUIDs)
Support acknowledge (ACK) coalescing •
Memory, work queue, and completion queue •
accesses protection
InfiniBand v1.1 and v1.2 compliant •
Connectivity
Dual 4X (10 Gb) or 1X (2.5 Gb) speeds - copper HSSD •
Memory options are 128MB or 256 MB for the PCIe HBA. 1.
The architecture supports up to 16 GB. Larger memory sizes
will be released as application requirements grow.
Tools and Utilities
Management support
QLogic InfiniBand Fabric Suite •
BMA, PMA, SMA, CM •
Fabric and device discovery •
Generates SMA traps •
Operating environments
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Linux •
Windows 200 •
x
Host Driver/Upper Level Protocol (ULP)
Support
µDAPL
ULP RDMA server-to-server access utilizing User •
Direct Access Program Library (µDAPL) APIs
SDP
Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) support for high- •
performance sockets-based data transfers
RDS
Sockets off-load driver provides reliable, in order, •
no duplicate delivery semantics for Oracle
Application Clusters (RAC)
VirtualNIC
Ethernet ULP and advanced functionality (port •
sharing, load balancing, Ethernet IB switching)
VirtualHBA
Fibre Channel ULP and advanced functionality •
(port sharing, LUN management, SCSI Remote
DMA Protocol (SRP))
IPoIB
ULP to allow Internet Protocol (IP) using IB as a •
link layer
MPI
ULP for HPC clusters utilizing Message Passing •
Interface (MPI) function calls
WSD
Windows Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) support •
for high-performance zero-copy data transfers
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Real
Physical Specifications
Low profile form factor 6.60 in x 2.536 in •
(167.64 mm x 64.41 mm)
Environment and Equipment
Specifications
Maximum power consumption
14 W •
Typical power consumption
10 W •
Operating temperature
10°C to 45°C at sea level •
0–3 km (10,000 feet) •
-30°C to 60°C (non-operating) •
Humidity (non-condensing)
Operating: 20% to 80% •
Storage: 5% to 90% •
RoHs compliance
RoHS 5 •
Agency Approvals—Product Safety
US •
UL60950; listed accessory –
Europe •
EN60950; listed accessory –
Agency Approvals—EMI and EMC
US
FCC Part 15, Class A •
Europe
EN55022 level A, EN55024, EN61000-3-2,-3 •
Ordering Information
7104-HCA-LPX1P
Single port, no memory. Ships with driver CD. •
7104-HCA-LPX2P
Dual port, no memory. Ships with driver CD. •
7104-HCA-128LPX
Dual port, 128MB memory. Ships with driver CD. •
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