
SilverStorm™
9020 ECA
10 Gb/s SDR and 20 Gb/s DDR
Switching with Integrated
Virtual I/O Controllers
Benefits
Comparable performance to SMP when running •
Oracle 10g at a fraction of the cost.
Faster deployment of clusters for Enterprise. •
High Availability configurations meets Enterprise •
standards for uptime.
Hot swappable components eliminates •
maintenance downtime.
Gateway connectivity to either 4G Fibre Channel or •
10G Ethernet Networks simplifies management of
networks.
Oracle RAC Certified means Oracle support. •
Significantly improves cluster computing •
application performance.
Eliminates the need for separate physical server •
connections to storage and network resources.
Pool and share I/O between servers. •
Simplifies data center design and reduces •
operating costs.
Requires up to 1/3 less power and space than •
competitive solutions.
Key Features
DATA SHEET
The SilverStorm 9020 Enterprise Cluster Accelerator (ECA) is the smallest
member of the powerful 9000 family of Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors. The
9020 ECA is an ideal solution for customers who need the performance and
scalability of InfiniBand and require connectivity to Ethernet or Fibre Channel
Networks.
Platform for Enterprise Database Clusters Using Oracle RAC 10g. The 9020
ECA is a cost-effective InfiniBand solution that powers Oracle clusters up
to six times faster than Ethernet systems. Unlike competing InfiniBand
products, SilverStorm delivers an Oracle-certified solution comparable in
performance to larger SMP solutions at a fraction of the cost. The 9020 ECA
meets the largest demands from Oracle today – and can grow when needed
to meet the demands of tomorrow.
Virtual I/O Integration. The 9020 ECA incorporates the innovative Virtual
I/O Controller (VIC) technology. VIC modules installed in a 9020 ECA enable
hosts on InfiniBand fabrics to transparently access either Fibre Channel
or Ethernet networks or both. VIC modules utilize Virtual HBA and Virtual
NIC technology creating a virtual pool of network and storage resource
connectivity. VIC technology eliminates the cost and complexity of running
multiple server physical connections for storage, network, and interprocessor communications, and allows each virtual network type to scale
independently over a “single wire” connection.
Fabric Scalability. The 9020 ECA is a cost-effective solution that bridges
Enterprise networks with the performance of InfiniBand. Unlike competing
IB products, SilverStorm delivers a cost-effective, Director-class platform
capable of bridging existing Enterprise Networks such as 4G Fibre Channel
and 10G Ethernet. The 9020 ECA is also flexible enough to grow with the
customer as requirements demand.
Up to 480 Gb/s of switching capacity in a single •
system.
4x single data rate (SDR)/double date rate (DDR) •
InfiniBand (IB), 1/2/4Gb/s Fibre Channel and 10Gb/s
Ethernet Virtual I/O interface options.
Fully-redundant power supplies, fans and logic •
components.
Up to 22 Infiniband ports in a single chassis. •
Up to 4 10Gb/s Ethernet ports in a single chassis. •
Up to 16 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports in a single •
chassis.

SilverStorm 9020 ECA SDR and DDR Switching with Integrated Virtual I/O Controllers
DATA SHEET
Switch Specifications
9020 System Model Options
4Gb Fibre Channel (9020-Base-FC) •
10 4x DDR IB and 8 4Gb/s FC ports •
Expansion room for 1 IB Leaf •
2 power supplies and fan trays for redundancy •
1 Management module (expandable to 2) •
10Gb Ethernet (9020-Base-Eth) •
10 4x DDR IB and 2 10Gb/s Ethernet ports •
Expansion room for 1 IB Leaf •
2 power supplies and fan trays for redundancy •
1 Management module (expandable to 2) •
Leaf Module Options
4x SDR IB : 12 4x IB ports •
4x DDR IB: 12 4x IB ports •
1/2/4 Gb/s FC VIC: 10 4x DDR IB ports, 8 VIC •
ports
10 Gb/s Ethernet VIC: 10 4x DDR IB ports, 2 VIC •
ports
InfiniBand Switch Components
Virtual Lanes: 8 plus 1 management •
MTU size: up to 4096 •
Unicast table: 48K entries •
Multicast table: 1024 entries •
Fiber Channel VIC Module
Supports up to 128 Virtual HBA ports per module •
Automatic sensing of port type: 1/2/4 Gb/s •
Automatic port and module fail-over •
Supports load balancing •
LUN mapping and masking features •
SCSI-SRP, SCSI-FCP, and FC-PH-3 compliant •
Ethernet VIC Module
Supports up to 250 Virtual NIC ports per module •
Automatic port and module fail-over •
TCP/UDP and IP header checksum offload •
Jumbo frames supported •
802.1Q VLAN support •
802.1p Priority Queuing/Scheduling (802.1p) •
Interoperability
IBTA 1.0a, 1.1 and 1.2 •
Physical Specifications
Model H x W x D + Weight
3.5 in x 17.32 in x 25.5 in 32 lbs •
Environment and Equipment
Specifications
Power consumption
100-240VAC (50/60 Hz), IEC320-C14 power •
connectors
Temperature
5° to 45°C (operating) •
-35° to 65°C (non-operating) •
Humidity
5 to 85% (operating) •
5 to 90% (non-operating) •
Agency Approvals
Safety
UL/CSA/EN •
EMI
FCC/VCCI/EN •
Marking
UL/GS/VCCI/CE /RoHS •
Tools and Utilities
Management
Optional redundant chassis management •
processor
Optional embedded Fabric Management (SM, •
PM, and BM) available via Virtual I/O modules
(EVIC and FVIC)
Optional server-based InfiniBand compliant •
Subnet Manager
SNMP management support •
Ordering Information
9020 Enterprise Cluster Accelerator
Each 9020 ships in an individually-packed box •
per specific customer configuration.
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