Qlogic SilverStorm 9040, SilverStorm 9080, SilverStorm 9120, SilverStorm 9240, SilverStorm 9220 Specifications

SilverStorm™
9000 Fabric
Directors

10 Gb/s (SDR) and 20
Gb/s (DDR) Switching
With Integrated Virtual I/O
Controllers (VIC)

DATA SHEET

Integrated Cluster Computing Interconnect Solution. The SilverStorm 9000

Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors support High Performance Computing (HPC),
database clustering, and grid utility computing applications; they maximize
cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and
reducing data center costs. The 9000 Fabric Director systems leverage
the latest InfiniBand-based technologies to provide industry leading port
densities, throughput performance, and ultra-low latency.

Benefits

Significantly improve cluster computing application •
performance
Eliminate the need for separate physical server •
connections to storage and network resources
Scale servers and I/O independently •
Pool and share I/O between servers •
Simplify data center design and reduce operating •
costs
Requires up to 1/3 less power and space than •
competitive solutions

Key Features

Up to 11.52 Terabits of switching capacity in a •
single system
Common set of spine, leaf, and Virtual I/O Controller •
modules across all chassis sizes
4x SDR/DDR InfiniBand, 1/2/4 Gb/s Fibre Channel •
and 10Gb/s Ethernet Virtual I/O interface options
Fully redundant power, cooling, and logic •
components
Up to 288 InfiniBand ports in a single chassis •
Supports both copper and Fiber Optic InfiniBand •
cables

Virtual I/O Integration. The 9000 family incorporates the innovative Virtual

I/O Controller (VIC) technology. VIC modules installed in a 9000 system
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
inter-processor communications, and allows each virtual network type to
scale independently over a “single wire” connection.

Fabric Scalability. The 9000 series Fabric Directors economically support

most any cluster interconnect requirement. The family scales to support
small networks with as few as 12 nodes using a single 2U chassis to multi­thousand node networks using multiple Fabric Director systems working in
concert as a single high performance virtual fabric.

To maximize fabric scalability, all 9000 systems use the same spine
switching, leaf switching, and VIC option modules. All chassis types are
slot-independent, which enable flexible switching capacity and port density
depending on the number and type of option modules installed.

Advanced Features. All major components are field replaceable and hot

pluggable. Advanced features are supported, such as non-disruptive
firmware upgrade, port-to-port and module-to-module failover, component
level diagnostics and alarming, and both in-band and out-of-band remote
management. When combined with the QuickSilver suite of fabric software
solutions, the 9000 family of Fabric Directors supports the most demanding
cluster computing interconnect requirements.

SilverStorm 9000 Multi-Protocol Fabric Director

DATA SHEET

Switch Specifications

Chassis System Model Options

9240: up to 288 IB ports, 11.52 Tb/s capacity •
9120: up to 144 IB ports, 5.76 Tb/s capacity •
9080: up to 96 IB ports, 3.84 Tb/s capacity •
9040: up to 48 IB ports, 1.92 Tb/s capacity •
9020: up to 22 IB ports, 880 Gb/s capacity •

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 IB ports, 8 VIC ports •
10 Gb/s Ethernet VIC: 10 4x IB ports, 2 VIC ports •

InfiniBand Switch Modules

Virtual Lanes: 8 plus 1 management •
MTU size: up to 4096 •
Unicast table: 48K entries •
Multicast table: 1024 entries •
Switching latency: < 140 ns to < 420 ns •

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 •
Port aggregation •
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

9240: 24.5 in x 17.32 in x 25.5 in 180 lbs •
9120: 12.25 in x 17.32 in x 25.5 in 100 lbs •
9080: 12.25 in x 17.32 in x 25.5 in 90 lbs •
9040: 5.25 in x 17.32 in x 25.5 in 55 lbs •
9020: 3.5 in x 17.32 in x 25.5 in 32 lbs •

Environment and Equipment
Specifications

Power consumption

85 to 264 VAC (47-63 Hz), IEC 320 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)

Optional server-based InfiniBand compliant •
Subnet Manager

SNMP management support •

Ordering Information

9000 Multi-Protocol Fabric Director

Each switch ships in an individually-packed box •
per specific customer configuration.

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