Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT

Alternative Network Interface Card 40G-NIC-XL710-1O

# Key Highlights
  • NIC Category:Single Port 40G QSFP+ PCIe
  • Controller:Intel® XL710
  • System Interface Type:PCIe v3.0 x8 (8GT/s)
  • Ports:1x40G QSFP+
  • Data rate per port:40/10GbE
  • Network Operating Systems (NOS):Windows 64-bit, Linux, FreeBSD
  • Performance:: Load balancing on multiple CPUs
  • Unified Networking:iSCSI, NFS
  • Clock: Time Sync (IEEE 1588*, 802.1as)
  • Bracket Height: Low Profile & Full Height
# Pricing & Ordering
SKU: 40G-NIC-XL710-1O-ML

491.20

Standard recommended retail price without VAT.

Lead Time: Below 1 Week in EU Countries
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# Key Technical Data
Product type:

Network Interface Cards

NIC Category:

Single Port 40G QSFP+ PCIe

Controller Silicon:

Intel® XL710

Controller type:

Ethernet

Connector type:

QSFP+

Number of ports:

1

Data rate per port:

40/10GbE

Interconnection Distance:

Per QSFP+ used

Bus interface:

PCIe v3.0 x8

Bus transfer rate:

8GT/s

Storage Over Ethernet:

iSCSI, NFS

Clock:

Time Sync (IEEE 1588*, 802.1as)

Network Operating Systems (NOS):

FreeBSD: 10.x/11.x, Linux: RHEL 6.x/7.x, SUSE 11.x/12.x, Ubuntu 14.x/16.x, Windows 64-bit: 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019

LED Status Indicators:

LINK (solid) and ACTIVITY (blinking) LINK SPEED (green= 40 Gbps; yellow=10 Gbps)

Power:

Power consumption (max): 7.5W Operating voltage: 3.3V and 12V

Environmental Specifications:

Operating temperature: 0 °C to 55 °C Air Flow Minimum of 150 LFM and 400 LFM (LR4) Storage temperature: -40 °C to 70 °C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% (non-condensing)

Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions (W x H): 146mm x 69mm Ships with low-profile bracket attached to interface card. Standard bracket included in packaging.

I/O, Virtualization, Manageability and Advanced Software Features:

As per NIC controller

Compliance:

CE, FCC, ROHS

# Product Documentation
40G-NIC-XL710-1O Datasheet

40G-NIC-XL710-1O is Intel® XL710 based 1 x QSFP+ PCIe v3.0 x8 OPTICAL Network Interface Card , which can be used as alternative for Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT.

# Product Description

For Your convenience, we have matched popular NIC card manufacturer SKUs with our product portfolio, allowing choosing cost efficient alternative. As Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT is Single Port 40G Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ PCI-Express Network Interface Card, its functionality & features corresponds our product 40G-NIC-XL710-1O. 40G-NIC-XL710-1O is based on Intel® XL710, it has 1 x 40/10GbE QSFP+ interfaces and features load balancing functions provides superior performance on multi-core processor servers, can offer leading network virtualization features, several remote boot options and wide manageability features. 10G-NIC-XL710-4O(as alternative to Mellanox MCX4131A-BCAT) card provides as well flexibility for LAN and SAN networking by iSCSI, NFS protocol support and support synchronization of internal clocks according to a network master clock.

40G-NIC-XL710-1O card can run on most operating systems and can be used in Dell, Lenovo, IBM, HPE, Supermicro, Cisco and many other brand servers. With a wide selection of EDGE Optic – Optical Transceiver Modules and Direct-Attach Cables (DAC) can provide superior flexibility in connectivity and network design. Our team will be glad to help You find right network connectivity solution for Your Mellanox system – Contact Us!

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