HP 584000-001 QLogic 4x QDR InfiniBand 2 x Ports PCI-Express 2.0 x8 G2 Host Channel Adapter

Product Description

The HP 584000-001 is a high-performance Host Channel Adapter (HCA) designed to provide robust and extremely fast interconnectivity for demanding computing environments. This adapter features two InfiniBand ports, each capable of operating at 4x QDR speeds, which translates to a theoretical bandwidth of up to 40 Gigabits per second per port. InfiniBand technology is renowned for its low latency and high throughput, making it the preferred choice for High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, large-scale data analytics, and other applications where rapid data exchange is critical. Connectivity is established via a PCI-Express 2.0 x8 interface. The PCIe 2.0 standard offers a significant bandwidth of 4 GB/s in each direction for an x8 slot, ensuring that the adapter is not bottlenecked by the host system's bus. This makes it suitable for integration into a wide range of servers and workstations equipped with compatible PCIe slots. The dual-port design allows for redundancy, load balancing, or connection to multiple network segments, further enhancing the flexibility and resilience of the network infrastructure. This adapter is specifically engineered by HP, often in collaboration with InfiniBand technology leaders like QLogic, to meet the rigorous demands of scientific research, financial modeling, and large-scale data processing. Its primary function is to facilitate high-speed communication between compute nodes, storage systems, and other network devices, minimizing communication overhead and maximizing computational efficiency. It is an essential component for building or expanding HPC clusters that require cutting-edge interconnect performance.