> On Thursday 29 January 2009 17:44:27 Toon Knapen wrote: > > In your experience, why is IB mainly Melanox and not verari > or voltaire? > > Because Mellanox is pretty much the only manufacturer of IB > silicon. IB > vendors (Qlogic, Voltaire, etc) all sell products using > Mellanox chips.
< Sorry for the marketing info in the links below, just trying to correct what might be a false impression. > QLogic sells IB adapters with their own IB silicon, as well as Mellanox's silicon. We brand the QLogic ASICs as 'TrueScale.' Here's a press release on the DDR adapters (currently shipping) based on QLogic TrueScale ASICs: http://ir.qlogic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85695&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1195280&highlight= In the list of IB adapters offered by QLogic: http://www.qlogic.com/Products/HPC_products_infipathhcas.aspx the adapter models, listed at the top, starting with 'QLE' (QLE7140, QLE7240, QLE7280) use QLogic silicon. And the forthcoming InfiniBand QDR & DDR switches based on QLogic TrueScale ASICs were announced here, and at SC'08: http://ir.qlogic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85695&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1227184&highlight= Cheers, -Tom Elken > > Cheers, > -- > Kilian > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) > visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
