MSN2010-CB2F - Nvidia Mellanox

The NVIDIA Mellanox MSN2010-CB2F is a high-performance, 1U open Ethernet switch designed for modern data centres, particularly suitable for hyperconverged infrastructures and Ethernet Storage Fabrics (ESF). It leverages NVIDIA's Spectrum™ ASIC to deliver low-latency, high-throughput networking.

Key Specifications

• Form Factor: 1U half-width, rack-mountable

• Ports:

  • 18 × 25GbE (SFP28)

  • 4 × 100GbE (QSFP28), each splittable to 4 × 25GbE

• Total Throughput: Up to 1.7 Tb/s

• Packet Forwarding Rate: 1.26 billion packets per second (Bpps)

• Latency: 300 ns for 100GbE port-to-port

• Power Consumption: 57W (ATIS)

• Processor: x86 quad-core CPU

• Memory:

  • System Memory: 8GB

  • SSD Storage: 16GB

• Operating System: Mellanox Onyx (successor to MLNX-OS)

• Airflow: P2C (Port-to-Coolant)

• Regulatory Compliance: RoHS6

• Dimensions: 43.8 mm (H) × 200 mm (W) × 508 mm (D)

• Weight: 4.54 kg (10 lb)

Performance & Features

• Low Latency: Designed for consistent low latency across all packet sizes and Layer 2/Layer 3 forwarding.

• High Throughput: Supports line-rate performance on all ports, enhancing storage and server application speeds.

• RoCE Support: Optimised for RDMA over Converged Ethernet, ensuring full buffer utilisation and zero packet loss.

• Software Compatibility: ONIE bootable with support for Cumulus Linux, Mellanox Onyx, and other open-source operating systems.

• Deployment Flexibility: Can be installed as a standalone unit or configured side-by-side with another switch in a single 1U slot for high availability.

Ideal Use Cases

• Top-of-Rack (ToR) Switching: Perfect for connecting servers in hyperconverged infrastructures.

• Ethernet Storage Fabrics (ESF): Facilitates high-speed, low-latency storage networking.

• Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Supports SDN environments for flexible and programmable network management.