Product Naming Convention - Add-on Cards
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| Character (Set) | Representation | Options |
| Prefix | Product Family | • AOC = Add On Card |
| 1st | Form Factor |
• M = Super IO Module (SIOM) • MH = SIOM Hybrid • U = UIO • S = Standard • P = Proprietary • C = MicroLP |
| 2nd | Product Type/Speed |
• G = GbE (1Gbps) • TG = 10GbE (10Gbps) • 25G = 25GbE (25Gbps) • 40G = 40GbE (40Gbps) • 50G = 50GbE (50Gbps) • 100G = 100GbE (100Gbps) • HFI = Host Fabric Interface (100Gbps) • IBE = IB EDR (100Gbps) • IBF = IB FDR (56Gbps) • IBQ = IB QDR (40Gbps) • INF = IB DDR (20Gbps) |
| 3rd | Chipset Model (optional) |
• N = Niantec (82599ES) • P = Powerville (i350) • S = Sageville (X550) • F = Fortville (XL710/X710) • L = Lewisburg (PCH C620) |
| 4th | Chipset Manufacturer (optional) |
• i = Intel • b = Broadcom • m = Mellanox |
| 5th | Number of Ports |
• 1 = 1 port • 2 = 2 ports • 4 = 4 ports |
| 6th | Connector Type (optional) |
• C = QSFP28 • Q = QSFP+ • S = SFP+/SFP28 • T = 10GBase-T |
| 7th | 2nd Connector Type (optional) |
• G = 1x GbE RJ45 • 2G = 2x GbE RJ45 • 2T = 2x 10GbE RJ45 |
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| Character (Set) | Representation | Options (NVMe AOC) |
| Prefix | Product Family | • AOC = Add On Card |
| 1st | Interface Type | • S = Standard PCI-E |
| 2nd | Tray Height / Form Factor |
• M = Proprietary size • L = Low Profile • H = Full Height |
| 3rd | Generation |
• G3 = PCI-E Gen3 • G4 = PCI-E Gen4 • G5 = PCI-E Gen5 |
| 4th | Number of Ports |
• 2 = 2 ports • 4 = 4 ports • 8 = 8 ports |
| 5th | HBA Type and Connector |
• E4 = Switch, Mini-SAS HD • E4R = Redriver, Mini-SAS HD • E4T = Retimer, OCuLink (PCI-E Gen3) or SlimSAS (PCI-E Gen4) • E2P = Switch, OCuLink • X4P = Switch, External Mini-SAS HD • X4T = Retimer, External Mini-SAS HD • M2 = Pass Thru and RAID HBA, M.2 M-Key Socket • H8M2 = Hybrid NVMe/SATA, M.2 M-Key Socket • SM2 = SATA, M.2 M-Key Socket • NM2 = NVMe, M.2 M-Key Socket • M2P = Switch, M.2 M-Key Socket |
| 6th | Form Factor |
• B/BW = BigTwin™ form factor (1U node height) • BW2 = BigTwin™ form factor (2U node height) • U = Ultra form factor • F = Unique form factor |
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| Character (Set) | Representation | Options (SAS AOC) |
| Prefix | Product Family | • AOC = Add On Card |
| 1st | Form Factor |
• U = UIO • S = Standard PCI-E |
| 2nd | Chipset |
• 2208 = Broadcom 2208 chip • 2308 = Broadcom 2308 chip |
| 3rd | Card Form Factor |
• L = Low-profile • R = Full-height Half-length • F = Full-height Full-length |
| 4th | Card Usage |
• H = ROC high performance RAID card • L = Entry level HBA • MV = Marvel |
| 5th | Port Number | • 8 = 8 ports |
| 6th | Port Type |
• iR = Full RAID support • e = HBA only (No RAID support / IT mode) • i = SW RAID (Minial RAID support / IR mode) |
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| Character (Set) | Representation | Options (Ultra AOC) |
| Prefix | Product Family | • AOC = Add On Card |
| 1st | Form Factor |
• UR = Ultra Riser for 1U • 2UR = Ultra Riser for 2U |
| 2nd | PCI-E Expansion Slots |
• 8 = PCI-E x8 • 6 = PCI-E x16 |
| 3rd | NVMe Ports (Optional) |
• N2 = Two NVMe ports • N4 = Four NVMe ports • N6 = Six NVMe ports |
| 4th | LAN Chipset Manufacturer |
• i = Intel • m = Mellanox • b = Broadcom |
| 5th | Number of Ports |
• 1 = One port • 2 = Two ports • 4 = Four ports |
| 6th | Controller Type |
• G = GbE • X = 10GbE • T = 25GbE • Q = 40GbE • IE = InfiniBand EDR |
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Connector Type Chipset Model (Optional) |
• S = SFP+/SFP28 • T = 10GBase-T • F = Fortville (XL710/X710) |