MCX556A-EDAT Mellanox 100G PCIe 4.0 x16 Ethernet Network Card

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SE1N7274-216308

Manufacturer Number:

MCX556A-EDAT

Brand:

Mellanox

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MCX556A-EDAT

High-Performance Dual-Port 100GbE/InfiniBand NIC with RDMA acceleration using the MCX556A-EDAT

The MCX556A-EDAT is a Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex adapter designed for PCIe 4.0 x16 hosts to sustain low-latency, high-throughput fabrics for AI, HPC, and virtualised clusters. MCX556A-EDAT delivers dual QSFP28 connectivity for Ethernet or InfiniBand, enabling RoCE-based RDMA and efficient east-west traffic while aligning with modern memory and storage I/O paths through protocol offloads and deterministic timing.

Why Choose the MCX556A-EDAT?

MCX556A-EDAT optimises port density and fabric flexibility without compromising reliability, and scales cleanly in leaf-spine or cluster interconnect topologies. MCX556A-EDAT reduces CPU overhead via advanced offloads for consistent performance under load.

Mellanox engineering prioritises predictable latency, standards-based interoperability, and data centre robustness, supporting PXE/UEFI boot and IEEE 1588v2 PTP for operational consistency in enterprise environments.

Key Applications:

HPC and AI cluster interconnect
RoCE-enabled virtualisation and containers
High-throughput server uplinks
Leaf-spine data centre fabrics

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Technical details of MCX556A-EDAT

Bluetooth:

None

Boot Technology:

PXE UEFI support

Fabric Type:

Ethernet InfiniBand

Networking Type:

Ethernet InfiniBand

Offload Protocols:

LRO LSO RSS TSS

PCIe Connector:

x1 PCIe 4.0 16 16

Ports:

x2 QSFP28 100 Gbps ConnectX-5 Ex 0

Power Consumption:

19.3W

Precision Time Protocol (PTP):

IEEE 1588v2

RDMA:

RoCE

Storage Offload:

iSCSI

Supported Speed Profile:

1G 10G 25G 40G 50G 100G

WiFi:

None

How long is the Warranty and how you can get technical support for MCX556A-EDAT

Warranty:	12 months (part)
Advanced replacement:	yes
RMA Url:	https://network.nvidia.com/support/limited-warranty-and-rma-terms/
Description:	Advanced replacements may be available at Mellanox's discretion, but the Customer must return the defective unit within 30 days or be charged. RMA-Number Required, Delivery times can vary but are generally within 30 days of receiving the defective product. On-site service is not standard.