Product Naming Convention - Add-on Cards/Modules
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Prefix |
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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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E4R |
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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 E1S = E1.S/E3.S 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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3008 |
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Prefix |
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Character (Set) | Representation | Options (SAS AOM) |
Prefix | Product Family | AOM = Add On Module |
1st | Interface Type |
S = Standard PCI B = Blade |
2nd | Chipset |
3008 = Broadcom 3008 chip 3108 = Broadcom 3108 chip 3224 = Broadcom 3224 chip 3616 = Broadcom 3616 chip |
3rd | Tray Height / Form Factor |
M = smaller physical size (optional) L = smaller physical size as well as length (optional) |
4th | Product Category |
H = ROC high performance RAID card L = HBA |
5th | Port Number |
8 = 8 ports (optional) Last two digits in controller chip indicates number of ports. |
6th | Product Type / Speed | L = 240 tsoc for RAID controllers (Large) |
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Prefix |
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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 |
3808 = Broadcom 3808 chip 3816 = Broadcom 3816 chip 3908 = Broadcom 3908 chip 3916 = Broadcom 3916 chip 3008 = Broadcom 3008 chip 3108 = Broadcom 3108 chip 3216 = Broadcom 3216 chip 3616 = Broadcom 3616 chip 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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Prefix |
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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 |
7th |
Connector Type Chipset Model (Optional) |
S = SFP+/SFP28 T = 10GBase-T F = Fortville (XL710/X710) |