HPE Nvidia Mellanox CX623106AS Connectx-6 Dx Dual Port 100GbE QSFP28 PCIe 4.0 x16 Network Interface Adapter Card (NIC) MCX623106AS-CDAT P25960-B21 P26155-001

HPE NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Dual Port 100GbE QSFP28 PCIe 4.0 x16 Network Interface Adapter Card (NIC)

MCX623106AS-CDAT | P25960-B21 | P25962-001 | P26155-001

The HPE NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx is a high-performance enterprise-class network interface adapter designed for modern data centers, virtualization platforms, cloud computing environments, software-defined networking, hyper-converged infrastructure, and high-performance computing deployments. Delivering up to 100GbE per port through dual QSFP28 connectivity, this advanced SmartNIC combines exceptional throughput, low latency, hardware offloads, and enterprise-grade security features in a PCIe 4.0 x16 form factor.

This HPE OEM version features digitally signed firmware optimized for HPE environments and integrates seamlessly with HPE ProLiant server management ecosystems while maintaining broad operating system and platform compatibility.

Product Identification

• Manufacturer: HPE / NVIDIA Mellanox
• Product Family: ConnectX-6 Dx Ethernet Adapter
• NVIDIA Mellanox Board Model: MCX623106AS-CDAT
• HPE Option Part Number: P25960-B21
• HPE Assembly Part Number: P25962-001
• HPE Spare Part Number: P26155-001
• Adapter Type: Dual-Port Ethernet Network Interface Adapter (NIC)
• Form Factor: PCIe Standup Adapter
• Bracket Type: Full-Height / Tall Bracket Installed

Key Features

• Dual-Port 100GbE Ethernet Adapter
• NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Controller
• PCI Express 4.0 x16 Interface
• Dual QSFP28 Network Ports
• Up to 200Gbps Aggregate Throughput
• RoCE v1 / RoCE v2 RDMA Support
• SR-IOV Virtualization Support
• VXLAN, NVGRE, and GENEVE Offloads
• DPDK and RSS Acceleration
• Hardware Root of Trust Security
• HPE OEM Firmware
• VMware, Linux, and Windows Server Support
• Enterprise Data Center Ready

Technical Specifications

Network Performance

• Ports: 2 x QSFP28
• Maximum Speed:
  • 100GbE per port
  • Up to 200Gbps aggregate bandwidth
• Supported Ethernet Speeds:
  • 100GbE
  • 50GbE
  • 40GbE
  • 25GbE
  • 10GbE
  • 1GbE
• Network Protocols:
  • IPv4
  • IPv6
  • iSCSI

Host Interface

• Bus Type: PCI Express 4.0 x16
• Backward Compatible with PCIe 3.0 x16
• High-Bandwidth Low-Latency Architecture
• Enterprise Server Ready

Hardware Offloads & Acceleration Technologies

Virtualization Features

• SR-IOV Support
• Up to 512 Virtual Functions (VFs)
• VMware NetQueue Support
• Microsoft VMQ Support
• Virtualized Network Acceleration

RDMA & Storage Acceleration

• RoCE v1 Support
• RoCE v2 Support
• iWARP Support
• Low-Latency Data Transport
• Enhanced Storage Networking Performance

Overlay Network Offloads

• VXLAN Offload
• NVGRE Offload
• GENEVE Offload
• Hardware Encapsulation/Decapsulation

Performance Enhancements

• DPDK Support
• Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
• Advanced Packet Processing
• Reduced CPU Utilization

Security Features

Hardware Trust Architecture

• Hardware Root of Trust
• Secure Boot Validation
• Firmware Authentication
• Anti-Cloning Protection
• System Audit Logging

Crypto Status

• No-Crypto Variant
• Optimized for environments requiring non-encrypted network acceleration
• Suitable for performance-sensitive deployments

Physical Specifications

• Form Factor: PCIe Standup Adapter
• Bracket: Full Height / Tall Profile
• Cooling Method: Passive Heatsink
• Typical Power Consumption: Approximately 13 Watts
• Requires Server Chassis Airflow
• Enterprise Data Center Design

HPE Server Compatibility

This adapter is optimized for HPE environments and is commonly deployed in:

HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus

• DL325 Gen10 Plus
• DL345 Gen10 Plus
• DL360 Gen10 Plus
• DL380 Gen10 Plus
• DL385 Gen10 Plus

HPE ProLiant Gen11

• DL320 Gen11
• DL360 Gen11
• DL365 Gen11
• DL380 Gen11
• DL385 Gen11
• ML350 Gen11

HPE Apollo

• Apollo 4200 Gen10 Plus
• XL220n Gen10 Plus
• XL290n Gen10 Plus

HPE Storage Platforms

• HPE Nimble Storage dHCI Systems
• Enterprise Compute and Storage Nodes

Operating System Compatibility

VMware

• VMware ESXi 7.0
• VMware ESXi 8.0
• VMware ESXi 8.0 U3 and later

Linux

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Ubuntu Server
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• Mellanox OFED Driver Support

Microsoft

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Cabling & Optics Compatibility

Direct Attach Cables (DAC)

• QSFP28 DAC Cables
• QSFP56 DAC Cables
• Passive and Active Copper Solutions
• 100G Breakout Configurations

Optical Modules

• 100G QSFP28 SR4
• 100G QSFP28 LR4
• Multi-Mode Fiber Solutions
• Single-Mode Fiber Solutions

Ideal Applications

• Data Centers
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Virtualization Clusters
• Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
• Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Storage Networking
• AI & Machine Learning Clusters
• Enterprise Ethernet Fabrics
• High-Speed Server Connectivity

Package Contents

• HPE NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Dual-Port 100GbE Network Adapter
• Full-Height Bracket Installed

Alternate Part Numbers

• MCX623106AS-CDAT
• P25960-B21
• P25962-001
• P26155-001