NVIDIA 900-9X662-0083-ST0 | ConnectX-6 Lx Dual-Port 25GbE Network Adapter, PCIe 4.0 x8

Q: What are the primary use cases for the ConnectX-6 Lx adapter?
A: The ConnectX-6 Lx is ideal for cloud-native data centers, virtualized environments, storage workloads requiring NVMe over Fabric, software-defined networking (SDN) with OVS acceleration, and telco/NFV applications requiring high packet rates and low latency.

Q: Does this adapter support hardware virtualization?
A: Yes, the ConnectX-6 Lx supports SR-IOV for efficient network I/O virtualization and VirtIO hardware offload. The NVIDIA ASAP2 technology provides hardware acceleration for virtual switches (OVS) and virtual routers, significantly reducing CPU overhead in virtualized environments.

Q: What security features are included?
A: The adapter features IPsec inline encryption and decryption acceleration for secure data-in-motion, hardware root-of-trust with secure boot, secure firmware updates using RSA cryptography, and stateful connection tracking for L4 firewall offload to protect against DoS attacks.

Q: Can this adapter operate in single-port 50GbE mode?
A: Yes, the ConnectX-6 Lx can be configured for dual-port 25GbE operation or single-port 50GbE operation, providing deployment flexibility based on your network architecture requirements.

Q: What transceiver types are compatible with the SFP28 ports?
A: The SFP28 ports support 25GbE optical transceivers (SR, LR), 25GbE DAC (Direct Attach Copper) cables, and are backward compatible with 10GbE and 1GbE SFP+ and SFP modules respectively, providing flexible connectivity options.