Collective Communication Acceleration

The QM8700 and QM8790 fixed-configuration switches are designed to enable NVIDIA In-Network Computing offload engines through NVIDIA Scalable Hierarchical Aggregation and Reduction Protocol (SHARP)™ technology. Using in-switch silicon-embedded hardware, the switch architecture enables the usage of all active data center devices to accelerate the communications frameworks, resulting in order-of-magnitude performance improvements.

Streamlining Network Design and Topologies

The QM8700, together with the NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 adapter card, also supports 100Gb/s. With its support for up to 80 ports of 100Gb/s, this unique technology provides double-density radix for 100Gb/s data speeds, thus reducing the cost of network design and topologies.

Enhanced Management

The internally managed QM8700 switch features an on-board subnet manager that enables simple, out-of-the-box bring-up for up to 2,000 nodes. NVIDIA MLNX-OS® delivers full chassis management through command-line interface (CLI), web-based user (WebUI), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) interfaces. The externally managed QM8790 switch can utilize the advanced NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM®) platform to realize higher utilization and reduce overall opex.

Building Efficient Clusters

Whether looking at price to performance or energy to performance, the QM8700 series offers superior performance, low power, and scalability, reducing capital and operating expenses and providing the best return on investment.