This IBM 45W6288 Mellanox IS5030 InfiniBand Switch is an enterprise-grade 36-port 40Gb/s high-performance fabric switch, designed for data center and high-performance computing (HPC) environments.

It is part of the Mellanox IS5030 series and is commonly used to build low-latency InfiniBand or 40Gb Ethernet (depending on configuration) cluster networks for servers, storage systems, and compute nodes.

This switch is built for dense rack deployments and provides extremely high throughput with very low latency, making it ideal for workloads like virtualization clusters, scientific computing, storage fabrics, and large-scale server interconnects.

Specifications:

• Brand: IBM (Mellanox OEM)
• Part Number: 45W6288
• Model: IS5030 InfiniBand Switch
• Ports: 36 x QSFP ports
• Speed: Up to 40Gb/s per port
• Switch Type: InfiniBand / High-speed fabric switch (HPC / data center use)
• Form Factor: 1U rackmount
• Connectivity: QSFP copper or fiber (depending on transceivers/cables used)
• Management: Managed switch with console interface
• Application: HPC clusters, storage networks, enterprise compute fabrics
• Condition: Used / Pulled from working environment (adjust if needed)

Features:

• High-density 36-port 40Gb/s InfiniBand fabric switch
• Designed for ultra-low latency and high-throughput environments
• Ideal for HPC clusters, virtualization, and storage backbones
• Supports scalable server-to-server networking in data centers
• 1U rack design for efficient space utilization
• Enterprise-grade reliability for 24/7 operation
• Flexible QSFP-based connectivity for fiber or DAC cabling
• Trusted Mellanox engineering (IBM rebranded) for mission-critical networking