NVIDIA Mellanox

NVIDIA Mellanox MSX6536-10R Switch 648-Port FDR InfiniBand Modular Chassis 29U

Part no.MSX6536-10R

€30,000.00

In stockCondition: Refurbished

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Built to your work order from a recovered chassis, with refurbished power supplies and fans for the airflow you need, then loaded with compatible firmware and operating system and tested before it ships.

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Description

NVIDIA Mellanox MSX6536-10R 648-Port FDR InfiniBand Modular Chassis (29U): This is a refurbished 29U modular InfiniBand chassis from the Mellanox SX6500 family, identified by MPN MSX6536-10R and shipped with 8 fan units and 10 power supplies in N+2 redundant configuration. This is a high-density chassis platform that scales to 648 FDR (56 Gb/s) external ports through hot-swap leaf and spine cards, not a fixed top-of-rack switch. The unit is sold in refurbished condition, professionally tested by TES technicians and verified in working order.

Engineering Context: The MSX6536-10R is built on Mellanox 5th-generation SwitchX silicon, providing FDR InfiniBand line rate of 56 Gb/s per port (4 x 14 Gb/s lanes). Internally the chassis is a Clos fabric of leaf modules (such as MSX6001FR, 18-port FDR each) and spine modules (such as MSX6002FLR, 36-port FDR14). With every spine slot populated, the chassis delivers non-blocking 1:1 bandwidth across all 648 external QSFP+ ports. The 10-PSU N+2 power configuration and 8-fan thermal design target continuous operation in enterprise data-center and HPC environments.

Deployment & Use Cases: Used as a core fabric switch for very large HPC clusters; aggregation tier for multi-rack GPU and CPU compute farms running MPI workloads (Open MPI, MVAPICH2, Intel MPI); consolidated InfiniBand backbone for parallel storage systems including Lustre, IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), and BeeGFS; high-density edge in research, weather, and life-sciences computing centers.

Technical Specifications:

  • Product family: NVIDIA Mellanox SX6500 modular InfiniBand chassis
  • MPN: MSX6536-10R
  • Form factor: 29U modular chassis
  • Maximum external ports: 648 FDR
  • Per-port data rate: 56 Gb/s (FDR InfiniBand)
  • Power supplies installed: 10 (N+2 redundant)
  • Fans installed: 8
  • External connector type: QSFP+
  • Switch silicon: Mellanox SwitchX (5th generation)
  • Architecture: Leaf/spine Clos fabric
  • Compliance: RoHS-6
  • Condition: Refurbished, professionally tested

Compatibility & Constraints: Compatible with Mellanox FDR HCAs (ConnectX-3 / ConnectX-3 Pro VPI), Mellanox MSX6001FR leaf modules and MSX6002FLR spine modules, and FDR-rated QSFP+ DAC and AOC cables. Not compatible with EDR (100 Gb/s) or HDR (200 Gb/s) only HBAs and not capable of 100G / 200G / 400G line rates. Non-blocking 1:1 operation requires all spine slots populated. Verify rack space and power capacity for the 29U form factor and the 10-PSU input requirement before deployment.

Why TES IT-Solutions: TES specializes in refurbished NVIDIA Mellanox enterprise networking. Each unit is professionally tested by experienced technicians with documented full working order. Standard handling time is 1-3 business days. Visit TES IT-Solutions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the MSX6536-10R NOT compatible with?

This is a high-density chassis platform that scales to 648 FDR (56 Gb/s) external ports through hot-swap leaf and spine cards, not a fixed top-of-rack switch. Confirm fitment against your platform before ordering MSX6536-10R.

What condition is the MSX6536-10R supplied in, and who sells it?

The MSX6536-10R is supplied in Refurbished condition by T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS from EU stock, with 1-3 business day handling and worldwide B2B shipping. See https://www.tes-itsolutions.com/product-page/mellanox-msx6536-10r-648-port-fdr-capable-modular-chassis-8-fans-and-10-ps.

Are there deployment constraints on the MSX6536-10R?

Not compatible with EDR (100 Gb/s) or HDR (200 Gb/s) only HBAs and not capable of 100G / 200G / 400G line rates. This applies to MSX6536-10R specifically.