QDR vs FDR Cables and 56Gb

Infrastructure & Networking Adapters and Cables InfiniBand/VPI Adapter Cards
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This has been on my mind for a while. I am sure this have been covered somewhere, but I have been reading for the past hour and have not come up with an answer.

Is there a difference between QDR 40Gb and FDR 56Gb cables?

I have ConnectX-3 Cards and SMX6036 Switch, but they are syncing up at 40Gbs. I am using HP Fiber optic cables HP 498386-B24. The cables are marked as QDR.

Going forward I wanted to know if I needed to purchase cables specifically marked for FDR, and if so how do I distinguish. It seems cables are usually marked as QSFP+ or DDR or QDR. Not many mention FDR.

Thanks,

Todd

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FDR cable also tagged 56Gb in blue color.

If you have a SX6036F FDR14 Infiniband switch, you also access User Guide and Release Notes on web management UI.

These guides also have several informations supported cables that distinguished with part number.

BR,

Jae-Hoon Choi