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RE: NL3 vs NL4
(07-29-2025, 04:28 AM)weblacky Wrote:  Hi Blacksmith!  Always pushing bounds?

Google Gemini says:
Yes, a SGI NUMAlink Gen 4 router can run NUMAlink Gen 3 connections.
NUMAlink Gen 4 offers backward compatibility with NUMAlink 3 connections because the links can operate in a NUMAlink 3 mode. This compatibility was important for allowing users to upgrade to SGI Altix systems that utilized NUMAlink 4 while still maintaining compatibility with existing NUMAlink 3 hardware.

Source refs (page 3) to: https://www.graphica.com.au/files/numali...ica.com.au

Also this may be of use to you: https://forums.irixnet.org/thread-3251.html

NL3/NL4 routers are backwards compatible for Altix systems only.

The Origin line requires a NL3 router.

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NL3 vs NL4 - by blacksmith - 07-29-2025, 12:14 AM
RE: NL3 vs NL4 - by weblacky - 07-29-2025, 04:28 AM
RE: NL3 vs NL4 - by chulofiasco - 07-29-2025, 04:43 PM
RE: NL3 vs NL4 - by joshyfishy22 - 07-29-2025, 04:57 PM

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