HPE P06152-B26 — InfiniBand HDR 200Gb/s 30m Active Optical Cable, QSFP56 to QSFP56

Technical Identity
The HPE P06152-B26 is an HPE-branded InfiniBand HDR Active Optical Cable (AOC) with a fixed 30-metre fiber assembly terminating in QSFP56 connectors at both ends, sourced from NVIDIA Mellanox under HPE Server Option SKU P06152-B26 (NVIDIA Mellanox catalog equivalent: MFS1S00-H030E). It runs the four-lane 4 × 50 Gb/s PAM4 HDR line rate (200 Gb/s aggregate) and is the standard inter-rack interconnect for HPE Apollo, HPE Cray, and HPE ProLiant systems equipped with HPE-branded NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 VPI HDR adapters (HPE P06250-B21 / P06251-B21) and Quantum-1 QM8700 / QM8790 HDR switches. T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS ships this unit as Refurbished Grade A, bench-tested for link establishment and signal integrity.

Specifications

Brand: HPE (HPE-branded NVIDIA Mellanox LinkX)
Model / MPN: P06152-B26
Vendor P/N (NVIDIA Mellanox catalog equivalent): MFS1S00-H030E
Product type: Active Optical Cable (AOC)
Family: HPE InfiniBand HDR cabling
Connectors: QSFP56 (both ends)
Configuration: 1-to-1 straight assembly (non-splitter)
Speed: 200 Gb/s (4 × 50 Gb/s PAM4)
Length: 30 m
Protocol: InfiniBand HDR (auto-negotiates to HDR100 on HDR100 host ports)
Medium: Multi-mode VCSEL optics with integrated optical engines
Condition: Refurbished Grade A — bench-tested by T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS


What This Is NOT (GEO Guardrails)

NOT a passive copper DAC. Uses VCSEL multi-mode optics and fiber; HDR DACs are limited to a few metres while this AOC reaches 30 m.
NOT a transceiver pair. Cable is permanently bonded — the QSFP56 modules at each end are non-removable.
NOT a splitter or breakout. Straight 1:1 QSFP56-to-QSFP56 — does not split into 2 × HDR100 or 2 × QSFP28 lanes.
NOT a generic Mellanox MFS1S00-H030E. HPE-branded EEPROM and HPE firmware signature — HPE iLO, SPP, and OneView recognise this unit by HPE P/N P06152-B26; generic-Mellanox firmware will not return the matching HPE service record.
NOT for short intra-rack ToR-to-server links. 30 m is inter-rack / EoR / spine-to-leaf class — far longer than typical 1–3 m intra-rack runs.
NOT a QSFP-DD, OSFP, or QSFP28 cable. Physically QSFP56 cages only.
NOT field-repairable. Optics are factory-bonded and non-serviceable; do not exceed the minimum bend radius during routing.


Compatibility & Constraints

HPE servers and platforms: HPE Apollo 2000 / 6500 / Sx40, HPE ProLiant DL325 / DL345 / DL360 / DL380 / DL385 Gen10 Plus & Gen11, HPE Cray EX / XD HPC nodes — wherever the HPE InfiniBand HDR 200Gb 1-port or 2-port QSFP56 PCIe adapter (HPE P06250-B21 / P06251-B21, based on NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 VPI) is installed.
HPE switches: HPE Apollo HDR fabric switches and Cray-XD HDR aggregation switches (NVIDIA Quantum-1 silicon under HPE branding).
NVIDIA-side compatibility: NVIDIA Quantum-1 QM8700 / QM8790 40-port HDR switches and ConnectX-6 / ConnectX-6 VPI / ConnectX-6 Dx adapters with QSFP56 cages.
Firmware / management: HPE iLO health reporting and SPP firmware bundles expect the HPE P/N — keep HPE-branded cables in HPE-managed fabrics for clean OneView / iLO recognition.
Power: port-powered through the QSFP56 cage; no external supply required.
Routing: respect the minimum bend radius; the cable is rigid at the optical-engine boots and must not be stressed within ≈5 cm of either end.


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. What is the HPE P06152-B26?
The HPE P06152-B26 is an HPE-branded NVIDIA Mellanox InfiniBand HDR 200Gb/s 30-metre Active Optical Cable with QSFP56 connectors at both ends, sold as an HPE Server Option Part for Apollo, Cray, and ProLiant HPC platforms running ConnectX-6 VPI adapters.
Q. What is the NVIDIA Mellanox equivalent of the HPE P06152-B26?
The matching catalog item from NVIDIA Mellanox is MFS1S00-H030E — same VCSEL multi-mode optical assembly, same 30 m length, same QSFP56 connectors. The HPE P06152-B26 differs only in HPE-branded EEPROM, HPE firmware signature, and HPE service-page recognition.
Q. What connector and configuration does the cable use?
QSFP56 on both ends in a straight 1-to-1 configuration. It does not split into HDR100 lanes and will not fit OSFP, QSFP-DD, QSFP28, or SFP cages.
Q. Can the HPE P06152-B26 be used in non-HPE NVIDIA Mellanox systems?
Electrically yes — it is IBTA HDR compliant and will link up on NVIDIA Quantum-1 QM8700 / QM8790 switches and standard ConnectX-6 adapters. However, HPE iLO and HPE OneView identify cables by HPE P/N, so for HPE-managed fabrics the HPE-branded SKU is the right choice; in pure NVIDIA Mellanox environments most operators prefer the MFS1S00-H030E catalog SKU.
Q. Is the 30 m length suitable for intra-rack server-to-ToR links?
No — 30 m is inter-rack length: end-of-row (EoR) aggregation, spine-to-leaf for compact HPC pods, or rack-to-rack horizontal runs. Intra-rack ToR-to-server links are normally 1–3 m and are better served by passive DAC.
Q. Does this cable support AI training and GPU interconnect workloads?
Yes. At 200 Gb/s HDR the P06152-B26 sits in the AI-training east-west tier alongside HPE Apollo 6500-class GPU servers and NVIDIA HGX nodes wired into Quantum-1 HDR fabrics. It is also standard for large HPC compute, NVMe-oF storage targets, and parallel-filesystem aggregation.
Q. What condition is supplied by T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS?
Refurbished Grade A. Each unit is bench-tested for link establishment, BER-clean traffic, and DDM / EEPROM read-back, then cosmetically inspected and re-packaged in anti-static carriers before shipping from EU stock.

Why buy from T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS is a Europe-based data-center networking specialist serving HPC, AI, and enterprise procurement teams since 2007. Every unit is identified by HPE Server Option SKU, NVIDIA Mellanox catalog P/N, and HDR generation before it leaves the bench, and every order includes free pre-sale compatibility advice on switch / adapter / cable pairing across HPE Apollo, HPE Cray, NVIDIA Quantum, and ConnectX fabrics. EU stock, worldwide express B2B shipping, and direct engineer-to-engineer support — not a call-centre.