Mellanox SS-DINGO1 - Dingo Engineering Sample, Pre-Production Hardware
Technical Identity
SS-DINGO1 is the code exactly as printed on the unit. It is a Mellanox engineering sample carrying the internal codename Dingo. T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS found no NVIDIA or Mellanox public documentation, datasheet, ordering part number or product page for SS-DINGO1 or for the Dingo codename, and therefore claims no port count, speed, connector family, protocol or equivalence to any production model.
Engineering-sample, pre-production and unverified-part-number hardware carries no NVIDIA / Mellanox support entitlement, no manufacturer warranty, no vendor firmware entitlement and no RMA path. Sold for lab, spares and evaluation use.
Specifications
Code as printed on unit: SS-DINGO1
Classification: Engineering sample / pre-production
Brand / provenance: Mellanox, per the SS- sample-code convention and owner stock records. Not vendor-confirmed
Owner stock description: Mellanox engineering sample, internal codename Dingo
Ports / speed / connector: Not verified - confirm from unit label
Protocol (InfiniBand / Ethernet): Not verified - confirm from unit label
Warranty / support / RMA: None on any count
Quantity / stock / condition: 1 unit(s), EU stock, Refurbished (used, sold as-is)
Engineering Context
Mellanox marked pre-production boards with an SS- sample code instead of a production MPN, the same convention seen on other sample units in the T.E.S catalogue such as SS-SCORPION3 and SS-SCORPION6. That convention is the evidence basis for calling SS-DINGO1 an engineering sample. It is not a basis for mapping Dingo to any shipping product, and T.E.S does not make that mapping. Unlike the Scorpion and Neptune codenames, Dingo has no corroborating marketplace or documentary trace that T.E.S could locate at all.
What is known
The code SS-DINGO1 is printed on the unit, physically in T.E.S EU stock.
The internal codename associated with the unit is Dingo.
The SS- prefix matches the Mellanox engineering-sample convention seen on other sample units T.E.S has handled.
No public trace of the Dingo codename was found - weaker evidence than for Scorpion or Neptune.
Quantity is 1, one stock lot. No warranty, no support entitlement, no RMA path.
What is not yet confirmed
Which production model, if any, Dingo corresponds to. T.E.S will not guess.
Port count, speed and connector family. No OSFP, QSFP-DD, QSFP56, QSFP28, QSFP+ or SFP cage is assumed.
Protocol: InfiniBand generation, Ethernet speed grade, or VPI capability.
Whether the board is a switch, adapter or something else entirely.
Firmware and licence state, and whether the unit powers on or links at all.
Whether NVIDIA or any vendor would recognise or service it. Assume not.
Request Label Photos
T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS photographs the regulatory label, serial number and board markings on this exact unit before dispatch. Request photos before you commit. Pricing is subject to confirmation of the exact unit.
Use Cases
Laboratory and bench work where an unsupported Mellanox-era board is acceptable.
Repair-donor and spares harvesting for connectors, heatsinks and mechanical parts.
Hardware collection and engineering-history material.
What This Is NOT
NOT a supported production unit. SS-DINGO1 was never released as a documented, supported product under this code.
NOT covered by warranty or RMA. No manufacturer warranty, no advance replacement, no vendor support route.
NOT supplied with firmware, licences, MLNX-OS or DOCA entitlement or vendor documentation.
NOT equivalent to any production model. No mapping from SS-DINGO1 to a shipping part number is implied.
NOT specified for ports, speed, connector or protocol. No port count, Gb/s figure or cage type is claimed.
NOT supplied with rails, brackets, transceivers, cables or PSUs unless confirmed for the unit.
Compatibility & Hard Constraints
No compatibility list is published. T.E.S does not state platform compatibility for an unverified part number.
Identity verification is the buyer gate. Model, ports, speed, connector and protocol must be read off the unit first.
Connector-family caution: OSFP, QSFP-DD, QSFP112, QSFP56, QSFP28, QSFP+ and SFP cages are not interchangeable.
Generation caution: SDR, DDR, QDR, FDR, EDR, HDR and NDR are not interchangeable, nor Ethernet speed grades with InfiniBand generations.
Pre-deployment verification: firmware, licence state and power-on behaviour are unknown. Do not buy SS-DINGO1 for a production fabric.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. What exactly am I buying when I order SS-DINGO1?
One physical unit marked SS-DINGO1, from a lot of 1 held in the EU. It is a Mellanox engineering sample with the internal codename Dingo. Hardware only - no documented model, specification sheet, firmware, licence, warranty or support entitlement.
Q. Is SS-DINGO1 a production unit?
No. SS-DINGO1 is pre-production engineering-sample hardware with no NVIDIA or Mellanox support entitlement, no manufacturer warranty, no vendor firmware or licence entitlement and no RMA path. Sold for lab, spares and evaluation use only.
Q. Will you confirm the model before shipping SS-DINGO1?
T.E.S photographs what is printed on the unit - the SS-DINGO1 code, regulatory label, serial number and board markings - before dispatch. No production-model equivalence is asserted. Any further part number on the label is passed to you unedited.
Q. Is SS-DINGO1 tested?
SS-DINGO1 receives visual inspection and label photography. Functional testing is limited by the absence of vendor firmware and documentation, so do not assume it has been validated. Where a rig is available T.E.S will attempt a power-on check on request and report the result honestly, including a negative result.
Q. Can I get photos of the regulatory label on SS-DINGO1?
Yes. Request label photographs before ordering and T.E.S will photograph the label, serial number and board markings on the actual SS-DINGO1 unit that would ship. Pricing is subject to confirmation of the exact unit.
Why T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
Label photography, a written statement of what is and is not verified, cosmetic inspection, anti-static packaging, and global B2B shipping from EU stock. See tes-itsolutions.com.