Mellanox SS-FALCON3GPRO1 - Falcon 3G Pro Engineering Sample
Technical Identity
SS-FALCON3GPRO1 is the code exactly as printed on the unit. It is a Mellanox engineering sample carrying the internal codename Falcon 3G Pro. T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS found no NVIDIA or Mellanox public documentation, datasheet, ordering part number or product page for SS-FALCON3GPRO1 or for the Falcon 3G Pro 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-FALCON3GPRO1
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 Falcon 3G Pro
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 convention also seen on SS-SCORPION3 and SS-SCORPION6 in the T.E.S catalogue. That is the evidence basis for calling SS-FALCON3GPRO1 an engineering sample. The 3G and Pro segments of the codename look like a generation and tier marker, but reading them that way would be inference, not fact - T.E.S does not treat 3G as a speed, a generation number or a protocol, and neither should you.
What is known
The code SS-FALCON3GPRO1 is printed on the unit, physically in T.E.S EU stock.
The internal codename associated with the unit is Falcon 3G Pro.
The SS- prefix matches the Mellanox engineering-sample convention seen on other sample units T.E.S has handled.
No public trace of the Falcon 3G Pro codename was found.
Quantity is 1, one stock lot. No warranty, no support entitlement, no RMA path.
What is not yet confirmed
Which production model, if any, Falcon 3G Pro corresponds to. T.E.S will not guess.
What 3G and Pro denote. They are not read as a speed, generation or tier here.
Port count, speed and connector family. No cage type is assumed.
Protocol: InfiniBand generation, Ethernet speed grade, or VPI capability.
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-FALCON3GPRO1 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-FALCON3GPRO1 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.
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-FALCON3GPRO1 for a production fabric.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. What exactly am I buying when I order SS-FALCON3GPRO1?
One physical unit marked SS-FALCON3GPRO1, from a lot of 1 held in the EU. It is a Mellanox engineering sample with the internal codename Falcon 3G Pro. Hardware only - no documented model, specification sheet, firmware, licence, warranty or support entitlement.
Q. Is SS-FALCON3GPRO1 a production unit?
No. SS-FALCON3GPRO1 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-FALCON3GPRO1?
T.E.S photographs what is printed on the unit - the SS-FALCON3GPRO1 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-FALCON3GPRO1 tested?
SS-FALCON3GPRO1 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-FALCON3GPRO1?
Yes. Request label photographs before ordering and T.E.S will photograph the label, serial number and board markings on the actual SS-FALCON3GPRO1 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.