Mellanox SS-STINGRAY2 - Stingray Engineering Sample Switch
Technical Identity
SS-STINGRAY2 is the code exactly as printed on the unit. It is a Mellanox engineering sample switch carrying the internal codename Stingray. T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS found no NVIDIA or Mellanox document defining SS-STINGRAY2 or tying the Stingray codename to a specific production model, and therefore claims no port count, speed, connector family, protocol or model equivalence.
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-STINGRAY2
Classification: Engineering sample / pre-production switch
Brand / provenance: Mellanox, per the SS- sample-code convention and owner stock records. Not vendor-confirmed
Owner stock description: Mellanox Stingray engineering sample switch, pre-production
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
There is one corroborating trace worth stating plainly, along with its limits. A third-party electronics distributor lists an EMC OEM part described as a Mellanox Stingray-X switch, which shows the Stingray name was applied to a Mellanox switch platform in at least one OEM context. That is a distributor listing, not an NVIDIA or Mellanox document, and it concerns a different part from this sample unit. It supports only the narrow claim that Stingray was a Mellanox switch codename. It establishes nothing about the port count, speed or generation of SS-STINGRAY2.
What is known
The code SS-STINGRAY2 is printed on the unit, physically in T.E.S EU stock.
The internal codename associated with the unit is Stingray.
A third-party distributor listing for an EMC OEM part describes a Mellanox Stingray-X switch, corroborating that Stingray named a Mellanox switch platform. It is not a vendor document and concerns a different part.
The owner stock record classifies SS-STINGRAY2 as a pre-production switch.
Quantity is 1, one stock lot. No warranty, no support entitlement, no RMA path.
What is not yet confirmed
Which production model, if any, SS-STINGRAY2 corresponds to. No equivalence to Stingray-X or any OEM part is claimed.
Port count, speed and connector family. No cage type is assumed.
Protocol: InfiniBand generation, Ethernet speed grade, or VPI capability.
Whether the unit is managed or externally managed, and its licence state.
Firmware and licence state, and whether the unit powers on or links at all.
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 sample switch is acceptable.
Repair-donor and spares harvesting for cages, PSUs, fan trays and mechanical parts.
Hardware collection and engineering-history material.
What This Is NOT
NOT a supported production unit. SS-STINGRAY2 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-STINGRAY2 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-STINGRAY2 for a production fabric.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. What exactly am I buying when I order SS-STINGRAY2?
One physical unit marked SS-STINGRAY2, from a lot of 1 held in the EU. It is a Mellanox pre-production engineering-sample switch with the internal codename Stingray. Hardware only - no documented model, specification sheet, firmware, licence, warranty or support entitlement.
Q. Is SS-STINGRAY2 a production unit?
No. SS-STINGRAY2 is pre-production engineering-sample hardware. It is not the EMC OEM Stingray-X part or any other production model, and no such equivalence is asserted. It carries no support entitlement, no warranty and no RMA path.
Q. Will you confirm the model before shipping SS-STINGRAY2?
T.E.S photographs what is printed on the unit - the SS-STINGRAY2 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-STINGRAY2 tested?
SS-STINGRAY2 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-STINGRAY2?
Yes. Request label photographs before ordering and T.E.S will photograph the label, serial number and board markings on the actual SS-STINGRAY2 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.