The Mellanox SN2100 delivers compact leaf switching for enterprise data centres that need native 100GbE connectivity in a small footprint. Its 16 QSFP28 ports and Layer 3 design help dense racks move data efficiently while keeping growth simple and low-latency.
Guide price: Price range: £3,495.00 through £8,995.00 Ex. VAT
As rack density rises and east-west traffic grows, infrastructure teams need compact switching that keeps high-bandwidth workloads moving without expanding the footprint.
The Mellanox SN2100 is a leaf switch for production environments that need native 100G connectivity in a small rack space. With 16×QSFP28 ports, it suits storage-heavy designs, compact AI pods, and high-throughput server-to-storage layouts where port density matters.
Its half-width form factor supports installations where space is tight but bandwidth expectations are not. The Onyx and Cumulus Linux operating system options give infrastructure teams flexibility in how the switch fits existing operational and automation standards.
That combination helps teams standardise on fewer, faster links and keep production racks aligned to current workload demand. It also gives room for heavier breakout strategies and denser host attachment without stepping straight to a larger chassis.
Our team can help you evaluate the Mellanox SN2100 for your rack design and deployment model.
The Mellanox SN2100 is a data center networking platform for high-density leaf and spine deployments, providing a compact foundation for scalable, operationally consistent fabric environments.
High-Density Uplink Architecture
The platform provides 16×QSFP28 ports to support dense fabric connectivity in space-constrained switching deployments.
100G Fabric Throughput
Maximum port speed reaches 100G, enabling high-bandwidth aggregation for demanding data center traffic patterns.
Leaf-Spine Alignment
Its port layout supports modern leaf and spine topologies, helping standardize east-west traffic handling across the fabric.
Flexible Operating Modes
The platform runs Onyx or Cumulus Linux to align switch operations with different network automation and administration models.
Network OS Choice
Onyx and Cumulus Linux provide alternative management approaches for environments that prefer different operational workflows.
Fabric Policy Consistency
A consistent switching platform helps apply the same operational model across interconnected data center segments.
Deployment Versatility
The platform suits both new and refurbished environments, supporting procurement flexibility without changing the underlying architecture.
If you are designing a high-density data center fabric, our team can help align the SN2100 platform with your switching topology, operating model, and growth requirements.
The Nvidia Mellanox SN2100 is a compact 100GbE switch for dense edge racks and small high-throughput clusters. It fits deployments where a technical team needs native 100GbE at the rack level without moving to a larger switching platform.
In colocation and enterprise data centres, the SN2100 fits storage-rich racks that already standardise on 100GbE. It gives dense leaf capacity in a very small footprint, avoiding the compromise of slower host speeds or oversized chassis.
Media teams running edit-cache, rendering, or asset movement pods often need fast east-west traffic in tight spaces. The SN2100 keeps large files flowing between compute and storage without the contention common on 25GbE top-of-rack designs.
Healthcare environments with imaging, genomics, or analytics nodes often rely on fewer but much faster server links. The SN2100 supports native 100GbE attachment at the rack edge, which helps move heavy datasets between servers and storage.
Finance teams supporting trading analytics or tick-data processing need compact racks with higher bandwidth per host. The SN2100 suits these environments when dense 100GbE connectivity is preferred over broader but slower mixed-speed switching.
Software development teams building AI test beds or performance labs need serious bandwidth without stepping up to spine-class infrastructure. The SN2100 gives compact clusters the headroom for build, test, and model workflows.
Our team can help design and deploy Nvidia Mellanox SN2100 switching for storage-heavy racks, media workflows, healthcare clusters, finance pods, and compact development environments.
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