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Mellanox T echnologies M2401G 24 Port 20Gb/s InfiniBand Switch for the Dell M1000e Chassis User Manual Rev 1.0[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 2 Copyright 2008. Mellanox T echno logies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mellanox T echnologies, InfiniScale ® is a registered trademark of Mellanox T echnologies, Inc. All other marks and names mentio ned herein m ay be trademarks of thei r respective companies. M2401G 24 Port 20Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Document Number: 29[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 3 Content s Contents 3 About this Manual 4 Revision History 6 Chapter 1 Overview 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Basic Operation 8 2.1 Switch Platform Hardware Overview 8 2.1.1 InfiniBa nd Conne ct ors 8 2.1.2 Switch Status Lights 9 2.2 Swi[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 4 About this Manual This manual describes the electrical and physi cal s pecifications of Mellanox T echnologies’ M2401G 24 Port 20Gb /s InfiniBand Switch for the Dell M10 00e Chassis. Intended Audience This manual is intended for users and system ad ministrators responsible for installing and setting up the switch p[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 5 This product does not require Advanced Manag emen t. T able 2 - Switch Products Cove red in this User’ s Manual Product Number Description M2401G 24 Port 20 Gb/s unmanaged swit ch incl uding 8 external ports for the Dell M 1000e chas[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 6 Revision History T able 3 - Revision History T able Date Revision Description June 2008 Rev 1.0 First Draft[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 7 1 Overview This User ’ s Manual provides an overview of the M2401G 24-port 20Gb/s InfiniBand switch for the Dell M1000e. The switch supports 16 sw itch ports towards th e midp lane and 8 ext ernal ports. In addition to supporting pas[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 8 2 Installation and Basic Operation 2.1 Switch Platform Hardwar e Overview Figure 1 shows the front panel view of the switch . Figure 1: Switch Front Panel and Locking Mechanism 2.1.1 InfiniBand Connectors InfiniBand connectivit y has 8 CX4 microGi Ga conn ectors through the front panel. The remaining 16 interfaces ar[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 9 2.1.2 Switch S tatus Lights The switch Status lights indicate whether the switch is receiving power from the chassis. Figure 3: Indicator LEDs T able 4 - IOM states and LED configurations: IOM S tate Source LED Blue Amber Gr een OFF N/[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 10 2.2 Switch Platform Insta llation and Operation Installation and initializat ion of the switch platform are straightforward pro cesses, requiring atten - tion to the normal mech anical, power , and thermal precautions for rack-mounted equipment. The switch platform does not require any programming o r configuration [...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 11 6. Rack Mounting and Servicing When this product is mounted or serviced in a rack, spec ial precautions must be taken to ensure that the system remains stable. In general you shoul d fill the rack with equipment starting from the bott[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 12 Figure 4: Rear V iew of the Dell M1000e Chassis 2.2.2.1 Removing an Old Switch From the Chassis 1. Remove any locking cables or screws that secure the old switch into the c hassis. 2. Disconnect all of the cables from the front of t he switch to be remo ved. 3. Unlock the switch from the chassis by pu shing the red [...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 13 5. Push the lever on the latching m echanism up, ma king sure that the la tching mechanism catches the locking bar . The lever should now be parallel to the front panel. 6. Check the indicator lights to make sure the switch has power [...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 14 Note: Cable lengths should be used which allow for routing horizontall y around to the side of the chassis before bending upward or downward in the rack. 3 Management T ools Overview 3.1 Updating Firmware The switch is delivered wit h the latest Firmware. New firm ware versions are issued as developmen t progresses.[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 15 4 T r oubleshooting As soon as a switch is plugged in ma ke sure that the power LED is on. The power LED for the switch does not come on: If the green Power LED is not on; 1. Check that the chassis has power . 2. Remove and reinstall [...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 16 Appendix A: Specification T able 5 - M2401G Specification Data Physical Power and Environmental Size: We i g h t : Mounting: Power through: SerDes Speeds Connectors: 1.16” H x 10.04” D x 10.73” W 29.45 mm X255. 20 mm X 272.50 mm 1.5 Kg fully configu red V ertically mounted rack 1W per po rt 10, 20 Gb/s per por[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 17 Appendix B: Mechanical Drawing Figure 4 Mechanic al Drawing of th e Switch[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 18 Appendix C: EMC Certification S tatement s C.1: FCC S tatement s (USA) Class A S tatements: § 15.21 Statement Warning! Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsi - ble for compliance (Mellanox T echnologies) could void the user's authority to oper ate the equipment.[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 19 C.1.3 VCCI S tatements (Japan) Class A S tatement: (T ranslation - "This is a Class A pr oduct base d on the standard of the V oluntary Control Council for Interference by Information T echnolo gy Equipm ent (VCCI). If this equip[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 20 Appendix D: InfiniBand Connector Pinout Figure 5: InfiniBand CX4 Connector Pinout IBtxIp(0) IBtxIn(0) IBtxIp(1) IBtxIn(1) IBtxIp(2) IBtxIn(2) IBtxIp(3) IBtxIn(3) IBtxOn(0) IBtxOp(0) IBtxOp(1) IBtxOn(1) IBtxOn(2) IBtxOp(2) IBtxOn(3) IBtxOp(3) G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 GND GND GND GND GND GND Sense-3.3V Vcc GND S1 S2[...]
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M2401G 24 Port 20G b/s InfiniBand Switch for th e Dell M1000e Chass is User Manual Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.0 21 Appendix E: Local Authorization Form[...]
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Rev 1.0 Mellanox Technologies 22[...]