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IXS600 Users Guide 

 Dolphin Interconnect Solutions 

 

 

 

 

 

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Compliance 

EMC compliance 

The Dolphin PCI Express IXS600 switch has been tested and found to comply with the following relevant test standards for 
PCI Express equipment, Telecommunication and Industry equipment: 

 

EN 55022 (2010)  

 

EN 55024 (1998) + A1 (2001) + A2 (2003)  

 

EN 61000-6-2 (2005)  

This does not ensure that it will comply with these standards in any random configuration or setup. It is the responsibility 
of the integrator to ensure that their products are compliant with all regulations where their product will be used. 

Safety compliance 

The IXS600 PCI Express switch is tested and found to comply with the following safety standards: 

 

IEC 60950-1:2005 (Second Edition), Am 1: 2009 

 

EN 60950-1:2006 + A11:2009 + A1:2010 + A12:2011 

A CB test certificate is available upon request. 

RoHS compliance 

The Dolphin IXS600 is RoHS compliant. A compliance certificate issued by the Manufacturer is 
available upon request. 

Flammability standard 

The Dolphin IXS600 PWB is UL94V-0 compliant. The board has the 94V-0 mark in its silk screen. 

WEEE Notice  

This IXS600 is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2002/96/EC concerning waste electrical 
and electronic equipment (WEEE). The Directive determines the framework for the return and 
recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the European Union. This label is applied to 
various products to indicate that the product is not to be thrown away, but returned to your local approved WEEE waste 
collector. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for IXS600

Page 1: ...Dolphin PCI Express IXS600 Switch IXS600 8 ports PCI Express x8 switch users guide This guide is only valid for revisions IXS600 HI and newer Version 2 05 Date 20th April 2016...

Page 2: ...7 NTB mode port usage 8 Cascading switches 8 Partitioning mixed transparent and NTB usage 8 PCI Express Gen3 Switch IXS600 9 IXS600 high level specification 9 Cables 10 Transition cable to lower lane...

Page 3: ...e 30 EMC compliance 30 Safety compliance 30 RoHS compliance 30 Flammability standard 30 WEEE Notice 30 Limited warranty 31 Warranty period 31 Coverage 31 Service procedure 31 Limitations 31 DISCLAIMER...

Page 4: ...nterconnect Solutions Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Dolphin is minimizing the amount of printed documentation and software CDs in its shipments please download additional documentation and software from...

Page 5: ...S600 Hx revision and newer is PCI Express Gen3 ready but requires a firmware update to operate at Gen3 speeds between IXS600 switches The IXS600 HN revision is required to support the new PXH810 card...

Page 6: ...overview of the management software capabilities All versions contain various bug fixes security patches and stability improvements Revision Capabilities 1 0 0 1 3 1 Initial functionality 1 3 2 Added...

Page 7: ...d together to create a 20 node PCI Express cluster Two switches can be used to build a 14 node system In reflective memory mode you can connect up to 56 nodes The correct firmware must be loaded on th...

Page 8: ...n enlarged picture of the selector is shown in picture 1 below Picture 1 IXS600 configuration switch mode selector Configuration switch setting Factory default functionality M1 NTB mode Dolphin softwa...

Page 9: ...rks In combination with the IXH610 adapter up to 20 nodes can communicate using Dolphins NTB driver In reflective memory configurations up to 56 nodes can be interconnected More details can be found o...

Page 10: ...iPass Cable connection Link clock isolation Automatic support for hosts running CFC or SSC mode Support for hot plugging of the PCI Express cable NTB mode SISCI and SuperSockets Built in management p...

Page 11: ...oard EEPROMS and will be enabled immediately after power is applied to the switch The built in management processor has no active role in normal operations except for firmware management and simple po...

Page 12: ...gh the IXS600 switch Upstream adapter card drives CREFCLK IXS600 generates independent CREFLOCK to all downstream devices Not supported by legacy device drivers IO system and IXS600 must power on befo...

Page 13: ...next to the RJ45 Ethernet connector Management Description Power Dark Power off or failure Green Power on Status Dark Normal operation Red Failure Blinking red Software upgrade in progress Table 1 Man...

Page 14: ...en blinking Link Power off or failure Power on Link down Power on Link Up Power on Link active data transmitted NTB Transparent mode Indicates uplink port for CASCADE_SUB configuration NTB mode The sw...

Page 15: ...a rack The IXS600 shipping box includes rack mount ears that can be used to fix the IXS600 into a 19 inch standard rack Installing and removing the cable The IXS600 supports PCI Express x8 iPass cable...

Page 16: ...E selector in M1 No special firmware configuration is needed for this switch factory default 2 Designate the other switch as SUB1 This switch should have the MODE selector in M1 This switch needs to b...

Page 17: ...ed using the WEB GUI to load the SUB1 firmware 3 Designate the third switch as SUB2 This switch should have the MODE selector in M1 This switch needs to be re configured using the WEB GUI to load the...

Page 18: ...e latest version of Firefox or WebKit based browsers such as Google Chrome or Safari for the best experience Authentication The Web GUI is protected by HTTP Basic authentication BA and you will be pre...

Page 19: ...ge of the switch The index shtml webpage is the default welcome page of the switch Use the provided navigation alternatives to access the switch monitoring functions the network configuration function...

Page 20: ...sually applies when changing from static configuration to DHCP Enabling DHCP requires that a DHCP server is reachable on the same network as the switch The switch will distribute its configured hostna...

Page 21: ...roperly Please note that it only support POSIX style time zones This means that the offset signs are reversed from the standard ISO 8601 convention E g GTM Greenwich mean time GMT 2 GMT plus 2 hours G...

Page 22: ...table green for at least 5 seconds 3 Insert the USB stick in one of the USB A slots Power LED should start blinking 4 Wait 35 seconds for the procedure to complete 5 Power LED should have been stable...

Page 23: ...ROR ixsctl is not present on this device exit 1 fi killall ixsctl echo Disabling DHCP opt DIS sbin ixsctl config CONF_NET_DHCP 0 echo Setting the static configuration opt DIS sbin ixsctl config CONF_N...

Page 24: ...erational mode and firmware readings from fan and temperature sensors and port status Ports arbitrated to Gen2 x8 will show black text on green while disconnected ports show a red NC on yellow Gen1 sp...

Page 25: ...rrently selected EEPROM If a new image has been published you can upload the image using the Add file interface Upload this image and then choose Upgrade firmware for the correct M1 M2 or M3 EEPROM po...

Page 26: ...mined state and retrying the upgrade may fail Please identify the USB A Config ports on the front of the switch and the Power and System LEDs 1 Power off the switch 2 Insert the USB drive into one of...

Page 27: ...IXS600 Users Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 26...

Page 28: ...ttings configured in Minimum required port configuration is used by the watchdog to perform a link reset if a violation is detected on one of the ports Example You have configured port 7 to have a min...

Page 29: ...t processor logs Picture 11 Logs page The GUI allows access to the log information the management processor has collected in the Logs shtml Use the expandable entries to show log contents from the con...

Page 30: ...are releases to enable seamless integration with the IXS600 switch More information on installing Dolphins SuperSockets SISCI or TCP IP driver software can be found at http www dolphinics com support...

Page 31: ...ply with the following safety standards IEC 60950 1 2005 Second Edition Am 1 2009 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 A CB test certificate is available upon request RoHS compliance The Dolphin...

Page 32: ...sed by any power source out of range or not provided with the product Normal wear and tear Attempts to open repair modify or upgrade the product by personnel or agents not authorized by Dolphin Produc...

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