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MXS924 Users Guide 

 Dolphin Interconnect Solutions 

 

 

 

 

 

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Limited warranty 

Dolphin Interconnect Solutions warrants this Product to be free from manufacturing defects under the following terms: 

Warranty period 

Dolphin warrants the Product for one (1) year from the date of purchase. Extended warranty may be purchased with the 
equipment. 

Coverage 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, this warranty does not apply to: 

 

Damages caused by operator error or non-compliance with usage and programming instructions available for the 
product. 

 

Use or attempt to use or program firmware not approved by Dolphin.  

 

Damage which results from accident, abuse, misuse, neglected improper handling or improper installation; 
moisture, corrosive environments, high voltage surges, shipping or abnormal working conditions. 

 

Damages caused by acts of nature, e.g. floods, storms, fire, or earthquakes. 

 

Damage caused by any power source out of range. 

 

Normal wear and tear.  

 

Attempts to open, repair, modify, or upgrade the product by personnel or agents not authorized by Dolphin.  

 

Products for which the products serial number has been tampered with or removed. 

 

Damage to the product caused by products not supplied by Dolphin. 

 

Service

 

procedure

 

In the event that the product proves defective during the Warranty Period, you should contact the seller that supplied you 

with the product, or if you purchased it directly from Dolphin, email

 

[email protected]

 

to obtain a valid 

RMA number and instructions. Products returned to Dolphin without a proper RMA number will not be serviced under this 
warranty. 

Limitations

 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DOLPHIN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR LOSS OF USE) ARISING OUT 
OF ANY USE DOLPHINS PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE OR SERVICE PROVIDED.  DOLPHINS MAXIMUM LIABILITY WILL 
NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCT BY PURCHASER. 

Summary of Contents for MXS924

Page 1: ...Dolphin PCI Express MXS924 Switch MXS924 24 ports PCI Express Gen4 Switch Users Guide Version 0 9d PRELIMINARY Date 6th June 2021...

Page 2: ...MXS924 Users Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1...

Page 3: ...node PCIe xx Gen4 NTB Cluster 8 10 node PCIe x16 Gen4 NTB Cluster 9 20 node PCIe x8 Gen4 NTB Cluster 9 Larger NTB Cluster configurations 9 Transparent PCIe IO expansion Multiple expansion chassis con...

Page 4: ...Software installation MXH930 MXH830 21 Support 21 Compliance 22 EMC compliance Pending 22 Safety compliance Pending 22 RoHS compliance 22 Flammability standard 22 WEEE Notice 22 Limited warranty 23 W...

Page 5: ...are Dolphins software stack for PCIe clustering and IO www dolphinics com software for more information Lane One PCI Express Lane contains a differential pair for transmission and a differential pair...

Page 6: ...the MXS924 Management Firmware Release note for details Software support All Dolphin PXH and MXH PCI Express NTB adapter cards support the complete eXpressWare suite of Dolphin PCI Express Software in...

Page 7: ...ilities MXS924 AB Initial product version MXS924 BB Manufacturing improvements no functional changes vs rev AB Management Firmware Version The MXS924 is managed by built in processor and contains nonv...

Page 8: ...itchtec chipset PCI Express Base Specification Rev 4 0 PCI Express External Cabling Specification Rev 3 0 4 0 Twenty four PCI Express Gen4 x4 SFF 8644 Cable connection o Durability max total 250 matin...

Page 9: ...ngle cluster 6 node PCIe x16 Gen4 NTB Cluster Each node has a Dolphin Express MXH930 MXH830 PXH830 or PXH820 adapter Up to six systems can be connected to the Dolphin MXS924 switch using the default f...

Page 10: ...e PCIe x8 Gen4 NTB Cluster Each node has a Dolphin Express MXH930 MXH830 PXH830 or PXH820 adapter Up to twenty systems can be connected to the Dolphin MXS924 switch All nodes connect directly to a swi...

Page 11: ...nding on the required scale out and performance requirements Please note that the MXS924 Switch shipping default is NTB x16 To enable the switch to be used for standard transparent IO Expansion please...

Page 12: ...e x16 upstream port P1 P4 Ten x8 downstream ports P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 24 Transparent x4 One x16 upstream port P1 P4 Twenty x4 downstream ports P5 P6...

Page 13: ...ation of the switch is controlled by the onboard firmware loaded from onboard FLASH memory and will be enabled immediately after power is applied to the switch The built in management processor has no...

Page 14: ...orts has two bi color LEDs status visible through the cabinet The LEDs are located just above the connector for each port The Link status LED provides information on the current PCIe link status The P...

Page 15: ...have a valid link the port status LED will in both cases turn yellow Link status LEDs Each port has also a separate link status LED It reflects the cable and link status it will remain dark if no val...

Page 16: ...ustettuun pistorasiaan Installing the Switch in a rack The MXS924 shipping box includes rack mount ears that can be used to fix the MXS924 into a 19 inch standard rack The rack mount ears can be mount...

Page 17: ...ble MXS924 operating modes The Dolphin PCI Express MXS924 switch has two main operational modes Transparent and Non Transparent Bridge NTB mode The switch operating mode is controlled by the MXS924 sw...

Page 18: ...ng into separate switch domains enabling a single switch to be used as two or more independent logical switch domains The switch hardware prevents unintended data communication and reset configuration...

Page 19: ...sors Please note that there are 4 fans connected to the switch The four should be close to 8000 RPM when the switch operates at normal room temperatures New switches are delivered with the standard NT...

Page 20: ...nfiguration You can then press Change configuration where you will be met with a warning message Changing the config will reset the PCIe switch halting all traffic and should not be done in a producti...

Page 21: ...up the list of uploaded configurations by deleting the entire Custom group if present This will only erase the available configurations on the switch and will not affect the PCIe switch and its active...

Page 22: ...be found at http www dolphinics com px Software installation MXH930 MXH830 No special software is required for the switch but Dolphin Express MXH adapters need to install eXpressWare 5 18 0 or newer...

Page 23: ...h will be tested and found to comply with the following safety standards EN 62368 1 2014 A11 2017 A CB test certificate will be available upon request RoHS compliance The Dolphin MXS924 is RoHS compli...

Page 24: ...quakes Damage caused by any power source out of range Normal wear and tear Attempts to open repair modify or upgrade the product by personnel or agents not authorized by Dolphin Products for which the...

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