Mellanox Technologies Switch-IB, User Manual

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About this Manual
This manual provides an overview of the Switch-IB™/Switch-IB™ 2 series based InfiniBand
CS7510 director switch and guidelines for its operation.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting
up the chassis platform.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand
®
architecture specification.
Related Documentation
The documentation set accompanying the QSFP28 Chassis InfiniBand Switch platform includes
the following:
Table 2 - Reference Documents and Websites
Document Name Description
InfiniBand Architecture Specifica-
tion, Vol. 1, Release 1.2.1 The InfiniBand Architecture Specification that is pro-
vided by IBTA
Switch Product Release Notes For possible hardware issues see the switch support prod-
uct page. This requires a customer support login. Look up
the relevant Switch-IB™ based switch system/series
release note file.
MLNX-OS® User Manual for VPI This document contains information regarding configur-
ing and managing Mellanox Technologies SwitchX®
switch platforms listing all of the commands available
through MLNX-OS with explanations and examples.
Dismantling Procedures Dismantling user guides for Mellanox Technologies prod-
ucts organized by product category.
http://www.mellanox.com/page/dismantling_procedures
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the name CS7510 and the terms chassis and switch are used to describe
the port QSFP28 InfiniBand chassis, unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
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