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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox switch which is based on the
SwitchX
®
-2 switch device.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing, running,
and managing switch platforms.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand
®
Architecture Specification.
Related Documentation
Additional Documentation available from Mellanox:
All of these documents can be found on the Mellanox Website. They are available either through
the product pages or through the support page with a login and password.
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the names SX6018 and SX6015 and the term switch are used to
describe the 18-port 56Gb/s IB switch unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
The following icons are used throughout this document to indicate information that is important
to the user.
Table 2 - Reference Documents and Web Sites
Document Name
Description
InfiniBand Architecture Specifica-
tion, Volume 1, Release 1.2.1
The InfiniBand Architecture Specification that is provided by IBTA
Mellanox SwitchX®-2 Switch Prod-
ucts Release Notes
For possible hardware issues see the switch support product page. This
requires a customer support login.
Mellanox MLNX-OS® SwitchX®-2
Software User Manual
This document contains information regarding configuring and manag-
ing Mellanox Technologies'
SwitchX®-2
Switch Platforms.
MLNX-OS® Software Command Ref-
erence Guide
Command Reference Guide for
MLNX-OS®
listing all of the commands
available through
MLNX-OS®
with explanations and examples.
MLNX-OS® Software Configuration
Guide
Configuration Guide for
MLNX-OS®
displaying different configuration
scenarios.
This icon makes recommendations to the user.
This icon indicates information that is helpful to the user.
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