Overview
Rev 1.0
Mellanox Technologies
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Overview
Mellanox SX1012 switch systems provide the highest performing fabric solution in a 1U half-
width form factor by delivering up to 1.3Tb/s of non-blocking bandwidth throughput to High-
Performance Computing (HPC), high frequency trading and Enterprise Data Centers (EDC),
with ultra-low-latency. It has 12 40/56GbE ports, each can be individually split into 4 discrete
interfaces of 10GbE and when connected to Mellanox NICs with Mellanox cables and adapters
gives you the optimal end-to-end solution for Ethernet Data-Centers. These switches are the
industry's most cost-effective building blocks for embedded systems and storage with the need
for a low port density switch. Whether looking at price-to-performance or energy-to-perfor-
mance, the Mellanox 12 port switches offer superior performance, power and space reducing
capital and operating expenses, providing the best return-on-investment.
Installation, hot-swapping components and hardware maintenance is covered in “Basic Opera-
tion” on page 14.
Figure 1: 12 Port Ethernet Switch
Figure 2: Connector Side View of the Switch
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Features
The switch includes the following features:
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