InfiniBand Switch Platform Hardware User Manual
Mellanox Technologies
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Revision History
About this Manual
This manual provides installation and set-up instructions for the SX6518 QSFP Chassis
InfiniBand Switch Platform.
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.
Table 1 - Revision History of this Installation Guide
Revision
Date
Details
1.3
Feb. 2014
Rearranged document: Consolidated installation sections under
Chapter 1,
“Installation,” on page 11
; updated
Chapter 1, “Overview,” on page 12
; and
re-ordered sections).
Added:
•
Figure 60, “Management Module LEDs,” on page 65
Updated:
•
Section 1.4, “Power Supply Redundancy,” on page 15
•
Section 1.7.3.5, “Installing the Shelf,” on page 23
•
Section 1.7.4, “Installing the Cable Holder,” on page 37
•
FDR note in
Section 1.9, “InfiniBand QSFP Cable Installation,” on page 41
•
Section 1.10, “Hot Swap Insertion and Extraction,” on page 42
•
Section 7.1, “Disassembling the Chassis,” on page 84
•
Appendix A, “Installation Safety Warnings,” on page 86
1.2
May 2013
•
Changed the Installation kit to include the top and bottom filler panels
•
Made changes regarding N+N
•
Added note N+N only works for 220V inputs
•
Added shelf to cable management system
•
Changed Figure #1
•
Changed Figure #11
•
Fixed parts list
1.1
August 2012
•
Added use of 10mm socket to tighten upper brackets
•
New copyright page
1.1
August 2012
•
Added use of 10mm socket to tighten upper brackets
•
New copyright page
1.0
March 2012
First release
