Mellanox Technologies Vantage 8500, Installation Manual

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Rev A04
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Table of Contents
About this Manual 8
Contact Us 9
Intended Audience 10
Document Conventions 11
Textual Conventions 12
Related Documentation 13
Chapter 1 Product Overview 14
1.1 The Vantage 8500 Switch 14
1.2 Physical Description 15
1.2.1 Chassis 15
1.2.2 Plug-in Modules - Overview 16
1.3 Block Diagram 21
1.4 Product Options 21
1.4.1 Basic Hardware Configuration 22
1.4.2 Full Hardware Configuration 22
1.5 Technical Specifications 24
1.5.1 Chassis 24
1.5.2 Line Boards (sLB-1024) 24
1.5.3 Fabric Boards (sFB-8500) 25
1.5.4 Management Board (sMBE) 25
1.5.5 Control Panel sCTRL 25
1.5.6 Fan Modules 25
1.5.7 Power Supply Unit (sPSU-S) 26
1.5.8 Power Supply Calculation Example 27
1.5.9 IEEE Compliance 27
1.5.10 Datacenter Bridging (CEE) 28
1.5.11 Layer-2 Capabilities 28
1.5.12 Physical/Electrical 28
1.5.13 Cooling 28
1.5.14 Physical Characteristics 28
1.5.15 Environmental 28
1.5.16 Acoustic Data 29
1.5.17 Certifications 29
1.6 Reliability (MTBF) Data 30
1.7 Declarations 30
1.7.1 Declaration of Conformity 30
1.7.2 Hazardous Substances (RoHS 6) Compliance 30
1.7.3 Statement of Volatility 31
1.8 Shock and Vibration Test Report 31
Chapter 2 Installation Requirements 33
2.1 Site Planning 33
2.2 Heat Dissipation 33
2.3 Rack and Clearance Requirements 33
2.4 Power Requirements 34
2.4.1 sPSU-S Units - Power Usage/Requirements 34
2.4.2 Power Redundancy (N:1 and N:N) 35
2.5 Required 10GbE Cables and Port Adapters 36
2.6 Required Control and Management Cables 37
2.7 Required Installation Tool 38
Chapter 3 Unpacking 39
3.1 Packed Unit Dimensions and Weight 39
3.2 Package Contents 39