Product Overview
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1.6
Reliability (MTBF) Data
The 'Meantime Between Failures' (MTBF) for individual switch components indicates the elapsed
time until a single component fails in the module, regardless of whether the failure impacts the
operation of the switch.
1.7
Declarations
1.7.1 Declaration of Conformity
Mellanox products comply with the Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive
99/5/EEC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, and of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
1.7.2 Hazardous Substances (RoHS 6) Compliance
The Vantage 8500 switch complies with the RoHS directive (RoHS 6).
Table 7 - MTBF Information per Module
Module
Description
MTBF (Hours)
sLB-1024
Line board
208,134
sFB-8500
Fabric board
367,795
sPSU-S
Power supply unit
2,303,086
sFU-4
Vertical fan unit
1,014,095
sFU-8E
Horizontal fan unit
687,152
sMBE
Management board
1,082,156
sCTRL
Control board
3,516,735
