IXS600 Users Guide
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Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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Installation
Safety instructions
Always use caution when working with computers, IO Devices and electrical components.
High
voltages are present inside the IXS600 cabinet that may cause severe
harm to your body if opened. Never open the switch cabinet, no user
serviceable parts are available inside the cabinet. Opening the cabinet will
void your warranty.
Static electricity from your clothes or work environment can damage your PCI Express adapter card or your PC.
Always wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap while opening the PC and when Dolphin PCI Express adapter is
removed from the anti-static bag. The IXS600 switch requires no special anti-static protection and should be
handled in line with other electronic equipment.
Special National notes:
Norway
: “Apparatet må tilkoples jordet stikkontakt”
Sweden
: “Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag”
Finland
: "Laite on liitettävä suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaan"
Installing the Switch in a rack
The IXS600 shipping box includes rack mount ears that can be used to fix the IXS600 into a 19-inch standard rack.
Installing and removing the cable
The IXS600 supports PCI Express x8 iPass cables. Installing and removing cables should be done with both upstream and
downstream device powered off. The Dolphin SuperSockets, TCP/IP drivers and SISCI fully supports hot plugging (
Note:
installation and removal of cables while the system is running)
. Standard PCI Express cables are not designed for a high
number of installation and removals; the gold applied to the connector head may wear out and cause loss of
communication. Please contact your Dolphin representative if you intend to continuously connect and disconnect the PCI
Express cables.
Connecting the cable
Please carefully install the PCI Express cable connector into the connector housing on the adapter card or IXS600 Switch
box. Computer cables should always use strain relief to protect the connected equipment from excessive force via the
cable. This is especially important for cables between racks.
Disconnecting the cable
Carefully pull the thumb tab in the direction of the cable to release the cable from the connector house and eject the
cable.