MXS924 Users Guide
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Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Terms and Acronyms .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Software support ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Revision history .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Hardware revisions ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Management Firmware Version ..................................................................................................................................... 6
PCI Express Gen4 Switch
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MXS924 .................................................................................................................................... 7
MXS924 high level specification ..................................................................................................................................... 7
NTB Configuration examples .............................................................................................................................................. 8
6 node PCIe x16 Gen4 NTB Cluster ................................................................................................................................. 8
12 node PCIe x8 Gen4 NTB Cluster ................................................................................................................................. 8
24 node PCIe xx Gen4 NTB Cluster .................................................................................................................................. 8
10 node PCIe x16 Gen4 NTB Cluster ............................................................................................................................... 9
20 node PCIe x8 Gen4 NTB Cluster ................................................................................................................................. 9
Larger NTB Cluster configurations .................................................................................................................................. 9
Transparent PCIe IO expansion
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Multiple expansion chassis connected to one server ...................................................... 10
Supported Transparent Configurations..................................................................................................................... 11
Cables .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Management processor ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Use cases summary and settings ...................................................................................................................................... 12
LEDs ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
MXS924 Switch Status LEDs .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Port and Link status LEDs ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Port status LEDs ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Link status LEDs ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
USB Port .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
SD Card Port ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Installation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Safety instructions ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the Switch in a rack ....................................................................................................................................... 15
Airflow ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Switch desktop use ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Ethernet ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15
