M3601Q 16+16 Port 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch User Manual
Mellanox Technologies
Rev 1.1
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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox M3601Q 16+16 Port 40Gb/s
InfiniBand Switch for Dell PowerEdge M1000e-series Blade Enclosures.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting
up the switch platforms listed above.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand® Architecture Specification.
Related Documentation
The documentation set accompanying the Mellanox M3601Q includes the following:
Online Resources
• Mellanox Technologies Web pages:
http://www.mellanox.com
• Dell Support Web pages:
http://support.dell.com
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the name M3601Q and the terms switch, I/O module, and IOM are used to
describe the 16+16 port 40Gb/s InfiniBand switch for the Dell M1000e, unless explicitly indicated
otherwise.
Table 1 - Reference Documents
InfiniBand Architecture Specification Vol-
ume 1 Release 1.2.1 and Volume 2 release
1.2.1
InfiniBand architecture specification descriptions
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)
User’s Manual
Document # 2329
The MFT (Mellanox Firmware Tools) package is a set of firmware tools. The manual
supplied with this package provides an overview of the firmware its installation and
replacement. The MFT can be downloaded with its documentation at:
http://www.mellanox.com
> Downloads > Firmware Tools.
