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Management and Tools Overview
3.1 Network Management and Clustering Software
Download and install on all nodes the Mellanox OpenFabric software package for Linux, Windows, or other
operating systems from the Mellanox software website:
http://www.mellanox.com.
> Downloads > InfiniBand SW/Drivers.
This software package provides connectivity for server and storage systems utilizing High Performance
Computing (HPC) or enterprise data center (EDC) applications across an InfiniBand fabric. It also provides
a subnet manager for simple network configuration and network administration and diagnostic tools for net-
work management.
3.2 Internally Managed Switch System
The switch system comes with a PPC controlled management module. The management module for this
switch system runs SW that can manage the chassis. An option to upgrade the management module to be
able to manage the whole fabric is available. See your Mellanox representative for information and pricing
regarding this upgrade.
The managed Switch system includes a CPU which contains:
Embedded OS, secure In-band, out-band access
Chassis manager & System BIST
SNMP Agent, 3rd Party tool integration
CLI and GUI
Subnet manager
Performance/provisioning manager
Congestion & notification manager
QoS manager
Adaptive routing manager
Cluster diagnostics manager
Management modules with a CPU will have the capability to allow remote monitoring and remote manage-
ment of the chassis from any host connected to the fabric.
The Subnet management features include:
upgrading Drivers
upgrading software
monitoring of:
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AC power to the PSUs
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DC power out from the PSUs
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board temperature
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spine fan module unit
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leaf fan module unit
