Overview
Rev 1.5
Mellanox Technologies
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1.1
Management CPU
The EVB comes with a Power PC 460E CPU for management. It also comes with a PCIE/1GbE
Extender that allows the user bypass the management CPU and to connect directly to the chip.
1.2
PCIE/1GbE Extender Kit
The Power PC management module can be removed and in its place a PCIE/1GbE extender can
be installed. When the Management module is removed the EVB becomes externally managed.
The PCIE/1GbE extender kit contains the system side board and the server side board.
The board has four connectors:
The server side board in the kit, gets inserted in a server. Connect the card into a 8X or 16X PCI
slot. This card has 3 ports:
When the PCIE/1GbE Extender is used the Power PC is removed from the sys-
tem and
none
of the management interfaces on the connector side will work.
When the Power PC is removed the switch/ EVB becomes unmanaged and
does NOT need Initial configuration.
Interface
Description
CX4 connector
for clocking and reset
2 QSFP connectors
one is blue, one is green
• The green one goes from the green labeled connector on the EVBduaghter board to the
green label on the server side card included in the kit.
• The blue one goes from the blue labeled connector on the EVBduaghter board to the blue
label on the server side card included in the kit.
Server Side board
a card that gets inserted into the server X8 PCI slot.
Use only one option the PCIE or the Ethernet, do not use both
RJ 45 connector
for management through an ethernet port
Interface
Description
CX4 connector
for clocking and reset
2 QSFP connectors
one is blue, one is green
• The green one goes from the green labeled connector on the EVBduaghter board to the
green label on the server side card included in the kit.
• The blue one goes from the blue labeled connector on the EVBduaghter board to the blue
label on the server side card included in the kit.
