SwitchX®-2 18-Port QSFP FDR InfiniBand System Hardware User Manual
Rev 1.1
Mellanox Technologies
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Basic Operation
2.1
Switch Platform Hardware Overview
Figure 3 shows the power side panel view of the switch. The figure shows the hot-swap power
supply locations and the hot-swap fan module, and an I2C banana connector.
Figure 3 shows the connector side panel views of the internally managed and externally managed
switches. The figure shows port configurations for the switch systems. Managed systems have 2
– Ethernet RJ-45 connectors for management, 1 – RJ-45 connector for connecting to a host PC, 1
– USB connector. Externally managed switches only have a single I2C RJ-45 connector.All
switches have various status LEDs for on site switch status information.
Figure 3: QSFP Switch System Power and Connector Side Panels
Figure 4: QSFP Switch System Connector Side
All connectivity except for power cords is via the connector side panel. All connectors can sup-
port fiber cables.
2.2
Status LEDs
2.2.1
System Status Indicators
The System Status Indicators are located to the left of the connectors on the connector side panel,
and on the power side at the far right. Both of these LEDs give identical information.
OK
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OK
12C
Power Side Panel
SX6018
CONSOLE
MGT
RST
UID
PS2
PS1
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SX6018 Connector Side Panel
SX6015
I2C
RST
UID
PS2
PS1
1
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SX6015 Connector Side Panel
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