User manual

Overview

Rev 1.2

Mellanox Technologies

1Overview

This User Manual provides an overview of the InfiniBand switch product, a 36-port switch capa-

ble of up to 2.88Tb/s of non-blocking switching capacity. Based on the fourth generation InfiniS-

cale IV InfiniBand switch device. The platform delivers industry leading bandwidth, latency, and

scalability in a 1U form factor. The platform can be tiered to build larger multi stage networks in a

variety of topologies such as Fat-Tree, Mesh, 3D Torus etc. All port configurations are covered in

this manual which include switches for QSFP InfiniBand ports.

Mellanox IS5024 switch systems are an ideal choice for top-of-rack connectivity from small to

extremely large sized clusters. Networks built with IS5024 systems can carry converged traffic

with the combination of assured bandwidth and granular quality of service. IS5024 systems pro

vide up to 40Gb/s full bidirectional bandwidth per port.

The switch platform comes pre-installed with all necessary firmware and is configured for stan-

dard operation within an InfiniBand fabric. This switch requires an InfiniBand compliant Subnet

Manager running from one of the hosts or another managed switch. All that is required for normal

operation is to follow the usual precautions for installation and to connect the switch to the HCAs

or other switches within the fabric. Once connected, the Subnet Management software automati

cally configures and begins utilizing the switch.

It is recommended that the Mellanox OpenFabrics software package be installed on all nodes con-

nected to the IS5024. The software package provides a subnet manager and network management

tools as well as connectivity software for servers and storage, and is available on the Mellanox

web site. See Chapter 3 for more information.

Basic installation and hardware maintenance is covered in “Hardware Basic Operation and Instal-

lation” on page 15.

1.1 Serial Number and Product Version Information

The Serial number and GUID for the switch are found on the front panel below the I2C interface

connection. The serial number and product version information are found on the label seen in the

figure below.

Figure 1: Generic Product label

Also on this label is the GUID identifier for the switch.

P/N: MIS5024Q-1BRR

Rev: X1

Made in IL

GUID: 0002C9020040DDB0

S/N: MT0924X00266