User manual

Rev 1.2
Mellanox Technologies
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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox IS5024 switch, which is
based on the InfiniScale® IV InfiniBand switch device.
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
Additional Documentation available from Mellanox:
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the name IS5024 and the term switch are used to describe the 36-port
QSFP 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
Table 2 - Reference Documents
Switch Firmware and
Firmware Update
Tools
See
http://www.mellanox.com > Support > Download Firmware Tools
Note that the Switch System described in this manual is based on Mellanox
Technologies’ InfiniScale
®
IV switch device.
Mellanox OFED
Stack for Linux
User’s Manual
See
http://www.mellanox.com > Support > InfiniBand Software and Drivers
Click “Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution for Linux
(MLNX_OFED)”
Select the Linux User’s Manual
The embedded OS and tools on the CPU in the management module is a
subset of the Mellanox OFED stack.
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 firm
-
ware its installation and replacement. The MFT can be downloaded with its
documentation at:
http://www.mellanox.com > Support > Download Firmware Tools