Cisco Systems SFS 7000P, SFS 7000D manual Connecting InfiniBand Devices, 3-12

Chapter 3 Installing the Switches

Connecting Network Devices

Connecting InfiniBand Devices

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To use InfiniBand to connect to other workstations or switches, you need standard 4x InfiniBand cables. InfiniBand cables can be used to connect any two InfiniBand devices, whether a switch or a host. (Figure 3-11and Figure 3-12show InfiniBand ports on the Cisco SFS 7000P and SFS 7000D Server Switches.) For more information about InfiniBand cables, see the InfiniBand SDR, DDR, and QDR Technology Overview.

Note Copper passive DDR cables are limited to 8 meters in length. If you want to use a longer SDR cable in place of a DDR cable, the port must be comfigured manually to run an SDR rate.

Figure 3-11	Port Connections for the Cisco SFS 7000P Server Switch
	InfiniBand port		Serial
		console
	connectors		port

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			Ethernet
		management
			port
Figure 3-12	Port Connections for the Cisco SFS 7000D Server Switch
	InfiniBand port		Ethernet
	connectors	management
			port

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Serial

console

port

To connect InfiniBand devices, follow these steps:

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