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3Cluster Management and Firmware

3.1 Network Management and Clustering Software

Download and install, on all nodes, the Mellanox OpenFabric software package for Linux, Windows, or
other operating systems from the Mellanox software website:
http://www.mellanox.com >Downloads > InfiniBand SW/Drivers.
This software package provides conn e ct ivi ty f or s erv er a n d st or a ge sy st em s ut il iz ing H i gh P e r for-
mance Computing (HPC) or enterprise da ta center (EDC) applications across an Inf iniBand fabric.
It also provides a Subnet Manager for simple network configuration, network administration, and
diagnostic tools for network management.

3.2 Updating Firmware

The switch is delivered with the latest Firmware available at the time of produ ction. New firmware
versions will be posted on the Mellanox firmware download page. Firmware can be updated in-
band using the Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT).
You will need the Mellanox Firmware Tools package available in MLNX_OFED to update firm-
ware for this switch. It also can be downloaded from:
http://www.mellanox.com > Downloads > Firmware Tools.
The latest firmware can be found at:
http://www.mellanox.com > Support > Dell.

3.2.1 Instructions for Reprogramming Over the InfiniBand Network

To reprogram the switch see http://mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=firmware_table_dell
for the latest firmware and the burning instructions.