InfiniBand Blade Switch I/O Module for PowerEdge M-Series

About this Manual

Rev 1.0

This manual describes the installation and basic use of the SwitchX M4001F 56 Gb/s, and the M4001Q 40 Gb/s InfiniBand blade switch I/O modules for the PowerEdge M-Series chassis.

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

The documentation set accompanying the Mellanox M4001[F, Q] includes the following:

Table 2 - Reference Documents

InfiniBand Architecture Specification

InfiniBand architecture specification descriptions

Volume 1 Release 1.2.1 and Volume 2

 

release 1.2.1

 

 

 

Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)

The MFT (Mellanox Firmware Tools) package is a set of firmware tools. The

User’s Manual

manual supplied with this package provides an overview of the firmware its

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installation and replacement. The MFT can be downloaded with its documenta-

 

tion at:

 

http://www.mellanox.com > Downloads > Firmware Tools.

 

 

Online Resources

Mellanox Technologies Web pages: http://www.mellanox.com

Dell Support Web pages: http://support.dell.com

Conventions

Throughout this manual, the names M4001F and M4001Q and the terms switch, I/O module, and IOM are used to describe the M4001F 56 Gb/s, and the M4001Q 40 Gb/s InfiniBand blade switch I/O modules, unless explicitly indicated otherwise.

The following pictures are used throughout this document to indicate information that is important to the user.

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Dell M4001Q, M4001F user manual About this Manual, Intended Audience, Related Documentation, Online Resources, Conventions