Table of Contents
Chapter 1 | Overview |
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| 1.1 | I/OCard |
| 8 |
| 1.2 | Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Cards | 9 | |
Chapter 2 | I/O Card Interfaces | 10 | ||
| 2.1 | I/O Interfaces | 10 | |
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| 2.1.1 | InfiniBand Interface | 10 |
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| 2.1.2 | Ethernet Interface | 10 |
| 2.2 | LED Assignment | 11 | |
| 2.3 | PCI Express Interface | 11 | |
| 2.4 | Memory |
| 11 |
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| 2.4.1 | System Memory | 11 |
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| 2.4.2 | EEPROM | 12 |
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| 2.4.3 | Flash | 12 |
| 2.5 | EEPROM VPD | 12 | |
Chapter 3 | Driver Software and Firmware | 14 | ||
| 3.1 | Driver Software | 14 | |
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| 3.1.1 | Linux | 14 |
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| 3.1.2 | Windows | 14 |
| 3.2 | Updating Card Firmware | 14 | |
| 3.3 | FlexBoot |
| 14 |
Chapter 4 | I/O Card Installation | 15 | ||
| 4.1 | Hardware and Software Requirements | 15 | |
| 4.2 | Installation Kit | 15 | |
| 4.3 | Installation Instructions | 16 | |
| 4.4 | Safety Warnings | 19 | |
Chapter 5 | Cables and Modules | 21 | ||
| 5.1 | Cable Installation | 21 | |
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| 5.1.1 Inserting a Cable into the Card | 21 | |
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| 5.1.2 Removing a Cable from the Card | 22 | |
Appendix A | Specifications | 23 | ||
Appendix B | QSFP Interface | 27 | ||
Appendix C | Avertissements de sécurité d’installation (French) | 29 | ||
Appendix D | Installation - Sicherheitshinweise (German) | 30 | ||
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