Cable Installation; Breakout Cables And Adapters; Figure 22: Cable Orientation - Mellanox Technologies SX1710 User Manual

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Cable Installation

All cables can be inserted or removed with the unit powered on.
To insert a cable, press the connector into the port receptacle until the connector is firmly seated.
The LED indicator, corresponding to each data port, will light when the physical connection is
established. When a logical connection is made, the relevant port LED will turn on.
To remove a cable, disengage the locks and slowly pull the connector away from the port recep-
tacle. The LED indicator for that port will turn off when the cable is unseated.
For full cabling guidelines, ask your Mellanox representative for a copy of Mellanox Cable Man-
agement Guidelines and FAQ.
For more information about port LEDs, refer to
2.6.1

Breakout Cables and Adapters

A 40GbE port can be split to 4 (or less) 10GbE ports, using a Mellanox breakout cable.
When using a port to split a data stream into four 10Gb/s data streams, one of the other switch
ports will be disabled and unmapped.
2.6.1.1 Using Breakout Cables
When using this feature, you should log into the MLNX-OS® CLI and configure the individual
ports to be 'split-2' or 'split-4'.For further information on Mellanox's cable, visit
www.mellanox.com/page/interconnect_overview
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Do not force the cable into the cage with more than 40 newtons / 9.0 pounds / 4kg
force. Greater insertion force may cause damage to the cable or to the cage.

Figure 22: Cable Orientation

"Port LEDs".
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