About This Manual; Intended Audience; Related Documentation; Conventions - Mellanox Technologies SwitchX-2 MSX6018F-1SFS Hardware User Manual

Rev 1.0

About this Manual

This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox switch which is based on the
SwitchX

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing, running,
and managing switch platforms.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand

Related Documentation

Additional Documentation available from Mellanox:

Table 2 - Reference Documents and Web Sites

InfiniBand Architecture Specifica-
tion, Volume 1, Release 1.2.1
Mellanox SwitchX®-2 Switch Prod-
ucts Release Notes
Mellanox MLNX-OS® SwitchX®-2
Software User Manual
MLNX-OS® Software Command Ref-
erence Guide
MLNX-OS® Software Configuration
Guide
All of these documents can be found on the Mellanox Website. They are available either through
the product pages or through the support page with a login and password.

Conventions

Throughout this manual, the names SX6018 and SX6015 and the term switch are used to
describe the 18-port 56Gb/s IB switch unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
The following icons are used throughout this document to indicate information that is important
to the user.
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-2 switch device.
Document Name
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Architecture Specification.
The InfiniBand Architecture Specification that is provided by IBTA
For possible hardware issues see the switch support product page. This
requires a customer support login.
This document contains information regarding configuring and manag-
SwitchX®-2
ing Mellanox Technologies'
Command Reference Guide for MLNX-OS® listing all of the commands
available through MLNX-OS® with explanations and examples.
Configuration Guide for MLNX-OS® displaying different configuration
scenarios.
Description
Switch Platforms.