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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox MSX6012/6005 switch
which is based on the SwitchX® -2 switch device.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible forwitch platforms.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand® Architecture Specificationand with the
Ethernet specification.
Related Documentation
Additional Documentation available from Mellanox:
Table 2 - Reference Documents and Web Sites
InfiniBand Architecture Specifica-
tion, Volume 1, Release 1.2.1
SwitchX®-2
Release Notes
Mellanox MLNX-OS® Software User
Manual
MLNX-OS® Software Command Ref-
erence Guide
All of these documents can be found on the Mellanox Website at www.mellanox.com. They are
available either through the product pages
Switch Systems or through the support page with a login and password.
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the name SX6012/6005 and the term switch are used to describe the 12-
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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Document Name
Switch Product Hardware
This icon makes recommendations to the user.
The InfiniBand Architecture Specification that is provided by IBTA
For possible hardware issues see the switch support product page.
document can be found on the support web page for this product.
This requires a customer support login. Look up the relevant SwitchX®-
based switch system/series release note file.
This document contains information regarding configuring and manag-
ing Mellanox Technologies Switch Platforms.
Command Reference Guide for MLNX-OS® listing all of the commands
available through MLNX-OS® with explanations and examples.
www.mellanox.com
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Products
InfiniBand/VPI
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