Chapter 3 Externally Managed Switches - Mellanox Technologies InfiniScale MIS5022Q-1BRR User Manual

InfiniScale® IV 8-Port QSFP 40 Gb/s InfiniBand Switch User Manual
3 Externally Managed Switches
Externally managed (unmanaged) switches are plug and play out of the box. All switches come
with the latest firmware (FW) burned on the Flash. Updating the firmware on externally managed
switches can be performed in-band only. When new firmware is available, an email notification is
sent to registered users with the link to the Mellanox firmware download site. The download site
has the Mellanox firmware tool package and full instructions for updating firmware.
Externally managed switches must be managed by management software installed on a node or on
another managed switch that can be anywhere in the fabric. This can be OpenSM, MLNX-OS,
Mellanox FabricIT™ EFM, Mellanox UFM™, or a third party Subnet Manager.
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