Chapter 5 Management And Tools Overview; Chassis Management Using The Mlnx-Os Software; Configuring The Switch For The First Time; Starting A Remote Connection To The Switch - Mellanox Technologies SwitchX MSX1016X-2BFR Hardware User Manual

SwitchX® 64 Port SFP+ Ethernet Switch Hardware User Manual
5 Management and Tools Overview
The switch to be managed either remotely, or Out-of-Band using MLNX-OS.
5.1

Chassis Management Using the MLNX-OS Software

The SX10XX switches come standard with a management software module for chassis manage-
ment called Mellanox Operating System (MLNX-OS). MLNX-OS is installed on all SwitchX
based managed switch systems. MLNX-OS includes a CLI, WebUI, SNMP and chassis manage-
ment software.
The Ethernet ports for remote management connect to Ethernet switches. These
switches must be configured to 100M/1G auto-negotiation.
5.2

Configuring the Switch for the First Time

See the Installation Guide of the switches, "Configuring the Switch for the First Time". The port
labelled
switch is connected. This must be done before any remote management is available.
Hook up the supplied harness cable (HAR00028) from the connector labelled
DB9 connector of the local host PC.
5.2.1

Starting a Remote Connection to the Switch

For details on the SNMP commands and MIBs supported refer the MLNX-OS Soft-
ware Command Reference Guide.
must be connected to a local host PC. This must be used the first time the

Figure 16: Host Connection

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