Chapter 2 Internally Managed Vs. Externally Managed; Table 3: Switch Management - Mellanox Technologies IS5025D-1BRC User Manual

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2 Internally Managed vs. Externally Managed
The following table shows which switches come with a management CPU and which do not.
Unmanaged switches are plug and play out of the box. All switches come with the latest FW
burned on the Flash and EEPROM. Update the FW on unmanaged switches in-band only. When
new FW is available you will receive an email with the link to the Mellanox FW download site.
The download site has the Mellanox FW tool package and full instructions for updating FW.
All managed switches have internal chassis management and can manage up to 108 nodes.
FabricIT can support IB fabrics of up to 648 nodes. Managed switches need an initial configura-
tion before they will start working. See the Installation Guide for initial configuration instructions.
See Table 3 for details.
Table 3 - Switch Management
Family
IS5025
IS5030
IS5035
Managed /
Unmanaged
Unmanaged Plug and play
All firmware updates should be done in-band using Mellanox Firm-
ware Management Tools. 12C port access using MTUSB-1 device is
required for firmware updates if in-band burning is not possible.
Managed RS232 cable DB9 to RJ45 included in the box to connect to host PC
for initial configuration of the switch. After initial configuration the
switch can be managed through the ethernet using a remote connec-
tion.
Managed RS232 cable DB9 to RJ45 included in the box to connect to host PC
for initial configuration of the switch. After initial configuration the
switch can be managed through the ethernet using a remote connec-
tion.
Management Connections
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