Infiniband Cable Installation; Figure 18: Top And Bottom Ports - Mellanox Technologies MTS3600Q-1BNC User Manual

Rev 2.7

3.5.6 InfiniBand Cable Installation

All cables can be inserted or removed with the unit powered on. To insert a cable, press the con-
nector into the port receptacle until the connector is firmly seated. The GREEN LED indicator,
corresponding to each QSFP port, will light when the physical connection is established (that is,
when the unit is powered on and a cable is plugged into the port with the other end of the connec-
tor plugged into a functioning port). After plugging in a cable, lock the connector using the latch-
ing mechanism particular to the cable vendor. When a logical connection is made the yellow light
will come on. When data is being transferred the yellow light will blink.
To remove, disengage the locks and slowly pull the connector away from the port receptacle. Both
LED indicators will turn off when the cable is unseated.
Care should be taken not to impede the air exhaust flow through the ventilation holes next to the
InfiniBand ports. Cable lengths should be used which allow for routing horizontally around to the
side of the chassis before bending upward or downward in the rack.
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Cables in the bottom row should be inserted up side down in relation to the
how the cables are inserted in the top row.

Figure 18: Top and Bottom Ports

Basic Operation and Installation