Sbm-Ibp-D14 Infiniband Pass-Through Module; Installation And Configuration Of Infiniband Switch Modules; Installing/Removing The Infiniband Switch Module; Figure 4-5. Sbm-Ibp-D14 Infiniband Pass-Through Triple-Wide Module - Supermicro SBM-GEM-X2C+ User Manual

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SBM-IBP-D14 InfiniBand Pass-Through Module

Figure 4-5. SBM-IBP-D14 InfiniBand Pass-Through Triple-Wide Module

The SBM-IBP-D14 InfniBand Pass-through Module is a triple-wide non-configurable
pass-through module that includes fourteen (14) 4X DDR copper ports with CX-4
connectors. The pass-through module is used to provide a connection between the
Infiniband controller (Add-on Card) mounted on the blade's mainboard and an external
InfiniBand device.
Unlike the SBM-IBS-001 4x DDR InfiniBand switch module, this is a pass-through
module. With this module Blade 1 would be connected directly to port 1, Blade 2 to port
2 and so on. If you are only connected to 10 blades then ports 11 through 14 are not
connected.
Temperature and voltage of the pass-through module are read through the CMM
module. Like other SuperBlade network modules, this pass-through module is
hot-pluggable.
NOTE: The SBM-IBP-D14 InfniBand Pass-through Module must be connected
to another InfiniBand module in order to operate.
4-7 Installation and Configuration of InfiniBand Switch
Modules
This section covers the installation, removal and configuration of InfiniBand switch
modules and InfiniBand pass-through modules.

Installing/Removing the InfiniBand Switch Module

Before installing the InfiniBand switch module make sure the cover to the module has
been installed before proceeding. Refer to the anti-static precautions described in
Chapter 2.
The InifiniBand switch module must be installed into a double-wide bay. Assuming that
you have already created a double-wide bay out of two single-wide bays, continue with
the steps below. See the SuperBlade User's Manual for details on setting up
double-wide bays in the SuperBlade enclosure.
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