Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 5)

InfiniBand Blade Switch I/O Module for PowerEdge M-Series Rev 1.0
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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the SwitchX M4001F 56 Gb/s, and the
M4001Q 40 Gb/s InfiniBand blade switch I/O modules for the PowerEdge M-Series chassis.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting
up the switch platforms listed above.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand® Architecture Specification.
Related Documentation
The documentation set accompanying the Mellanox M4001[F, Q] includes the following:
Online Resources
• Mellanox Technologies Web pages: http://www.mellanox.com
• Dell Support Web pages: http://support.dell.com
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the names M4001F and M4001Q and the terms switch, I/O module, and
IOM are used to describe the M4001F 56 Gb/s, and the M4001Q 40 Gb/s InfiniBand blade switch
I/O modules, unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
The following pictures are used throughout this document to indicate information that is important
to the user.
Table 2 - Reference Documents
InfiniBand Architecture Specification
Volume 1 Release 1.2.1 and Volume 2
release 1.2.1 InfiniBand architecture specification descriptions
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)
User’s Manual
Document # 2329
The MFT (Mellanox Firmware Tools) package is a set of firmware tools. The
manual supplied with this package provides an overview of the firmware its
installation and replacement. The MFT can be downloaded with its documenta-
tion at:
http://www.mellanox.com > Downloads > Firmware Tools.
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