HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch and InfiniBand Switch Management Module Installation Guide for HP c-Class BladeSystems
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preparing for Installation
- Hardware Installation
- Installing an HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch
- Installing InfiniBand Cables in an HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch
- Removing an InfiniBand Cable from the HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch
- InfiniBand Subnet Management
- Hardware Removal
- Regulatory Compliance
- Installation of Switch Management Module

10 Hardware Installation
Installing an HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch into an HP
BladeSystem Enclosure
To install an HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch into an HP BladeSystem enclosure, follow
these steps:
1. Slide the HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch all the way into the HP BladeSystem
enclosure (see callout 1 in Figure 6).
Figure 6 Installing an HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch into an HP BladeSystem
Enclosure
2. Push the blade handle in until it is in the locked position (see callout 2 in Figure 6). The blade handle is
locked when you cannot pull it back out without pushing the blade handle
release.
Installing InfiniBand Cables in an HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand
Managed Switch
Figure 7 shows and Table 3 defines an InfiniBand cable with a QSFP connector used with an HP BLc
QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switch. QSFP connector to QSFP connector InfiniBand QDR/QDR
cables are used to connect multiple HP BLc QLogic 4X QDR InfiniBand Managed Switches together. For
more information about supported Infiniband cables, see the HP InfiniBand Options for HP ProLiant and
Integrity Servers Quickspec on the HP website:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13078_div/13078_div.HTML