Mellanox MLNX-OS® User Manualfor SX1018HP Ethernet Managed Blade Switch

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1 Introduction
Mellanox® Operating System (MLNX-OS®) enables the management and configuration of Mel-
lanox Technologies’ SwitchX® sili
con based switch platforms. MLNX-OS supports the Virtual
Protocol Interconnect (VPI) technology which enables it to be used for both Ethernet and Infini-
Band technology providing the user
with greater flexibility.
MLNX-OS provides a full suite of management optio
ns, including support for Mellanox’s Uni-
fied Fabric Manager® (UFM), SNMP V1,2,3,
and web user interface. In addition, it incorporates
a familiar industry-standard CLI, which enables administrators to easily configure and manage
the system.
1.1 MLNX-OS Features
Table 4 - General System Features
Feature Description
Software Management
• Dual software image
• Software and firmware updates
File management
•FTP
•TFTP
•SCP
Logging
• Event history log
• SysLog support
Management Interface
• DHCP/Zeroconf
•IPv6
Chassis Management
• Monitoring environmental controls
Network Management Inter-
faces
• SNMP v1,v2c,v3
• REST interfaces (XML Gateway)
Security
• SSH
• Telnet
• RADIUS
•TACACS+
Date and Time
•NTP
Cables & Transceivers
• Transceiver info
Virtual Port Interconnect®
(VPI)
• Ethernet
• InfiniBand
Table 5 - Ethernet Features
Feature Description
General
• Jumbo Frames (9K)
• ACL - 24K rules (permit/deny)
• Breakout cables