User manual

ConnectX®-3 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1.7

Mellanox Technologies

3.4 Cables and Modules

Please refer to “Mellanox Products Approved Cable Lists” at www.mellanox.com/related-docs/

user_manuals/Mellanox_approved_cables.pdf.

3.4.1 Cable Installation

1. All cables can be inserted or removed with the unit powered on. To insert a cable, press the

connector into the port receptacle until the connector is firmly seated.

2. After inserting a cable into a port, the GREEN LED indicator wil

l 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 connector plugged into a functioning port).

3. After plugging in a cable, lock the connec

tor using the latching mechanism particular to the

cable vendor. When a logical connection is made the YELLOW LED will come on. When

data is being transferred the yellow led will blink.

When installing cables make sure that the latches engage.

Always install and remove cables by pushing or pulling the cable and connector in a

straight line with the card.

4. Care should be taken as not to impede the air exhaust flow through the ventilation holes.

Cable lengths which allow for routing horizontally around to the side of the chassis before

bending upward or downward in the rack should be used

5. To remove a cable, disengage the locks and sl

owly pull the connector away from the port

receptacle. Both LED indicators will turn off when the cable is unseated.

Cables, especially long copper cables, can weigh a substantial amount. Make sure that

the weight of the cable is supported on its own and is not hanging from the adapter

card.