User manual

SwitchX®-2 12 Port InfiniBand Switch System Hardware User Manual Rev 1.0

Mellanox Technologies

In IB mode, the LED indicator, corresponding to each data port, will light orange when the phys-

ical 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). When a logical connec

tion is made the LED will change to green. When data is being transferred the light will blink

green.

2.4 Air Flow

These switches can come with two air flow patterns. The two patterns are:

• Front side (connector side) inlet to rear side outlet

• Rear side inlet to front side outlet

The air flow is specified in the product model number. See “Mellanox Part Numbering Legend”

on page 10.

2.5 QSFP Cable Power Budget Classification

All SwitchX

-2 QSFP switches are designed for fiber cables with a max power per module of

2W. Typical power per port is 1.5 W.

2.6 Interfaces

Management and Firmware Updating Interfaces

The following interfaces connect to the switch:

• 1 – 100M/1 Gb Ethernet connectors labeled

• 1 – USB port that is labeled 

This interface can be used to update software or firmware. This is only on the managed

switch.

• 1 – connector that is labeled 

Use this connector to connect to the host PC.

Table 12 - Connector Physical and Logical Link Assignments for IB Mode

LED Status LED Description

Off No power to the port.

Solid Green Logical link is up.

Flashing Green Data activity flashing speed is proportional to data transfer speed.

Solid Orange Physical link is up.

Flashing Orange A problem with the physical link.