User manual

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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox MSX6012/6005 switch
which is based on the SwitchX® -2 switch device.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible forwitch platforms.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand® Architecture Specificationand with the
Ethernet specification.
Related Documentation
Additional Documentation available from Mellanox:
All of these documents can be found on the Mellanox Website at www.mellanox.com. They are
available either through the product pages www.mellanox.com  Products  InfiniBand/VPI
Switch Systems or through the support page with a login and password.
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the name SX6012/6005 and the term switch are used to describe the 12-
port 56Gb/s IB switch unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
The following icons are used throughout this document to indicate information that is important
to the user.
Table 2 - Reference Documents and Web Sites
Document Name Description
InfiniBand Architecture Specifica-
tion, Volume 1, Release 1.2.1
The InfiniBand Architecture Specification that is provided by IBTA
SwitchX®-2 Switch Product Hardware
Release Notes
For possible hardware issues see the switch support product page. This
document can be found on the support web page for this product.
This requires a customer support login. Look up the relevant SwitchX®-
based switch system/series release note file.
Mellanox MLNX-OS® Software User
Manual
This document contains information regarding configuring and manag-
ing Mellanox Technologies Switch Platforms.
MLNX-OS® Software Command Ref-
erence Guide
Command Reference Guide for MLNX-OS® listing all of the commands
available through MLNX-OS® with explanations and examples.
This icon makes recommendations to the user.