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M3601Q 16+16 Port 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch User Manual 6 1 Overview The Mellanox M3601Q 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Blade for Dell PowerEdge M1000e-series Blade Enclosures provides a high bandwidth, low latency fabric for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Performance Computing and Embedded environments. Based on the fourth generation InfiniScale® IV InfiniBand switch device, this I/O module (IOM) delivers up to 40Gb/s full bisectional bandwidth per port. When used in conjunction with ConnectX® InfiniBand dual port Mezzanine I/O cards, clustered data bases, parallelized applications and transactional services applications will achieve significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per operation. The I/O module comes pre-installed with all necessary firmware, and configured for standard operation within an InfiniBand fabric, and requires an InfiniBand compliant Subnet Manager running from one of the hosts. All that is required for normal operation is to follow the usual precautions for installation and connection from the switch to the HCAs or other switches. Once connected, the Subnet Management software automatically configures and begins utilizing the switch. It is recommended that Mellanox OpenFabrics software package be installed on all nodes connected to the M3610Q. The software package provides a subnet manager and network management tools as well as connectivity software for servers and storage, and is available on the Mellanox web site. See Chapter 3 for more information. Basic installation, hot-swapping components and hardware maintenance is covered in "Installation and Basic Operation" on page 9. The M3601Q switch has a Hot Swap controller and a PSOC Management IC. Mellanox Technologies Rev 1.1

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M3601Q 16+16 Port 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch User Manual
Mellanox Technologies
Rev 1.1
6
1
Overview
The Mellanox M3601Q 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Blade for Dell PowerEdge M1000e-series Blade
Enclosures provides a high bandwidth, low latency fabric for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Perfor-
mance Computing and Embedded environments. Based on the fourth generation InfiniScale® IV
InfiniBand switch device, this I/O module (IOM) delivers up to 40Gb/s full bisectional bandwidth
per port. When used in conjunction with ConnectX® InfiniBand dual port Mezzanine I/O cards,
clustered data bases, parallelized applications and transactional services applications will achieve
significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per
operation.
The I/O module comes pre-installed with all necessary firmware, and configured for standard oper-
ation within an InfiniBand fabric, and requires an InfiniBand compliant Subnet Manager running
from one of the hosts. All that is required for normal operation is to follow the usual precautions for
installation and connection from the switch to the HCAs or other switches. Once connected, the
Subnet Management software automatically configures and begins utilizing the switch.
It is recommended that Mellanox OpenFabrics software package be installed on all nodes con-
nected to the M3610Q. The software package provides a subnet manager and network management
tools as well as connectivity software for servers and storage, and is available on the Mellanox web
site. See Chapter 3 for more information.
Basic installation, hot-swapping components and hardware maintenance is covered in “Installation
and Basic Operation” on page 9.
The M3601Q switch has a Hot Swap controller and a PSOC Management IC.