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About this Manual
This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Mellanox M2401G 16+8 Port 20Gb/s
InfiniBand Switch for Dell PowerEdge M1000e-series Blade Enclosures.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting
up the switch platforms listed above.
The manual assumes familiarity with the InfiniBand® Architecture Specification.
Related Documentation
The documentation set accompanying the Mellanox M2401G includes the following:
Online Resources
• Mellanox Technologies Web pages: http://www.mellanox.com
• Dell Support Web pages: http://support.dell.com
Conventions
Throughout this manual, the name M2401G and the term switch are used to describe the 16+8 port
20Gb/s InfiniBand switch for the Dell M1000e, unless explicitly indicated otherwise.
Table 1 - Reference Documents
InfiniBand Architecture Specification Vol-
ume 1 Release 1.2.1 and Volume 2 release
1.2.1
InfiniBand architecture specification descriptions
Mellanox OFED Stack The Mellanox OFED stack provides a tool set to manage InfiniBand fabric clusters. The
stack with user’s manual can be downloaded at:
http://www.mellanox.com > Downloads > InfiniBand SW/Drivers,
Be sure to download the stack that matches your OS.
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)
User’s Manual
Document # 2329
The MFT (Mellanox Firmware Tools) package is a set of firmware tools. The manual
supplied with this package provides an overview of the firmware its installation and
replacement. The MFT can be downloaded with its documentation at:
http://www.mellanox.com > Downloads > Firmware Tools