The switch is a complete access switching and I/O platform that consolidates and virtualizes the switching infrastructure for server and storage systems deployed in high-performance enterprise clouds.
The switch features up to 38 4x IB ports supporting EDR speeds. Additionally, 10 10GbE ports and 24 1GBASE-T ports provide both network and gateway capabilities.
Separate, dedicated, and optimized on-board SP, ABD, and SCP manage chassis functionality, Ethernet traffic, and IB fabric respectively, through user-friendly CLIs and GUIs.
The switch ships preconfigured for network management through DHCP. However, the procedures in this document are serial management focused, with instructions to configure static IP addresses.