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Installation Instructions 

Tool-Less 4-Post Mounting Rail-Kit

#Illustration
1.


Extract the inner rails (A) from the other rails by pressing the spring latch and pulling it out, as shown in the following illustration:


2.


  1. Mount the inner rails (A) onto the chassis:

    1. Attach the switch to the left and right inner rails according to your installation selection -

      • Standard Installation:

      The inner rails should be assembled to the switch using the first five holes (from its front side).

      • Recessed Installation:

      The inner rails should be assembled to the switch skipping the first hole (from its front side).

    2. Secure the assembly by pushing the chassis’ pins through the slider key holes, until a click is heard and locking occurs.


3.

Install the outer rails (B+C) in the rack, as shown in the following illustration: 


4.

Mount the chassis onto the rack

    1. Insert the chassis into the middle-outer rails installed in the rack (C).
    2. Secure the chassis in place by tightening the thumb-screws.



Tool-Less 2-Post Mounting Rail-Kit

This mounting kit is optional and should be ordered separately. 

The 2-post mounting installation may cause sinking of the switch. The rear end sag is 6-8mm. 

#Illustration
1.

Attach the two brackets (A) to the chassis, using the 12 M4 screws (B) provided in the kit, according to your installation selection:

  • Standard Installation:

  • Middle rack Installation:


2.


Install 4 cage nuts (C) in the desired 1U slots of the rack an mount the device in the rack, using 10-32 rack mounting screws. 


3.

The cable retainer should be used to secure the cable when installing the system. To secure the power cord inside the retainer, press the small tab on the retainer strip to loosen the loop.

System Interfaces

Connector (Front) Side 
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FRU (Rear) Side 

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* It may take up to five minutes to turn on the system. If the System Status LED shows amber after five minutes, unplug the system and contact your NVIDIA representative.

LED Assignments 

SymbolDescriptionNormal Status

System healthGreen

Fan healthGreen

Power supply healthGreen

Bad port detectedOff

Identifier LEDOff/Blue

Reset button

Configuration

  1. Connect the host PC to the Console (RJ-45) port.

  2. Configure a serial terminal program.

    Parameter

    Settings

    Baud rate

    115200

    Data bits

    8

    Stop bits

    1

    Parity

    None

    Flow control

    None

  3. Login:

    OS

    Username

    Password

    Onyx (MLNX-OS)

    admin

    admin

    ONIEb 

    -

    -

    Cumulus Linuxc 

    cumulus

    CumulusLinux! (case sensitive)

    a. No login is required. Press Enter to activate the console. 

  4.  Initial configuration

    1. Onyx (MLNX-OS): Go through the configuration wizard. For further information, please refer to: https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/category/mlnxos. 
    2. ONIE: Please refer to ONIE User Manual - https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/category/oniesw.
    3. Cumulus: By default, the MGMT port will acquire the IP from DHCP. You can cross reference the MAC of the switch with your DHCP server (MAC can be found on switch label) or using "ifconfig eth0" (when using MGMT0). For further information, refer to: https://docs.nvidia.com/networking-ethernet-software/cumulus-linux-53/Quick-Start-Guide/. 

For full installation instructions, go to https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/category/switchen.