Hello All,
I am hoping to set-up a dedicated infiniband network, but not sure if I will be making a mistake to buy an un-managed Mellanox switches (e.g. sx6005, sx6015, & sx6025). I know you can update the managed switch firmware (e.g. sx6012, sx6018, & sx6036), can even add ethernet switching to mix!
But the un-managed switches are noticeably cheaper & I only really need infiniband for now (cheapest, but will not support Ethernet later). ...I can flash Mellanox cards to VPI for eventual 'dual use' on both Infiniband & Ethernet networks, and eventually pick up managed switch to add ethernet (sometime in future.
Un-managed switch appear to NOT have a console port or USB, so I assume no easy 'update-able' firmware. But do you really need to update firmware on un-managed switch ?!? ...also will go with cheapest EMC/HP version of Mellanox un-managed switch.
I trust the more experiences folks will have opinions & guidance to share with an inexperience knob like me here. I appreciate any & all advice & suggestions on my high data rate network plans. Purpose is to just learn and play with higher speeds, not production or anything. Probably start by connecting ~half dozen servers & storage together.
Cheers,
ABQ
I am hoping to set-up a dedicated infiniband network, but not sure if I will be making a mistake to buy an un-managed Mellanox switches (e.g. sx6005, sx6015, & sx6025). I know you can update the managed switch firmware (e.g. sx6012, sx6018, & sx6036), can even add ethernet switching to mix!
But the un-managed switches are noticeably cheaper & I only really need infiniband for now (cheapest, but will not support Ethernet later). ...I can flash Mellanox cards to VPI for eventual 'dual use' on both Infiniband & Ethernet networks, and eventually pick up managed switch to add ethernet (sometime in future.
Un-managed switch appear to NOT have a console port or USB, so I assume no easy 'update-able' firmware. But do you really need to update firmware on un-managed switch ?!? ...also will go with cheapest EMC/HP version of Mellanox un-managed switch.
I trust the more experiences folks will have opinions & guidance to share with an inexperience knob like me here. I appreciate any & all advice & suggestions on my high data rate network plans. Purpose is to just learn and play with higher speeds, not production or anything. Probably start by connecting ~half dozen servers & storage together.
Cheers,
ABQ
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