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MELLANOX MSN4700-WS2FC Switch Unboxing
Time: 2024-11-27
The MELLANOX MSN4700-WS2FC is a member of the MELLANOX SN4000 series switch family, built for leaf node, ridge node and core node data center applications.
Moduletek Limited Laboratory has purchased a MELLANOX MSN4700-WS2FC switch to test the 40G/100G/200G/400G QSFP-DD product family, and the following takes you through the unboxing and acceptance process.
Table 1 Equipment official description information
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Model
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Description
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MSN4700-WS2FC
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Spectrum-3-based 400GbE 1U Open Ethernet Switch (with Cumulus Linux), 32 QSFPDD ports, 2 power supplies (AC), x86 CPU, standard depth, P2C airflow, slide kit
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It is worth noting that the MELLANOX SN4700 switches are available in three system platforms, Onyx, Cumulus Linux, and ONIE, with different factory pre-installed system platforms corresponding to different switch minimum models; the MSN4700-WS2FC comes pre-installed with NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, an innovative operating system that brings the Linux user experience from the server to the switch. The MSN4700-WS2FC is pre-installed with NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, an innovative operating system that brings the Linux user experience from the server to the switch and provides rich routing capabilities for large-scale applications.
The devices are packaged with the MELLANOX logo, product labeling, and packing labels.
Figure 1 MSN4700-WS2FC Outer Package
Inside the box, the device contains a mainframe (already connected to the power supply and fan), accessories including two C14 to C15 power cables for 100-127VAC, two C14 to C15 power cables for 200-240VAC, a DB9 to RJ45 serial cable, cable ties, sliding rails.
Figure 2 MSN4700-WS2FC inner package
Figure 3 MSN4700-WS2FC accessories
The front panel mainly has 32 400G QSFP-DD ports, 1 RJ45 console port, 1 USB port, 1 RJ45 management port; The rear panel mainly has 2 power supply access slots (already connected to the power supply module), 6 fan access slots (already connected to the fan module).
Figure 4 MSN4700-WS2FC front/back panel
Access the power cord to power up the device, and there is obvious noise at startup.
Figure 5 MSN4700-WS2FC device power-up
Use the RJ45 to DB9 serial cable to connect to the switch through the serial port; the default baud rate of the device is 115200, the initial account/password: cumulus/cumulus, log in to the console; execute the command "cat /etc/lsb-release ", to view the running system version information. Figure 6 Enter the console to view system information.
Figure 6 Enter the console to view system information
Use the MELLANOX compatible 100G SR4 module produced by Moduletek Limited to access the Ethernet port of the device, which can correctly identify the module type.
Figure 7 Read optical module information
Moduletek Limited 's optical modules can be well compatible with MELLANOX related equipment, welcome to buy.
If you have any questions about the above content, you can contact us by Email : web@moduletek.com.
