NAT-MCH Users Manual Version 1.16

NAT-MCH – Users Manual
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER....................................................................................................................................................... 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................................................... 4
LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................................. 7
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1 BOARD SPECIFICATION...................................................................................................................... 10
1.1 NAT-MCH FEATURES ....................................................................................................................... 11
1.1.1 CPU and Memory ......................................................................................................................... 11
1.1.2 IPMI and Management.................................................................................................................. 11
1.1.3 Supported Fabrics and Compliance.............................................................................................. 11
1.1.4 Clock Distribution......................................................................................................................... 11
1.1.5 External Clock Reference Input .................................................................................................... 11
1.1.6 LEDs.............................................................................................................................................. 12
2 OVERVIEW: NAT-MCH PRODUCT FAMILY................................................................................... 13
2.1 NAT-MCH VARIANTS ....................................................................................................................... 14
2.2 NAT-MCH GEN2: CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS AT THE FACE PLATE........................................... 16
2.2.1 LED Indicators.............................................................................................................................. 16
2.2.2 SMA Connector – External Clock Reference ................................................................................ 17
2.2.3 100 BaseT interface – primary Management Interface Port......................................................... 17
2.2.4 GigaBit Ethernet (GbE) Uplink Port............................................................................................. 17
2.2.5 Console (Dbg) Port....................................................................................................................... 17
2.3 NAT-MCH GEN3: CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS AT THE FACE PLATE........................................... 18
2.3.1 LED Indicators.............................................................................................................................. 18
2.3.2 SMA Connectors – External Clock Reference............................................................................... 19
2.3.3 Dual GbE Uplink Port................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.4 Management Interface Port .......................................................................................................... 19
2.3.5 Console Port – USB / Telnet ......................................................................................................... 19
2.4 NAT-MCH-LC: CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS AT THE FACE PLATE .............................................. 21
2.4.1 LED Indicators.............................................................................................................................. 21
2.4.2 GbE Uplink Port ........................................................................................................................... 21
2.4.3 Management Interface Port .......................................................................................................... 21
2.4.4 Console Port – USB / Telnet ......................................................................................................... 22
3 MEZZANINE MODULE OPTIONS....................................................................................................... 23
3.1.1 Base Module.................................................................................................................................. 23
3.1.2 Clock Modules............................................................................................................................... 24
3.1.3 HUB Mezzanine Modules.............................................................................................................. 24
4 OPERATION............................................................................................................................................. 27
4.1 SYSTEM STARTUP AND REDUNDANCY OPERATION ............................................................................ 27
4.2 AMC MODULE STARTUP SEQUENCING .............................................................................................. 27
4.3 LOCAL SHELF MANAGER.................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.1 Sensor Event Log........................................................................................................................... 28
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