I've inherited two Mellanox Infiniband environments. One on a LAN, and the other in a DMZ. Both IB networks have their own SX6005 unmanaged switches and a couple small desktop computers running the subnet manager for the network. As I understand, running a managed switch would put the subnet manager on the switch, negating the need for the desktop computer subnet managers, correct?
Would it be best to purchase two switches to maintain segregation of LAN/DMZ or is the Mellanox Inter-VLAN routing "good enough"?
Also, I'm pretty new to all the Infiniband technology. How do I know which switch is compatible with the my server NICs (MCX354A-FCBT CX35A FDR)? Will any FDR switch work or does the interface type come into play as well (QSFP, QSFP+)?
Thanks