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--- toh:mellanox:spectrum [2024/10/29 21:02] – Update internal links tk154
+++ toh:mellanox:spectrum [2024/10/30 14:37] (current) – Adjust installation steps tk154
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 ^ Mellanox Spectrum SN2700 ^
 | {{media:mellanox:sn2700.png?400|Mellanox Spectrum SN2700}} |
+^ Mellanox Spectrum SN3700 ^
+| {{media:mellanox:sn3700.png?400|Mellanox Spectrum SN3700}} |
 \\
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   "rotate": true,
   "shownColumns": ["brand", "model", "supportedcurrentrel", "oemdevicehomepageurl", "forumsearch", "deviceid"],
-  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN2.*$"}
+  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN.*$"}
 } -->
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   "rotate": true,
   "shownColumns": ["model", "cpu", "cpumhz", "cpucores", "rammb", "flashmb", "ethernet1gports", "commentsnetworkports", "usbports", "commentsusbsataports"],
-  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN2.*$"}
+  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN.*$"}
 } -->
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   "paging": false,
   "shownColumns": ["model", "supportedcurrentrel", "firmwareopenwrtsnapshotinstallurl", "firmwareopenwrtsnapshotupgradeurl"],
-  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN2.*$"}
+  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN.*$"}
 } -->
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 <code>opkg update</code>
 \\
-After that, you can install the packages required for the QSFP ports, LEDs, and hardware watchdog to work:
+After that, you can install the packages required for the QSFP ports, LEDs, and hardware watchdog to work.\\
-<code>opkg install mlxsw_spectrum-firmware kmod-mlxfw kmod-mlxsw-core kmod-mlxsw-i2c kmod-mlxsw-minimal kmod-mlxsw-pci kmod-mlxsw-spectrum kmod-mlx_wdt kmod-leds-mlxcpld</code>
+Depending on the Switch's Spectrum Series, you need the following firmware package:
+  * Spectrum   (SN2000) Series: ''mlxsw_spectrum-firmware''
+  * Spectrum-2 (SN3000) Series: ''mlxsw_spectrum2-firmware''
+  * Spectrum-3 (SN4000) Series: ''mlxsw_spectrum3-firmware''
+  * Spectrum-4 (SN5000) Series: ''mlxsw_spectrum4-firmware''
+So for a Mellanox Spectrum SN2100, you would install its firmware package via the following command:
+<code>opkg install mlxsw_spectrum-firmware</code>
+\\
+Then you can install the drivers:
+<code>opkg install kmod-mlxsw-spectrum kmod-mlx_wdt kmod-leds-mlxcpld</code>
 \\
 If you also want to monitor the temperature of the CPU, RAM, and SSD drive, install the following additional packages:
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 \\
 For the QSFP ports, LEDs, and hardware watchdog to work, you have to select the following packages:
-  * **Firmware**: ''mlxsw_spectrum-firmware''
+  * **Firmware**:
-  * **Kernel modules -> Network Devices**: ''kmod-mlxfw'', ''kmod-mlxsw-core'', ''kmod-mlxsw-i2c'', ''kmod-mlxsw-minimal'', ''kmod-mlxsw-pci'', ''kmod-mlxsw-spectrum''
+    * ''mlxsw_spectrum-firmware'' for a Spectrum (SN2000 Series) Switch
+    * ''mlxsw_spectrum2-firmware'' for a Spectrum-2 (SN3000 Series) Switch
+    * ''mlxsw_spectrum3-firmware'' for a Spectrum-3 (SN4000 Series) Switch
+    * ''mlxsw_spectrum4-firmware'' for a Spectrum-4 (SN5000 Series) Switch
+  * **Kernel modules -> Network Devices**: ''kmod-mlxsw-spectrum''
   * **Kernel modules -> LED modules**: ''kmod-leds-mlxcpld''
   * **Kernel modules -> Other modules**: ''kmod-mlx_wdt''
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   * **Kernel modules -> Other modules**: ''kmod-mlxreg-sn2201'' (SN2201), ''kmod-mlxreg-lc'' (SN4800)
 \\
-It isn't mandatory, but you should also unselect ''Use Console Terminal (in addition to Serial)'' under the **Target Images** section to avoid possible problems while using the serial console.\\
+It isn't mandatory, but you should also unselect ''Use Console Terminal (in addition to Serial)'' under the **Target Images** section to avoid possible problems while using the serial console.
+\\
 You can also append the following configuration symbols to the **''.config''** file after you have selected the generic ''x86_64'' target inside make **''make menuconfig''**:
 <code>
+# Spectrum (SN2000) Series Firmware
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_mlxsw_spectrum-firmware=y
-CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxfw=y
+# Spectrum-2 (SN3000) Series Firmware
-CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxsw-core=y
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_mlxsw_spectrum2-firmware=y
-CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxsw-i2c=y
-CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxsw-minimal=y
-CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxsw-pci=y
-CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxsw-spectrum=y
+# Spectrum-3 (SN4000) Series Firmware
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_mlxsw_spectrum3-firmware=y
+# Spectrum-4 (SN5000) Series Firmware
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_mlxsw_spectrum4-firmware=y
+# Drivers
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxsw-spectrum=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-leds-mlxcpld=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlx_wdt=y
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 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxreg=y
-# For SN2201
+# For SN2201 Hardware Monitoring
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxreg-sn2201=y
-# For SN4800
+# For SN4800 Hardware Monitoring
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mlxreg-lc=y
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 ==== Buttons ====
-The Mellanox Spectrum SN2000 Series has the following buttons:
+The Mellanox Spectrum Switches have the following buttons:
 ^ BUTTON ^ Event ^
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   "rotate": true,
   "shownColumns": ["brand", "model", "version", "devicetype", "availability", "supportedsincecommit", "supportedsincerel", "supportedcurrentrel", "unsupported_functions", "bootloader", "cpu", "target", "cpumhz", "flashmb", "rammb", "switch", "ethernet100mports", "ethernet1gports", "commentsnetworkports", "modem", "vlan", "wlan24ghz", "wlan50ghz", "wlanhardware", "wlancomments", "detachableantennas", "usbports", "sataports", "commentsusbsataports", "serial", "jtag", "ledcount", "buttoncount", "powersupply", "deviceid", "owrt_forum_topic_url", "wikideviurl", "oemdevicehomepageurl", "firmwareoemstockurl", "firmwareopenwrtinstallurl", "firmwareopenwrtupgradeurl", "comments"],
-  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN2.*$"}
+  "filterColumns": {"brand": "^Mellanox$", "model": "^Spectrum SN.*$"}
 } -->
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 **Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port**
-Serial connection parameters for Mellanox Spectrum SN2000 Series:
+Serial connection parameters for Mellanox Spectrum Switches:
 ^ Parameter    ^ Setting ^

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