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  • Page 1 NVIDIA BlueField-2 InfiniBand/Ethernet DPU User Guide Exported on Oct/29/2023 12:01 PM...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents About This Manual ............................ 6 Ordering Part Numbers............................6 Half-Height Half-Length (HHHL) DPUs ........................6 Full-Height Half-Length (FHHL) DPUs - P-Series / 2.75GHz ................... 7 Full-Height Half-Length (FHHL) DPUs - E-Series / 2.0GHz..................... 8 Intended Audience ............................... 9 Related Documentation ............................
  • Page 3 Additional Reading..............................22 Supported Interfaces ..........................23 HHHL DPU Layout and Interface Information .......................23 FHHL DPU Layout and Interface Information .......................25 Interfaces Detailed Description..........................29 DPU IC ................................ 29 Networking Ports Interface ..........................29 Networking Ports LEDs Interface ......................... 30 PCI Express Interface............................30 DDR4 SDRAM On-Board Memory...........................
  • Page 4 System Requirements ............................40 Hardware Requirements ........................... 40 Airflow Requirements ............................41 Software Requirements ............................ 41 Safety Precautions ..............................41 Unpacking ................................42 Pre-Installation Checklist ............................42 Installation Instructions............................42 Cables and Modules.............................45 Networking Cable Installation ..........................45 UART Cable Installation ............................ 46 Uninstalling the DPU ............................47 Troubleshooting ............................
  • Page 5 Monitoring............................. 61 Thermal Sensors..............................61 Heatsink ................................61 Finding the GUID/MAC on the DPU ........................ 62 Supported Servers and Power Cords ......................64 Supported Servers ..............................64 Supported Power Cords ............................65 Pin Description ............................67 PCI Express Interface............................67 4-pin Vertical USB Connector ..........................70 External Power Supply Connector ..........................71 NC-SI Management Interface ..........................72 Table A - NC-SI Connector Pins ..........................

  • Page 6: About This Manual

    This user manual describes NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 InfiniBand/Ethernet Programmable DPU (data processing unit). It provides details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the board, and a step-by-step plan of how to bring up the BlueField-2 DPUs.

  • Page 7: Full-Height Half-Length (Fhhl) Dpus - P-Series / 2.75Ghz

    Full-Height Half-Length (FHHL) DPUs - P-Series / 2.75GHz  All the below OPNs require supplementary power to be fed via the DPU's onboard 6-pin ATX power supply connector. NVIDIA Series/ No. of PCIe Secure 1GbE Integrat Exter On-board PSID Devic...

  • Page 8: Full-Height Half-Length (Fhhl) Dpus - E-Series / 2.0Ghz

    If your target application for this crypto-enabled card will utilize 100Gb/s or higher bandwidth, where a substantial part of the bandwidth will be allocated for IPsec traffic, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Product Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. ...

  • Page 9: Intended Audience

    If your target application for this crypto-enabled card will utilize 100Gb/s or higher bandwidth, where a substantial part of the bandwidth will be allocated for IPsec traffic, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Product Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. ...

  • Page 10: Document Conventions

    PCI Express Specifications The NVIDIA® LinkX® product family of cables and transceivers provides the industry’s most complete line of products NVIDIA LinkX Interconnect Solutions for Cloud, HPC, Web 2.0, Enterprise, telco, storage and artificial intelligence, data center applications. Read more at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/interconnect/...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    BlueField-2 empowers agile and high-performance solutions for cloud networking, storage, cybersecurity, data analytics, HPC, and artificial intelligence (AI), from edge to core data centers and clouds, all while reducing the total cost of ownership. The NVIDIA DOCA software development kit (SDK) enables developers to create applications and services for the BlueField-2 DPU rapidly.

  • Page 12: Package Contents

    Description Operating BlueField-2 DPU is shipped with Ubuntu – a Linux commercial operating system – which includes the NVIDIA OFED stack (MLNX_OFED) and is capable of running all customer- System based Linux applications seamlessly. BlueField-2 DPU also supports CentOS and has an out-of-band 1GbE management interface. For more information, please refer to the DOCA SDK documentation or NVIDIA BlueField-2 Software User Manual. ...

  • Page 13: Features And Benefits

    DPU OPN Accessories Kit OPN Contents MBF2H516A-EEEOT MBF20-DKIT 1x USB 2.0 Type-A to Mini USB Type B cable MBF2H516A-EENOT 1x USB 2.0 Type-A to 30pin Flat Socket MBF2M516A-EECOT MBF2M516A-EEEOT MBF2M516A-EENOT All the rest of the DPUs MBF25-DKIT 4-pin USB to female USB Type-A cable 30-pin shrouded connector cable ...
  • Page 14 IBTA Vol2 1.2 56.25 NRZ 64b/66b encoding Up to 200 Gigabit Ethernet BlueField-2 DPU complies with the following IEEE 802.3 standards: 200GbE / 100GbE / 50GbE / 40GbE / 25GbE / 10GbE Protocol MAC Rate IEEE802.3ck 200/100 Gigabit Ethernet (Include ETC enhancement) IEEE802.3cd...
  • Page 15 BlueField-2 DPU The NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU integrates eight 64-bit Armv8 A72 cores interconnected by a coherent mesh network, one DRAM controller, and an RDMA intelligent network adapter supporting up to 200Gb/s, an embedded PCIe switch with endpoint and root complex functionality, and up to 16 lanes of PCIe Gen...
  • Page 16 BlueField-2 DPU functions as a “computer-in-front-of-a-computer,” unlocking unlimited opportunities for custom security applications on its Arm processors, fully isolated from the host’s CPU. In the event of a compromised host, BlueField-2 may detect/block malicious activities in real-time and at wire speed to...
  • Page 17 PPS IN/OUT NVIDIA offers a full IEEE 1588v2 PTP software solution, as well as time-sensitive related features called “5T”.  NVIDIA PTP and 5T software solutions, are designed to meet the most demanding PTP profiles. BlueField-2 incorporates an integrated Hardware Clock (PHC) that allows BlueField-2 to achieve sub-20u Sec accuracy and offers many timings-related functions such as time-triggered scheduling or time-based SND accelerations.

  • Page 18: Bluefield Dpu Administrator Quick Start Guide

    # sudo lspci | grep BlueField The list of identified devices should include a network controller for every physical (Ethernet) port and a DMA controller for DPU management. Expected output example: b3:00.0 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT42822 BlueField-2 integrated ConnectX-6 Dx network controller (rev 01)

  • Page 19: Connecting To Bluefield And Verifying Version

    (rev 01) b3:00.2 DMA controller: Mellanox Technologies MT42822 BlueField-2 SoC Management Interface (rev 01) If an older DOCA software version is installed on your host, make sure to uninstall it before proceeding with the installation of the new version: •...

  • Page 20: Updating Bluefield Bfb Image

    Updating BlueField BFB Image  These instructions are tailored for installing the BlueField BFB image on the default Ubuntu OS. To install it on other OSs, please contact NVIDIA Support. The BlueField BFB image includes all the DOCA packages. Installing a new BFB on the DPU is performed using the utility that is included in the RShim tool.
  • Page 21 /opt/mellanox/mlnx-fw-updater/mlnx_fw_updater.pl --force-fw-update Expected output example: Device #1: ---------- Device Type: BlueField-2 [...] Versions: Current Available <Old_FW_ver> <New_FW_ver> [...] Done Power cycle the host for the changes to take effect. Verify that the BFB has been installed and the firmware has been upgraded successfully by accessing the DPU again: SSH to the BlueField DPU from the host using OOB IP or RShim IP: ssh <ip>...

  • Page 22: Additional Reading

    FW: 24.37.1300 Version check complete. No issues found. Additional Reading To learn more about BlueField please see: • BlueField hardware troubleshooting • BlueField software installation • BlueField software troubleshooting...

  • Page 23: Supported Interfaces

    Supported Interfaces This section describes the DPU-supported interfaces. Each numbered interface that is referenced in the figures is described in the following table with a link to detailed information.  The below figures are for illustration purposes only and might not reflect the current revision of the DPU. HHHL DPU Layout and Interface Information Interfaces of MBF2M345A-HECOT, MBF2M345A-HECOT...
  • Page 24 Component Side  Print Side Item Interface Description DPU IC 8 cores PCI Express Interface PCIe Gen 4.0 through an x16 edge connector Networking Interface Network traffic is transmitted through the DPU QSFP56 connector. The QSFP56 connectors allow for the use of modules, and optical and passive cable interconnect solutions. Networking Ports LEDs Interface One bi-color LED per port for the link and physical status...

  • Page 25: Fhhl Dpu Layout And Interface Information

    Item Interface Description DDR4 SDRAM On-Board Memory 8 units of SDRAM for a total of 16GB @ 3200MT/s single DDR4 channel, 64bit + 8bit ECC, solder- down memory NC-SI Management Interface Connection for remote sideband management USB 4-pin vertical connector (default) Mounted on the DPU for OS image loading 1GbE OOB Management Interface 1GbE BASE-T OOB management interface...
  • Page 26 Comp Print Side onent Side Item Interface Description DPU IC 8 cores PCI Express Interface PCIe Gen 4.0 through an x16 edge connector Networking Ports  The network traffic is transmitted through the DPU QSFP56 connectors. The QSFP56 connectors allow the use of modules, optical and passive cable interconnect solutions. Networking Ports LEDs Interface One bi-color I/O LED per port to indicate link and physical status DDR4 SDRAM On-Board Memory...
  • Page 27 Item Interface Description External PCIe Power Supply Connector An external 12V power connection through a 6-pin ATX connector. NOTE: This connector is present on FHHL P-Series DPUs only. It is not present on FHHL E-Series DPUs. RTC Battery Battery holder for RTC eMMC Interface x8 NAND flash Interfaces of MBF2H516C-EECOT, MBF2H516C-EESOT, MBF2M516C-EECOT and MBF2M516C-EESOT...
  • Page 28 Item Interface Description DPU IC 8 cores PCI Express Interface PCIe Gen 4.0 through an x16 edge connector Networking Ports The network traffic is transmitted through the DPU QSFP56 connectors. The QSFP56 connectors allow the use of modules, optical and passive cable interconnect solutions. ...

  • Page 29: Interfaces Detailed Description

    At the heart BlueField-2, the ConnectX-6 Dx network offload controller with RDMA and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) technology delivers cutting- edge performance for networking and storage applications such as NVMe over Fabrics. Advanced features include an embedded virtual switch with programmable access lists (ACLs), transport offloads, and stateless encaps/decaps of NVGRE, VXLAN, and MPLS overlay protocols.

  • Page 30: Networking Ports Leds Interface

    Networking Ports LEDs Interface There is one bicolor (Yellow and Green) I/O LED per port to indicate speed and link status.  State Bi-Color LED (Yellow/Green) Beacon command for locating the adapter card 1Hz blinking Yellow  Error 4Hz blinking Yellow Indicates an error with the link. The error can be one of the following: Error Type Description...

  • Page 31: Ddr4 Sdram On-Board Memory

    • PCIe Gen 4.0, and 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible • 2.5, 5.0, or 8.0, or 16.0 GT/s link rate x16 lanes • Auto-negotiates to x16, x8, x4, x2, or x1 • Support for MSI/MSI-X mechanisms DDR4 SDRAM On-Board Memory  The DPU incorporates 16GB @ 3200MT/s single DDR4 channel, 64bit + 8bit ECC, solder-down memory.
  • Page 32 UART Interface Location and Connectivity 30-pin  For DPUs with onboard BMC, the UART interface is that of the BlueField-2 device. For DPUs without onboard BMC, the UART interface is that of the NIC BMC device. NC-SI Connector Pin # The signal on DPU without...
  • Page 33 NC-SI Connector Type UART Interface Location and Connectivity NC-SI Connector Pin # The signal on DPU without The signal on DPU with BMC Please note the following: The UART interface is compliant with the TTL 3.3V voltage level. A USB to UART cable that supports TTL voltage levels should be used to connect the UART Interface for Arm console access - see example below. Please refer to UART Cable...

  • Page 34: Usb Interfaces

    NC-SI Connector Type UART Interface Location and Connectivity NC-SI Connector Pin # The signal on DPU with BMC_RX5 BMC_TX5 USB Interfaces The USB interface is used to load operating system images. The following table list the types of onboard USB interfaces per DPU part number. USB Interface Type USB Cable MBF2M345A-HECOT...

  • Page 35: Bmc Interface

    Some DPUs incorporate local NIC BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) hardware on the board. The BMC SoC (system on a chip) can utilize either shared or dedicated NICs for remote access. The BMC node enables remote power cycling, board environment monitoring, BlueField-2 chip temperature monitoring, board power, and consumption monitoring, and individual interface resets.

  • Page 36: 1Gbe Oob Management Leds Interface

    1GbE OOB Management LEDs Interface There are 2 OOB management LEDs, one green and one amber/yellow. The following table describes LED behavior for DPUs with or with onboard BMC. LED Indications Link Activity Green LED Amber/Yellow LED DPUs with BMC DPUs without BMC Link off Link off...

  • Page 37: Emmc Interface

    The DPU PTP solution allows you to run any PTP stack on your host. With respect to testing and measurements, selected NVIDIA DPUs allow you to use the PPS-out signal from the onboard MMCX RA connectors; the DPU also allows measuring PTP in scale, with the PPS-In signal. The PTP HW clock on the Network adapter will be sampled on each PPS-In signal, and the timestamp...

  • Page 38: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Installation and initialization of the DPU require attention to the mechanical attributes, power specification, and precautions for electronic equipment. Safety Warnings  Safety warnings are provided here in the English language.  Please observe all safety warnings to avoid injury and prevent damage to system components. Note that not all warnings are relevant to all models. Note that not all warnings are relevant to all models.

  • Page 39: Installation Procedure Overview

    Equipment Installation This equipment should be installed, replaced, or serviced only by trained and qualified personnel. Equipment Disposal The disposal of this equipment should be in accordance to all national laws and regulations. Local and National Electrical Codes This equipment should be installed in compliance with local and national electrical codes.  Hazardous Radiation Exposure •...

  • Page 40: System Requirements

    The operating environment should meet severity level G1 as per ISA 71.04 for gaseous contamination and ISO 14644-1 class 8 for cleanliness level.  The BlueField-2 DPU is designed and validated for operation in data-center servers and other large environments that guarantee proper power supply and airflow conditions.

  • Page 41: Airflow Requirements

    P-Series: Minimum 75W or greater system power supply through the PCIe x16 interface and an additional 75W through the supplementary 6-pin ATX power supply connector (Relevant for OPNs: MBF2H516A-EEEOT MBF2H516A-EENOT, MBF2H516C-EECOT and MBF2H516C-EESOT). Airflow Requirements DPU is offered with one airflow pattern: from the heatsink to the network ports. ...

  • Page 42: Unpacking

    Unpacking Check against the package contents list that all the parts have been sent. Check the parts for visible damage that may have occurred during shipping. Please note that the cards must be placed on an antistatic surface.   Please note that if the card is removed hastily from the antistatic bag, the plastic ziplock may harm the EMI fingers on the networking connector. Carefully remove the card from the antistatic bag to avoid damaging the EMI fingers.
  • Page 43 Place the DPU in an available PCI Express slot. Applying even pressure at both corners of the card, insert the DPU into the PCI Express slot until firmly seated.  Do not use excessive force when seating the card, as this may damage the system or the DPU.
  • Page 44 4. When the DPU is properly seated, the port connectors are aligned with the slot opening, and the DPU faceplate is visible against the system chassis.

  • Page 45: Cables And Modules

    Secure the DPU with the screw.  For the FHHL 100Gb/s P-Series DPUs, install the PCIe external power cable. Connect the 6-pin power connector from the power supply to the power connector on the top edge of the DPU. Note that the connector and socket on the graphics card have a unique shape and connect one way only. ...

  • Page 46: Uart Cable Installation

    Determine the correct orientation of the connector to the card before inserting the connector. Do not try and insert the connector upside down. This may damage the DPU card. Insert the connector into the DPU card. Be careful to insert the connector straight into the cage. Do not apply any torque, up or down, to the connector cage in the DPU card.

  • Page 47: Uninstalling The Dpu

    Make sure the system is powered off.  Determine the correct orientation of the UART connector on the card before inserting the cable. Pay attention to the UART cable key as it should guide you to the corresponding mating connector orientation on the board interface.  Carefully connect the 30 pin connector on the board to the mating cable.
  • Page 48 5. When the port connectors reach the top of the chassis window, gently pull the DPU in parallel to the motherboard.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    Check that both the DPU and its link are set to the same speed and duplex settings Refer to the latest version of BlueField DPU SW Manual and follow instructions under "Upgrading Forgot password needed to install/upgrade the BlueField-2 DPU image NVIDIA BlueField DPU Software" section.

  • Page 50: Specifications

    Specifications  The BlueField-2 DPU is designed and validated for operation in data-center servers and other large environments that guarantee proper power supply and airflow conditions. The DPU is not intended for installation on a desktop or a workstation. Moreover, installing the DPU in any system without proper power and airflow levels can impact the DPU's functionality and potentially damage it.
  • Page 51 Voltage: 12V DPU Power Supply, Consumption and Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 6W Airflow Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login. Temperature Operational 0°C to 55°C...

  • Page 52: Mbf2M516A-Eecot / Mbf2M516A-Eeeot / Mbf2M516A-Eenot Specifications

    See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

  • Page 53: Mbf2H516A-Eenot / Mbf2H516A-Eeeot Specifications

    See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
  • Page 54 Voltage: 12V DPU Power Supply, Consumption and Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 2.5W (per port) Airflow Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login. Temperature Operational 0°C to 55°C...

  • Page 55: Mbf2M516C-Eecot / Mbf2M516C-Eesot Specifications

    See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
  • Page 56 NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to...

  • Page 57: Mbf2H516C-Eecot/ Mbf2H516C-Eesot Specifications

    NVIDIA InfiniBand product. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package. MBF2H516C-EECOT/ MBF2H516C-EESOT Specifications  To power up these FHHL P-Series DPUs with x16 PCIe Gen 4 lanes, you need to connect a PCIe external power cable to the onboard 6-pin ATX connector.
  • Page 58 RoHS compliant Notes: The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

  • Page 59: Bracket Mechanical Drawing

    HHHL DPUs  FHHL DPUs Bracket Mechanical Drawing  Note All dimensions are in millimeters.
  • Page 60 Group # Bracket MBF2M345A-HECOT Tall bracket: Short bracket: MBF2M345A-HESOT MBF2H516A-EEEOT MBF2H516A-EENOT MBF2M516A-EECOT MBF2M516A-EEEOT MBF2M516A-EENOT MBF2H516C-EECOT MBF2H516C-EESOT MBF2M516C-EECOT MBF2M516C-EESOT...

  • Page 61: Monitoring

    The DPU SoC has a thermal shutdown safety mechanism that automatically shuts down the DPU in cases of high-temperature events, improper thermal coupling, or heatsink removal.  Refer to the below table for heatsink details per card configuration. For the required airflow (LFM) per OPN, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, available at NVOnline following login.

  • Page 62: Finding The Guid/Mac On The Dpu

    Finding the GUID/MAC on the DPU Each NVIDIA adapter card has a different identifier printed on the label: serial number and the card MAC for the Ethernet protocol and the card GUID for the InfiniBand protocol. VPI cards have both a GUID and a MAC (derived from the GUID).

  • Page 64: Supported Servers And Power Cords

    Supported Servers and Power Cords Supported Servers Server support depends on the particular setup being used. The following is a partial list of servers with which the DPUs have been tested. For more information, please contact your NVIDIA representative. Vendor Name Server Model...

  • Page 65: Supported Power Cords

    Supported Power Cords Vendor Name Part Number Description CISCO 72-102163-01 Cisco-UCSC M6/7 1U Power Cable for NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU 72-102164-01 Cisco-UCSC M6/7 2U Power Cable for NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU 755742-001 HP GPU Power Cable for hp dl380 gen9 805123-001 HP GPU Power Cable for hp dl380 gen9...

  • Page 67: Pin Description

    Pin Description PCI Express Interface The below tables lists the PCI Express pins description. For further details, please refer to PCI Express Interface. Pin # Signal Name Description Pin # Signal Name Description PRSNT1# Mechanical Present JTAG - Not Connected SMCLK Host SMBus JTAG - Not Connected SMDAT...
  • Page 68 Pin # Signal Name Description Pin # Signal Name Description RSVD PETP1 PETN1 PERP1 PERN1 PETP2 PETN2 PERP2 PERN2 PETP3 PETN3 PERP3 PERN3 RSVD RSVD RSVD RSVD PETP4 PETN4 PERP4 PERN4 PETP5 PETN5 PERP5 PERN5 PETP6 PETN6...
  • Page 69 Pin # Signal Name Description Pin # Signal Name Description PERP6 PERN6 PETP7 PETN7 PERP7 PERN7 RSVD RSVD PETP8 PETN8 PERP8 PERN8 PETP9 PETN9 PERP9 PERN9 PETP10 PETN10 PERP10 PERN10 PETP11 PETN11 PERP11 PERN11 PETP12...

  • Page 70: 4-Pin Vertical Usb Connector

    Pin # Signal Name Description Pin # Signal Name Description PETN12 PERP12 PERN12 PETP13 PETN13 PERP13 PERN13 PETP14 PETN14 PERP14 PERN14 PETP15 PETN15 PERP15 PERN15 PRSNT2# Mechanical Present 4-pin Vertical USB Connector The below table provides the 4-pin vertical USB connector on the DPU. For further details, please refer to Interface.

  • Page 71: External Power Supply Connector

    Pin # Signal USB DP USB DN External Power Supply Connector The below table provides the External Power Supply pins of the external power supply interfaces on the DPU. For further details, please refer to External PCIe Power Supply Connector.  The mechanical pinout of the 6-pin external +12V power connector is shown below.

  • Page 72: Nc-Si Management Interface

    NC-SI Management Interface The below tables list the NC-SI management interface pinout descriptions per card type. Please follow the link to the table coinciding with the OPN you have purchased. Link to NC-SI connector mapping MBF2M345A-HECOT Table A - NC-SI Connector Pins MBF2M345A-HESOT MBF2M516A-EECOT ...
  • Page 73 Transmit Data In 0 Ground NCSI_TX_D1 Input Transmit Data In 0 Ground NCSI_TX_EN Input Transmit Enable Ground Reserved SOFT_RST#, connected to BlueField-2 device pin HOST_GPIO[7] ARM_I2C1_SDA Input/Output Open-drain signal ARM_NSRST# Input/Output Open-drain signal ARM_I2C1_SCL Input/Output Open-drain signal PACK_ID2, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[46]...
  • Page 74 Input 50MHz REF CLK for NC-SI BUS Ground NCSI_ARB_IN Input NC-SI hardware arbitration input PACK_ID0, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[49] Input See the note above table NCSI_ARB_OUT Output NC-SI hardware arbitration output PACK_ID1, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[47]...
  • Page 75 NIC_BMC_CTRL1, connected to BMC device pin W4 (Open Drain) Input/Output Open-drain signal BMC_I2C2_SCL Input/Output Open-drain signal PACK_ID2, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[46] Input See description above table Ground NIC_BMC_CTRL0, connected to BMC device pin Y3 (Open Drain) Not Connected...

  • Page 76: Engineering Samples Pinouts

    Input 50MHz REF CLK for NC-SI BUS Ground NCSI_ARB_IN Input NC-SI hardware arbitration input PACK_ID0, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[49] Input See the note above table NCSI_ARB_OUT Output NC-SI hardware arbitration output PACK_ID1, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[47]...
  • Page 77 NIC_BMC_CTRL1, connected to BMC device pin W4 (Open Drain) Input/Output Open-drain signal BMC_I2C2_SCL Input/Output Open-drain signal PACK_ID2, connected to BlueField-2 device pin NIC_GPIO[46] Input See description above table Ground NIC_BMC_CTRL0, connected to BMC device pin Y3 (Open Drain) Not Connected...

  • Page 78: Document Revision History

    Updating BlueField BFB Image sudo May. 2023 Updated Specifications - added non-operational storage temperature specifications Apr. 2023 Added device ID and PSID information in NVIDIA BlueField-2 InfiniBand/Ethernet DPU User Guide Feb. 2023 • Added BlueField DPU Administrator Quick Start Guide • Updated NC-SI connector pins in Pin Description Jan.
  • Page 79 Date Description July 2022 Updated the following sections:  • Introduction • Supported Interfaces • Pin Description • Specifications Jun. 2022 Updated HHHL mechanical drawing.  Mar. 2022 Updated networking ports LED specifications. Feb. 2022 Updated the Supported Servers and Power Cords with Cisco power cords. Jan.
  • Page 80 Date Description Feb. 2021 Updated eMMC size to 64GB Dec. 2020 • Updated the NCSI interface pinouts • Removed the UART interface from "Supported Interfaces" • Updated "Package Contents" Dec. 2020 • Updated the NCSI interface pinouts • Added "Supported Servers and Power Cords" chapter Oct.
  • Page 81 NVIDIA product and may result in additional or different conditions and/or requirements beyond those contained in this document. NVIDIA accepts no liability related to any default, damage, costs, or problem which may be based on or attributable to: (i) the use of the NVIDIA product in any manner that is contrary to this document or (ii) customer product designs.
  • Page 82 INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THIS DOCUMENT, EVEN IF NVIDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Notwithstanding any damages that customer might incur for any reason whatsoever, NVIDIA’s aggregate and cumulative liability towards customer for the products described herein shall be limited in...

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