Installation Procedure Overview; System Requirements; Hardware Requirements - Nvidia BlueField-3 User Manual

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5.2 Installation Procedure Overview

The installation procedure of DPU involves the following steps:
Step
1
Check the system's requirements.
2
Pay attention to the airflow consideration within
the host system
3
Follow the safety precautions
4
Unpack the package
5
Follow the pre-installation checklist
7
Install the DPU according to the form-factor you
have purchased. 
8
Connect cables or modules to the DPU
9
Power-up the DPU

5.3 System Requirements

5.3.1 Hardware Requirements

Unless otherwise specified, products are designed to work in an environmentally controlled
data center with low levels of gaseous and dust (particulate) contamination.
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 below table lists the motherboard and power supply requirements per DPU series. 
OPNs
B3140H SuperNICs: 900-9D3D4-00EN-
HA0 and 900-9D3D4-00NN-HA0
B3140L SuperNICs: 900-9D3B4-00EN-
EA0 and 900-9D3B4-00PN-EA0
B3220L SuperNICs: 900-9D3B4-00CV-
EA0 and 900-9D3B4-00SV-EA0
B3210L SuperNICs: 900-9D3B4-00CC-
EA0 and 900-9D3B4-00SC-EA0 
B3220 DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CV-AA0 and
900-9D3B6-00SV-AA0
B3240 DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CN-AB0 and
900-9D3B6-00SN-AB0
B3210 DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CC-AA0
and 900-9D3B6-00SC-AA0
B3210E DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CC-EA0
and 900-9D3B6-00SC-EA0
Procedure
A minimum of 75W system power supply through the PCIe x16
interface 
Require a supplementary 8-pin ATX power supply connectivity
available through the external power supply
Direct Link
Refer
to System Requirements
Refer
to Airflow Requirements
Refer to
Safety
Refer
to Unpacking
Refer
to Pre-Installation Checklist
Refer
to DPU Installation
Refer
to Cables and Modules
Refer
to DPU Power-Up Instructions
Power Supply Requirement
connector.
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