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  • Page 1 Intel — VISUAL COMPUTE ACCELERATOR QUICK START GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Copies of documents that have an order number and are referenced in this document may be obtained by calling 1-800-548-4725 or by visiting Intel’s website at http://www.intel.com/design/literature.htm. Intel, Intel logo, and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    Safety information Important safety instructions Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions. See Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information at: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/ server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche Warn- und Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor Sie eine der Anweisungen ausführen.
  • Page 4 Instrucciones de seguridad importantes Lea todas las declaraciones de seguridad y precaución de este documento antes de realizar cualquiera de las instrucciones. Vea Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information en: http://www.intel.com/support/ sp/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Consignes de sécurité Lisez attention toutes les consignes de sécurité...
  • Page 5: Certification Marks

    Kit contents • Inte® VCA card • Cosmetic cover • This Quick Start Guide Note: No cables are included in the kit. You will need to order cabling separately.
  • Page 6: Hardware Install

    Hardware install 1. The Inte® VCA card supports up to two slots of memory (8 GB or 16 GB) per CPU, for a total of 96 GB maximum (32 GB per CPU). The Inte® VCA card ships with a cosmetic cover uninstalled. If you want to...
  • Page 7 2. Insert the DIMM vertically, ensuring that it is firmly latched in place (Figure a. Carefully press the DIMM into its slot. b. Lock the retaining clips into place. Figure 2 Install DIMM...
  • Page 8 3. Place the cosmetic cover over the card (Figure Figure 3 Place cover over the card AF006970...
  • Page 9 4. Slide the cover a half-inch (11 to 12 mm) to the left to lock it in place, then tighten the screw (Figure Figure 4 Slide the cover a half-inch to the side AF006971 AF006972...
  • Page 10 5. Install the Inte® VCA into an x16 PCIe* add-in card slot (Figure Figure 5 Install Inte® VCA PCIe* connector AF007019...
  • Page 11 6. Add auxiliary power to the card (Figure Figure 6 Auxiliary power to motherboard AF006973 7. If necessary, add custom duct to ensure airflow is directed at the PCIe* card.
  • Page 12: Removing The Dimm

    Removing the DIMM If you need to return the card, remove any DIMM you may have installed before shipping the card to Intel (Figure 1. Remove the cosmetic cover from the card. 2. Unlock the retaining clip. 3. Carefully lift free from the DIMM notch.
  • Page 13: Software Install

    VCA SW 1.3 while CentOS 7.1 for VCA SW 1.2 on the host and each node. Each VCA node is obliged to run VCA SW 1.3 in CentOS 7.2 in a RAMDisk on the server based on the discrete single-socket Intel®...
  • Page 14 3. Install the daemon: sudo yum -y localinstall --disablerepo=* daemon-vca*rpm 4. Install the modules: sudo yum -y localinstall --disablerepo=* vcass-modules*rpm 5. Update boot to the new kernel: sudo grub2-set-default 0 6. Reboot system: sudo reboot – Boot image: vcactl boot vca_bare- metal_XXX.img...
  • Page 15 For more information For more information on Inte® VCA, visit: www.intelserveredge.com/ intelvca. For technical documents, visit: http://www.intel.com/support/GO/ visual-accelerator. For the latest download, visit: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/ product/87380. For information and software download of Intel® Media Server Studio, visit: https://software.intel.com/en-us/ intel-media-server-studio. For warranty information, visit : http://www.intel.com/content/...
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