Amulet Hotkey DXG Quick Start Manual

DXG Dual slot form factor
Graphics Virtualization Card for Dell 13G M-series blade servers
Quick Start Guide
This guide tells you how to install and configure a dual slot DXG Graphics
Virtualization Card on a Dell Power Edge M630 blade server. The DXG card
incorporates an MXM GPU for GPU enabled compute solutions and VDI.

Two versions of the DXG are available:

single slot: Occupies a single mezzanine slot. Install in pairs or with a DXM-A
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offload card. Ideal for space constrained installations.
dual slot: Occupies both mezzanine slots. An M630 blade can support one of
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this type of DXG card.

Kits for dual slot

Available kits
AMD dual slot DXG-S7100X-1 kit
Nvidia dual slot DXG-M6-1 kit (Compute mode)
Nvidia dual slot DXG-M6-1 kit (Graphics mode)
Each kit includes:
DXG Graphics Virualization Card with Nvidia or AMD MXM GPU;
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13 G Mezzanine kit for the DXG card (SA-MHC4-0300). This kit includes a
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mounting bracket with fitted auxiliary power cables;
custom air deflector (HW-M630-0001).
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Prepare the Blade

1. Stop all VM activity on the blade. Shut down or migrate all virtual machines
hosted by the blade.
2. In the VMware vSphere client, locate the ESXi server in the Inventory and
put it in to Maintenance Mode.
3. Shut down the host DXM630 blade and remove it from the chassis.
4. Open the blade.

Remove any installed mezzanine cards

Important! Always use anti-static handling procedures to handle a DXG card
or to work on the inside of a blade. Keep liquids away from the area.
If there is a NIC mezzanine card fitted, you must upgrade it with an Amulet
Hotkey customized heatsink.
1. Use a Posidriv screwdriver to remove the screws from the network daughter
card and IDSDM card. Retain the screws.
2. Remove the screws on the Dell mezzanine card mounting bracket and retain.
3. Disconnect, disengage and remove the network daughter card and IDSDM
card.
4. Disengage and remove the Dell mezzanine card mounting bracket.
DXG. Be careful to not push on the
heatsink during the installation.
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DXG kit number
KT-DXMG-7100
KT-DXM6-Z003
KT-DXM6-Z004
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1 DXG card, dual slot form factor. 2 Custom mounting bracket. 3B Fabric B. 3C Fabric C. 4 DXG installed
in fabric B. 5 Fit the Amulet Hotkey air deflector (supplied).
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M630 blade. 1 Network daughter card. 2 Dell mounting bracket. 3 IDSDM.

Install the custom mounting bracket

Important! To position the bracket, carefully align the bracket post with the
6-pin header on the system board. This makes sure the cable connector inside
the bracket post is seated correctly with the board.
1. Engage the bracket with the guides.
2. Make sure the power connector inside the bracket post is seated correctly
on the 6-pin header. See Figure 1: Custom mounting
Do not screw in the bracket yet.
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Figure 1: Custom mounting bracket.
1 Blue sliding latches lock the DXG card in place.
2 Auxiliary power cables. These supply additional power to the MXM GPU.
3 Shared square cable connector for 2 is pre-fitted inside the bracket post.
4 Flat cable connectors plug into sockets on the topside of the DXG cards.
5 If the cable 3 is unplugged, align the connector with slots inside the
bracket post before re-inserting.
6 Bracket post and connector align with a 6-pin header on the system board.
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