Gpu Card Installation; Server Firmware Requirements; Gpu Card Configuration Rules; Requirement For All Gpus: Memory-Mapped I/O Greater Than 4 Gb - Cisco APIC M3 Installation And Service Manual

GPU Card Installation

This appendix contains configuration rules for the supported GPU cards.
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Server Firmware Requirements

The following table lists the minimum server firmware versions for the supported GPU cards.
GPU Card
NVIDIA Tesla
P4

GPU Card Configuration Rules

Note the following rules when populating a server with GPU cards.
• You can install up to two NVIDIA Tesla P4 GPU cards in the server, in PCIe slots 1 and 2.
• Use the UCS power calculator at the following link to determine the power needed based on your server
• Do not mix different brands or models of GPU cards in the server.
Requirement For All GPUs: Memory-Mapped I/O Greater Than
4 GB
All supported GPU cards require enablement of the BIOS setting that allows greater than 4 GB of
memory-mapped I/O (MMIO).
Server Firmware Requirements, on page 115
GPU Card Configuration Rules, on page 115
Requirement For All GPUs: Memory-Mapped I/O Greater Than 4 GB, on page 115
Replacing a Single-Wide GPU Card, on page 116
Installing Drivers to Support the GPU Cards, on page 118
Cisco IMC/BIOS Minimum Version Required
3.1(3)
configuration: http://ucspowercalc.cisco.com
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