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Xilinx Alveo U50 Installation Manual

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Alveo U50 Data Center
Accelerator Card Installation
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UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021
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  • Page 1 Accelerator Card Installation Guide UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 Xilinx is creating an environment where employees, customers, and partners feel welcome and included. To that end, we’re removing non- inclusive language from our products and related collateral. We’ve launched an internal initiative to remove language that could exclude people or reinforce historical biases, including terms embedded in our software and IPs.

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Running lspci Revised log file in step 2. Running xbmgmt flash --scan Revised output, platform, and ID information in step 1. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 3 Added card interface related information and updated images. Known Issues Included a link to Xilinx Answer Record 71752. Added information about power. 08/05/2019 Version 1.0 Initial release UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 6: Next Steps ....................25 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting ..................26 Appendix A: Regulatory and Compliance Information ......27 Safety Compliance........................27 EMC Compliance........................27 CE Directives..........................28 UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 5 Compliance Markings....................... 32 Appendix B: Additional Resources and Legal Notices ......34 Xilinx Resources.........................34 Documentation Navigator and Design Hubs.................34 References..........................35 Please Read: Important Legal Notices................... 36 UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    ® Alveo™ U50 data center accelerator card and applies to XRT 2021.1 and later. For installation procedures using previous XRT versions, see v1.7 of Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide (UG1370). If you encounter any issues during installation, see Chapter 7: Troubleshooting.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview

    The Alveo U50 data center accelerator card is PCIe ® Gen3 x16 compliant and Gen4 x8 compatible featuring the Xilinx 16 nm UltraScale+™ technology. It features 8 GB HBM to provide high-performance, adaptable acceleration for memory-bound, compute-intensive applications including database, analytics, and machine learning inference.

  • Page 8: Minimum System Requirements

    Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview Note: The Alveo U50 card has separate power rails for FPGA fabric and HBM memory. Developers must ensure their designs do not draw too much power for each rail. The HBM rail is a 10W rail, and may limit HBM performance (see AR75222).
  • Page 9 MUST be applied to prevent over-temperature shut-down and possible damage to the card electronics. Removing the cooling enclosure voids the board warranty. For card specifications, dimensions, list of card features, and block diagram, see Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Cards Data Sheet (DS965).

  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Card Installation Procedures

    • Halten sie ihren Arbeitsbereich und den Computer / Server sauber und frei von Ablagerungen. • Ziehen sie vor dem Öffnen der Computer / Systemabdeckung das Netzkabel ab. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 11 • Put the card down only on an antistatic surface such as the bag supplied in your kit. • If you are returning the card to Xilinx Product Support, place it back in its antistatic bag immediately. Attention aux Décharge Électrostatique (ESD) L'ESD peut endommager les composants électroniques lorsqu'ils sont mal manipulés, et peut...

  • Page 12: Before You Begin

    • Legen sie die Karte nur auf einer antistatischen Oberfläche ab, z.B. dem antistatischen Beutel der mit dem Kit mitgeliefert wurde. • Wenn sie die Karte an den Xilinx Product Support zurücksenden, legen Sie sie bitte sofort wieder in den antistatischen Beutel.

  • Page 13: Installing The Card

    Chapter 3: Card Installation Procedures Replacing the Bracket The Alveo U50 card can be used with either a full-height or half-height bracket. Depending on your system, it may be necessary to switch between the full and half-height bracket on the card.
  • Page 14 WARNING! Do not power-on a passively cooled card without adequate forced airflow across the card with proper air flow direction, otherwise the card can be damaged. This card can heat up after use in the server. Use caution when handling. For more information, see Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Cards Data Sheet (DS965).

  • Page 15: Chapter 4: Installing The Deployment Software

    IMPORTANT! Root access is required for all software and firmware installations. IMPORTANT! L'accès Root est requis pour toutes les installations logicielles et firmware. WICHTIG! Root-Zugriff ist für alle Software- und Firmware-Installationen erforderlich. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 16: Xrt And Deployment Platform Installation Procedures On Redhat And Centos

    $ sudo yum install kernel-headers-`uname -r` $ sudo yum install kernel-devel-`uname -r` 3. After the previous command completes, warm boot your machine. 4. From the Getting Started tab of the Alveo U50 Product page, use the selection tool to display and download the Xilinx ®...
  • Page 17 It is the identical command used to flash the platform firmware on the card. $ sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt program --base --device <management BDF> UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 18: Xrt And Deployment Platform Installation Procedures On Ubuntu

    Getting Started tab of the Alveo U50 Product Page, use the selection tool to display the desired Xilinx runtime (XRT) and deployment target installation package. Download the packages by clicking on the displayed package names. 2. Install the XRT installation package by running the following command from within the directory where the installation packages reside.
  • Page 19 Device(s) up-to-date and do not need to be flashed. 6. Cold boot the machine to load the new firmware image on the FPGA. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 20 8. Warm boot the system for XRT to recognize the new SC image. The installation for deployment is now complete. Chapter 5: Card Bring-Up and Validation provides steps to validate the card has been installed successfully. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Chapter 5: Card Bring-Up And Validation

    Use the following command in csh shell: $ source /opt/xilinx/xrt/setup.csh Use the following command in bash shell: $ source /opt/xilinx/xrt/setup.sh UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 22: Running Lspci

    Platform and SC version installed on the card and the system must match. If they do not match, the system will be unable to correctly run applications on your card. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Card Validation

    (i.e., Peer-2-Peer). Use the following command to run the card validation test: $ /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbutil validate --device <user BDF> UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 24 Validated successfully [1 device(s)] - [0000:af:00.1] : xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3 Validation Exceptions [0 device(s)] Warnings produced during test [0 device(s)] (Note: The given test successfully validated) UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 25: Chapter 6: Next Steps

    For complete details on the development flow and getting started in Vitis, see Vitis Unified Software Platform Documentation: Embedded Software Development (UG1400). For an introduction to Vitis methodology, see Vitis Unified Software Platform Documentation (UG1416). UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 26: Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting For card installation support, debugging information, and known issues, see the Alveo Card Debug Guide. For known issues and general information, see AR71752. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 27: Appendix A: Regulatory And Compliance Information

    IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition); Am 1:2009 (International) ✓ EU LVD Directive 2014/35/EC ✓ IEC 62368-1:2014 (Second Edition) EMC Compliance The following tables show the EMC standards that apply to the Alveo U50 card. Class A Products Table 4: EMC Standards Standard Alveo U50 ✓...

  • Page 28: Ce Directives

    CE Standards EN standards are maintained by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC). IEC standards are maintained by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 29: Other Compliance Statements

    Other Compliance Statements The following sections only apply to Alveo U50 cards. FCC Class A User Information The Class A products listed above comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
  • Page 30 Betrieb dieses Geräts in einem Wohngebiet kann schädliche Interferenzen verursachen. In diesem Fall muss der Benutzer die Interferenz auf eigene Kosten beheben. CAUTION! If the device is changed or modified without permission from Xilinx, the user may void his or her authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 31 Appendix A: Regulatory and Compliance Information Manufacturer Declaration European Community Manufacturer Declaration Xilinx declares that the equipment described in this document is in conformance with the requirements of the European Council Directive listed below: • Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU • EMC Directive 2014/30/EU •...

  • Page 32: Compliance Markings

    Xilinx has met its national obligations to the EU WEEE Directive by registering in those countries to which Xilinx is an importer. Xilinx has also elected to join WEEE Compliance Schemes in some countries to help manage customer returns at end-of-life.
  • Page 33 (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment. This product complies with CE Directives 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and 2004/108/EC, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive. UG1370 (v1.8) October 28, 2021 www.xilinx.com Send Feedback Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 34: Appendix B: Additional Resources And Legal Notices

    • On Windows, select Start → All Programs → Xilinx Design Tools → DocNav. • At the Linux command prompt, enter docnav. Xilinx Design Hubs provide links to documentation organized by design tasks and other topics, which you can use to learn key concepts and address frequently asked questions. To access the Design Hubs: •...

  • Page 35: References

    1. Alveo Data Center Accelerator Card - Known Issues and General Information (AR71752) xbutil xbmgmt Xilinx Runtime for Alveo Data Center Accelerator Cards - Master Release Notes and Known Issues Xilinx Runtime (XRT) Installation Xilinx XRT Release Notes 7. Xilinx licensing website: https:/ /www.xilinx.com/getproduct...

  • Page 36: Please Read: Important Legal Notices

    IP cores may be subject to warranty and support terms contained in a license issued to you by Xilinx. Xilinx products are not designed or intended to be fail-safe or for use in any application requiring fail-safe performance; you assume sole risk and liability for...
  • Page 37 Versal, Vitis, Virtex, Vivado, Zynq, and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx in the United States and other countries. OpenCL and the OpenCL logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. used by permission by Khronos. PCI, PCIe, and PCI Express are trademarks of PCI-SIG and used under license.

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