Creating A Bootable Installation Medium - Nvidia DGX A100 User Manual

Click OK at the Power Control dialogs, then wait for the system to power down and
b).
then come back online.
As the system boots, press [F11] when the NVIDIA logo appears to get to the boot
c).
menu.
Browse to locate the Virtual CD that corresponds to the inserted ISO, then boot the
d).
system from it.
When the system boots up, select one of the following options from the GRUB menu:
e).
Install DGX OS <version>: Install DGX OS and reformat data RAID
•
Install DGX OS <version> Without Reformatting Data RAID
•
Advanced Installation Options: Select if you want to install with an encrypted root
•
filesystem, then select one of the following options:
> Install DGX OS <version> With Encrypted Root
> Install DGX OS <version> With Encrypted Root and Without Reformatting Data
RAID
If you are an advanced user who is not using the RAID disks as cache and want to keep
data on the RAID disks, then select one of the "Without Reformatting Data RAID"
options. See the section "Retaining the RAID Partition While Installing the OS" for more
information.
Press Enter.
f).
The DGX A100 system will reboot from ISO image and proceed to install the image. This
can take approximately 15 minutes.
Note: The Mellanox InfiniBand driver installation can take up to 30 minutes, depending
on how many cards undergo a firmware update.
After the installation is completed, the system ejects the virtual CD and then reboots into
the OS.
Refer to "First Boot Setup" for the steps to take when booting up the DGX A100 system for
the first time after a fresh installation.
9.2.3

Creating a Bootable Installation Medium

After obtaining an ISO file that contains the software image from NVIDIA Enterprise Support,
create a bootable installation medium, such as a USB flash drive or DVD-ROM, that contains
the image.
Note: Note: If you are restoring the software image remotely through the BMC, you do
not need a bootable installation medium and you can omit this task.
DGX A100 System
Updating and Restoring the Software
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