Installing Drivers To Support The Nvidia Gpu Cards - Cisco UCS C240 Installation And Service Manual

Installing or Replacing Server Components

Installing Drivers to Support the NVIDIA GPU Cards

After you install the hardware, you must update to the correct level of server BIOS and then install
NVIDIA drivers and other software.
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1. Update the C240 M3 Server BIOS
Table 3-13
Table 3-13
GPU
NVIDIA GRID K1
NVIDIA GRID K2
NVIDIA Tesla K20
NVIDIA Tesla K20X
NVIDIA Tesla K40
Install the latest Cisco UCS C240 server BIOS by using the Host Upgrade Utility for the Cisco UCS
C240 M3 server.
Navigate to the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html.
Step 1
Click Servers–Unified Computing in the middle column.
Step 2
Click Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Standalone Server Software in the right-hand column.
Step 3
Click the name of your model of server in the right-hand column.
Step 4
Click Unified Computing System (UCS) Server Firmware.
Step 5
Click the release number.
Step 6
Click Download Now to download the ucs-server platform-huu-version_number.iso file.
Step 7
Verify the information on the next page, then click Proceed With Download.
Step 8
Continue through the subsequent screens to accept the license agreement and browse to a location where
Step 9
you want to save the file.
Use the Host Upgrade Utility to update the server BIOS.
Step 10
The user guides for the Host Upgrade Utility are at:
2. Update the NVIDIA Drivers
After you update the server BIOS, you can install NVIDIA drivers to your hypervisor virtual machine.
Install your hypervisor software on a computer. Refer to your hypervisor documentation for the
Step 1
installation instructions.
Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide
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1. Update the C240 M3 Server BIOS, page 3-60
2. Update the NVIDIA Drivers, page 3-60
lists the minimum server firmware versions for the GPU cards.
Server Firmware Minimum Versions
CIMC/BIOS
Minimum Version
1.5(1)
1.5(1)
1.5(3)
1.5(3)
1.5(7)
Chapter 3
Utility User Guides.
Maintaining the Server
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