Nvidia BlueField-2 BF2500 User Manual

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Card Package
FHHLDPUs
Cards 1x BlueField-2 DPU
Accessories 1x tall bracket (shipped assembled on the card)
Accessories Kit
The accessories kit should be ordered separately. OPN:MBF20-DKIT.
FHHLDPUs
Cables 1x USB 2.0 Type A to Mini USB Type B cable
1x USB 2.0 Type A to 30pin Flat Socket
Product Overview
BlueField-2 BF2500 DPU Controllerfeatures the second generation BlueField-2 I/O Processing Unit (IPU) – aninnovative and high-performance
programmable networking engine. The IPU integrates an array ofeight powerful 64-bit Armv8 A72 cores interconnected by a coherent mesh with a DDR4
memorycontroller and a dual-port Ethernet network controller.Providing unmatched scalability and efficiency, the BF2500 DPU Controlleris the ideal
adapter to accelerate the most demanding workloads in datacenter, cloud, service provider and storage environments.
For FHHL 100Gb/s P-Series DPUs, you need a 6-pin PCIe external power cable to activate the card. The cable is not included in the package. For
further details, please refer toExternal PCIe Power Supply Connector.
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Nvidia BlueField-2 BF2500 Specifications

General

Processor	ARM Cortex-A72
Memory	16 GB DDR4
Network Interfaces	2 x 100GbE
PCIe Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Product Type	DPU (Data Processing Unit)
Interface Type	Ethernet
Ethernet Ports	2
Maximum power consumption	75W
PCIe Lanes	16
Operating Temperature	0°C to 55°C
Storage Acceleration	Yes
Virtualization Support	Yes
Security Features	Secure Boot