Nvidia BlueField-2 BF2500 User Manual

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Interface Description
1 BlueField-2 Data Processing Unit (DPU) BlueField-2 DPU with heatsink
2 PCIe x16 Gen 3.0/4.0 Edge Connector
The interface between the BlueField-2 Controller and the JBOF system.
3
InfiniBand QSFP56 Interfaces
The network ports of the ConnectX®-6 adapter cards are compliant with the InfiniBand Architecture Specification, Release 1.3.
InfiniBand traffic is transmitted through the cards' QSFP56 connectors.
Ethernet QSFP56 Interfaces Ethernet traffic is transmitted through the controller’s QSFP56 connectors. The QSFP56 connectors allow for the use of Optical
modules and cable interconnect solutions.
4 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
Single-channel with 8 DDR4 8 bit + ECC (64bit + 8bit ECC) 16GB @ 3200MT/s
5 NC-SI Management Interface
Connectivity channel between the BMC CPU and the BlueField-2 Arm Array
6 USB Connector
USB Type-B Bracket mounted on card
7 1GbE OOB Management Interface
1GbE BASE-T OOB management interface.
8 External PCIe Power Supply Interfaces Along with the PCIe interface, this connector provides power to the board.
9 Networking LED Interfaces
One bi-color LED per port.
10 RTC Battery
Battery for RTC.
11 eMMC Interface 16GbE x8 NAND flash10

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