Nvidia BlueField-2 BF2500 User Manual

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Cables and Cabling Configurations ................................................................................................................ 49
RJ45 Cable for the 1GbE OOB Management Interface.....................................................................................................49
USB Interface Cabling ..........................................................................................................................................49
Thermal Sensors...................................................................................................................................... 51
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................... 52
Safety Warnings .................................................................................................................................................52
Installation Procedure Overview..............................................................................................................................52
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................53
Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 53
Airflow Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Software Requirements .................................................................................................................................... 54
Safety Precautions ..............................................................................................................................................54
Pre-Installation Checklist ......................................................................................................................................54
Installation Instructions........................................................................................................................................55
Cables and Modules.............................................................................................................................................55
Networking Cables .......................................................................................................................................... 55
Bring-Up and Driver Installation ................................................................................................................... 57
BlueField Software..............................................................................................................................................57
Software On eMMC..............................................................................................................................................58
Yocto Distribution Installation ............................................................................................................................ 58
PXE Server Configuration on Host Side ......................................................................................................................59

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