Nvidia BlueField-2 BF2500 User Manual

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Navigate to the Boot Manager.
UEFI Boot Manager
Select EFI Network, it will then use the TFTP service on the host to discover all available PXE boot options. Shortly after, a “..Fetching
Netboot Image” message will appear enabling CentOS installation.
Option to Install CentOS
Select CentOS download.
Follow the installation instructions in the configuration menu. Recommended settings are included.
This process may take few minutes as it fetches data over the USB network. Running “ifconfig” on the host and monitoring the RX/TX
packets on the “tmfifo_net0” network indicates that the fetching data process is not complete.
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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