Nvidia BlueField-2 BF2500 User Manual

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About This Manual
This User Manual describes NVIDIA® BlueField®-2BF2500 DPU Controller card. It provides details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required
software and firmware for operating the card, hardware installation, driver installation and bring-up instructions.
EOL'ed (End of Life) Ordering Part Numbers
NVIDIA SKU Legacy OPN New Description
900-9D205-0056-
ST0
MBF2H516B-
EENOT
NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 P-Series BF2500 DPU Controller, 100GbE/EDR/HDR100 InfiniBand/Ethernet Dual-Port QSFP56, PCIe Gen4 x16, Crypto Disabled, 16GB
on-board DDR, 1GbE OOB management, Tall Bracket, FHHL
900-9D205-0066-
ST0
MBF2H516B-
EEEOT
NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 P-Series BF2500 DPU Controller, 100GbE/EDR/HDR100 InfiniBand/Ethernet Dual-Port QSFP56, PCIe Gen4 x16, Crypto Enabled, 16GB
on-board DDR, 1GbE OOB management, Tall Bracket, FHHL
900-9D205-0058-
ST0
MBF2H515B-
HENOT
NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 P-Series BF2500 DPU Controller, 200GbE/HDR InfiniBand/Ethernet Single-Port QSFP56, PCIe Gen4 x16, Crypto Disabled, 16GB on-
board DDR, 1GbE OOB Management, Tall Bracket, FHHL
900-9D205-0068-
ST0
MBF2H515B-
HEEOT
NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 P-Series BF2500 DPU Controller, 200GbE/HDR InfiniBand/Ethernet Single-Port QSFP56, PCIe Gen4 x16, Crypto Enabled, 16GB on-
board DDR, 1GbE OOB Management, Tall Bracket, FHHL
Overview of Document Content
Section Section Description
Introduction
Provides a general overview of the BlueField-2 BF2500 DPU Controller Cards and discusses its benefits and
features.
Supported Interfaces Provides descriptions of all supported interfaces.
Pin Description Provides interfaces’ Pinouts description.
Cables and Cabling Configurations Describes the required cables and cabling configurations.
Thermal Sensors Describes the available thermal sensors on the BlueField-2 IPU
Hardware Installation Describes the procedures for installing and uninstalling the Controller Card.
Bring-Up and Driver Installation Describes driver installation and bring-up instructions

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