4.3 NC-SI Management Interface .............................................................. 25
4.4 Cabline CA-II Plus Connectors Pinouts ................................................... 27
4.4.1 Component Side......................................................................... 27
4.4.2 Print Side................................................................................. 29
5 Hardware Installation and PCIe Bifurcation ....................................... 32
5.1 Safety Warnings ............................................................................. 32
5.2 Installation Procedure Overview.......................................................... 33
5.3 System Requirements ...................................................................... 33
5.3.1 Hardware Requirements ............................................................... 33
5.3.2 Airflow Requirements .................................................................. 33
5.3.3 Software Requirements ................................................................ 34
5.4 Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 34
5.5 Unpacking .................................................................................... 34
5.6 Pre-Installation Checklist .................................................................. 34
5.7 Installation Instructions....................................................................34
5.8 Cables and Modules......................................................................... 35
5.8.1 Networking Cable Installation ........................................................ 35
5.8.2 8-pin ATX Power Supply Cable ........................................................ 35
5.8.3 Cable Installation Instructions ........................................................ 36
5.9 DPU Controller Power-Up and Power-Down Sequences ............................... 37
5.9.1 Power-Up Sequence .................................................................... 37
5.9.2 Power-Down Sequence ................................................................. 38
5.10 PCIe x16 DPU Controller Installation Instructions...................................... 39
5.10.1 Installation Instructions................................................................ 39
5.10.2 Uninstalling the BlueField-3 Card .................................................... 40
5.11 [Optional] PCIe Extension Connection (2x PCIe x16) Installation Instructions .... 41
5.11.1 Installing the DPU....................................................................... 42
5.11.2 Uninstalling the Cards.................................................................. 46
5.12 PCIe Bifurcation Configuration Options ................................................. 47
5.12.1 Bifurcated to Eight x4 PCIe............................................................ 48
5.12.2 Bifurcated to One x16 PCIe and Eight x2 PCIe ..................................... 49
6 Setting High-Speed-Port Link Type .................................................. 51
6.1 mlxconfig..................................................................................... 51
6.2 UEFI ...........................................................................................51
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