Nvidia BlueField-3 User Manual

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About This Manual
This User Manual describes NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 BF3220SH DPU Controller cards. 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.
Ordering Part Numbers
The below table provides the ordering part numbers (OPN) for the available BlueField BF3220SH DPU
Controllers.
Model NVIDIA SKU Heatsink Lifecycle
B3220SH 900-9D3C6-00CV-
GA0
NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220SH E-Series
No heatsink FHHL Storage Controller,
200GbE (default mode) / NDR200 IB,
Dual-port QSFP112, PCIe Gen5.0 x16
with x16 PCIe extension option, 16
Arm cores, 48GB on-board DDR,
integrated BMC, Crypto Enabled,
Secure Boot
No Heatsink Prototype
900-9D3C6-00CV-
DA0
NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220SH E-Series
FHHL Storage Controller, 200GbE
(default mode) / NDR200 IB, Dual-
port QSFP112, PCIe Gen5.0 x16 with
x16 PCIe extension option, 16 Arm
cores, 48GB on-board DDR, integrated
BMC, Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot
✔ Prototype
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards. The manual assumes basic
familiarity with InfiniBand/Ethernet network and architecture specifications.
Technical Support
Customers who purchased NVIDIA products directly from NVIDIA are invited to contact usthrough the
following methods:
URL:www.nvidia.com→ Support
E-mail:enterprisesupport@nvidia.com
Customers who purchased NVIDIA M-1 Global Support Services, please see your contract fordetails
regarding Technical Support.
Customers who purchased NVIDIA products through an NVIDIA-approved reseller should first seek
assistance through their reseller.
Related Documentation
Related Documentation
InfiniBand
Architecture
Specification
InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) InfiniBand® specification Release 1.3.1,
November 2, 2016 and Vol. 2, Release 1.4 , and Vol 2 - Release 1.5.
IEEE Std 802.3
Specification
IEEE Ethernet specification.

Nvidia BlueField-3 Specifications

General

Product Type	DPU (Data Processing Unit)
Power Consumption	Up to 75W
Manufacturing Process	7nm
Operating Temperature	0°C to 70°C
Virtualization	SR-IOV, Virtio
Target Applications	Cloud, Networking, Storage
Memory	Up to 16 GB DDR4
Memory Bandwidth	Up to 200 GB/s
Networking	Up to 400 GbE
PCIe	PCIe Gen4 x16
Storage Acceleration	NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)
Security	Hardware root of trust, Secure boot
Form Factor	PCIe Card
Acceleration Engines	Networking, Storage, Security
Software Support	NVIDIA DOCA
Cache	L1, L2, L3 caches