Nvidia BlueField-3 User Manual

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2 BlueField DPU Administrator Quick Start Guide
This page is tailored for system administrators wishing to install BlueField and perform sample
administrative actions on it. For a quick start guide aimed at software developers wishing to
develop applications on the BlueField DPU using the DOCA framework, please refer to the NVIDIA
DOCA Developer Quick Start Guide.
2.1 Prerequisites for Initial BlueField DPU Deployment
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2.2 First-time Installation Procedure
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Not sure which guide to follow? For more details on the different BlueField user types,
please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField and DOCA User Typesdocument.

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