4.2 External Power Supply Connector ........................................................ 29
4.3 NC-SI Management Interface .............................................................. 30
4.4 Cabline CA-II Plus Connectors Pinouts ................................................... 32
4.4.1 Component Side......................................................................... 32
4.4.2 Print Side................................................................................. 34
5 Hardware Installation and PCIe Bifurcation ....................................... 36
5.1 Safety Warnings ............................................................................. 36
5.2 Installation Procedure Overview.......................................................... 37
5.3 System Requirements ...................................................................... 37
5.3.1 Hardware Requirements ............................................................... 37
5.3.2 Airflow Requirements .................................................................. 38
5.3.3 Software Requirements ................................................................ 38
5.4 Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 38
5.5 Unpacking .................................................................................... 38
5.6 Pre-Installation Checklist .................................................................. 38
5.7 Installation Instructions.................................................................... 39
5.8 Cables and Modules......................................................................... 39
5.8.1 Networking Cable Installation ........................................................ 39
5.9 DPU Power-Up and Power-Down Sequences ............................................ 40
5.9.1 Power-Up Sequence .................................................................... 40
5.9.2 Power-Down Sequence ................................................................. 41
5.10 PCIe x16 DPU/SuperNIC Installation Instructions ...................................... 42
5.10.1 Installation Instructions................................................................ 42
5.10.2 Uninstalling the DPU/SuperNIC ....................................................... 43
5.11 PCIe Extension Option (2x PCIe x16) Installation Instructions ....................... 44
5.11.1 Installing the DPU....................................................................... 45
5.11.2 Uninstalling the Cards.................................................................. 49
5.12 PCIe Bifurcation Configuration Options ................................................. 50
5.12.1 Host as Root Port on x4 PCIe Lane Peripherals ..................................... 52
5.12.2 DPU ARMs as Root Port on Peripherals ............................................... 53
6 Setting High-Speed-Port Link Type .................................................. 55
6.1 mlxconfig..................................................................................... 55
6.2 UEFI ...........................................................................................55
7 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 56