Nvidia BlueField-3 User Manual

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5.2 Installation Procedure Overview
The installation procedure of DPU involves the following steps:
Step Procedure Direct Link
1 Check the system’s requirements. Refer toSystem Requirements
2 Pay attention to the airflow consideration within
the host system
Refer toAirflow Requirements
3 Follow the safety precautions Refer to Safety
4 Unpack the package Refer toUnpacking
5 Follow the pre-installation checklist Refer toPre-Installation Checklist
7 Install the DPU according to the form-factor you
have purchased.
Refer toDPU Installation
8 Connect cables or modules to the DPU Refer toCables and Modules
9 Power-up the DPU Refer toDPU Power-Up Instructions
5.3 System Requirements
5.3.1 Hardware Requirements
The below table lists the motherboard and power supply requirements per DPU series.
OPNs Power Supply Requirement
B3140H SuperNICs: 900-9D3D4-00EN-
HA0 and 900-9D3D4-00NN-HA0
B3140L SuperNICs: 900-9D3B4-00EN-
EA0 and 900-9D3B4-00PN-EA0
B3220L SuperNICs: 900-9D3B4-00CV-
EA0 and 900-9D3B4-00SV-EA0
B3210L SuperNICs: 900-9D3B4-00CC-
EA0 and 900-9D3B4-00SC-EA0
A minimum of 75W system power supply through the PCIe x16
interface
B3220 DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CV-AA0 and
900-9D3B6-00SV-AA0
B3240 DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CN-AB0 and
900-9D3B6-00SN-AB0
B3210 DPUs:900-9D3B6-00CC-AA0
and900-9D3B6-00SC-AA0
B3210E DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CC-EA0
and 900-9D3B6-00SC-EA0
Require a supplementary 8-pin ATX power supply connectivity
available through the external power supply connector.
Unless otherwise specified, products are designed to work in an environmentally controlled
data center with low levels of gaseous and dust (particulate) contamination.
The operating environment should meet severity level G1 as per ISA 71.04 for gaseous
contamination and ISO 14644-1 class 8 for cleanliness level.

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