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Nvidia BlueField-3 User Manual

Nvidia BlueField-3
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Card Removal
Verify that the system is powered off and unplugged.
Wait 30 seconds.
To remove the card, disengage the retention mechanisms on the brackets (clips or screws).
Holding the DPU from its center, gently pull the DPU and Auxiliary Connections card out of
the PCI Express slot.
5.12 PCIe Bifurcation Configuration Options
NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs provide a range of configuration scenarios to meet the demands of
environments and deployments. This section describes the various connectivity options for
peripherals on the PCIe, including scenarios where the BlueField-3 DPU acts as the PCIe switch with
NVMe SSDs as PCIe endpoints. While this list of scenarios is not exhaustive, it highlights the tested
and verified options. Customers seeking to support unlisted configurations should contact NVIDIA
Support.
The BlueField-3 DPU exposes two x16 PCIe interfaces, with internal PCIe switch architecture. The
first interface is exposed via the x16 PCIe Gen 5.0/4.0 Goldfinger connector and serves as an
endpoint to the host server by default. The additional PCIe x16 interface is exposed through the
Cabline CA-II Plus connector, featuring programmable bifurcation as a downstream port. The
following figure demonstrates the BlueField-3 DPU block diagram with the PCIe interfaces.
BlueField-3 DPU Block Diagram with PCIe Interfaces
PCIe bifurcation is supported starting from DOCA 2.5 with BlueField BSP 4.5.0 (released
December 2023).
This section applies to the following OPNs:
B3220DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CV-AA0 and 900-9D3B6-00SV-AA0
B3240DPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CN-AB0 and 900-9D3B6-00SN-AB0
B3210DPUs:900-9D3B6-00CC-AA0 and900-9D3B6-00SC-AA0
B3210EDPUs: 900-9D3B6-00CC-EA0 and 900-9D3B6-00SC-EA0

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Nvidia BlueField-3 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Product TypeDPU (Data Processing Unit)
Power ConsumptionUp to 75W
Manufacturing Process7nm
Operating Temperature0°C to 70°C
VirtualizationSR-IOV, Virtio
Target ApplicationsCloud, Networking, Storage
MemoryUp to 16 GB DDR4
Memory BandwidthUp to 200 GB/s
NetworkingUp to 400 GbE
PCIePCIe Gen4 x16
Storage AccelerationNVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)
SecurityHardware root of trust, Secure boot
Form FactorPCIe Card
Acceleration EnginesNetworking, Storage, Security
Software SupportNVIDIA DOCA
CacheL1, L2, L3 caches

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