DGX-2 System User Guide ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX-2 System .............................. 5
About this Document ................................................................................. 6
Hardware Overview .................................................................................. 6
Network Ports ....................................................................................... 11
Recommended Ports to Use for External Storage .............................................. 12
DGX OS Software ................................................................................... 13
Additional Documentation ......................................................................... 13
Customer Support .................................................................................. 14
Connecting to the DGX-2 Console ......................................... 15
Direct Connection ................................................................................... 16
Remote Connection through the BMC ........................................................... 17
SSH Connection ..................................................................................... 19
Setting Up the DGX-2 System ............................................... 20
Quick Start Instructions ...................................................... 24
Registration .......................................................................................... 24
Installation and Configuration..................................................................... 25
Obtaining an NVIDIA GPU Cloud Account ....................................................... 25
Getting Your NGC API Key and Selecting Container Tags for the Verification Examples . 25
Verifying Basic Functionality....................................................................... 26
Network Configuration ........................................................ 28
BMC Security ........................................................................................ 28
Configuring Network Proxies ...................................................................... 28
Configuring Docker IP Addresses ................................................................. 29
Opening Ports ....................................................................................... 31
Connectivity Requirements ........................................................................ 31
Configuring Static IP Address for the BMC ...................................................... 32
Configuring Static IP Addresses for the Network Ports ........................................ 36
Switching Between InfiniBand and Ethernet .................................................... 38
Configuring Storage – NFS Mount and Cache .......................... 44
Restoring the DGX-2 Software Image .................................... 46
Obtaining the DGX-2 Software ISO Image and Checksum File .............................. 47
Re-Imaging the System Remotely ................................................................ 47
Creating a Bootable Installation Medium ........................................................ 48
Re-Imaging the System From a USB Flash Drive............................................... 51
Retaining the RAID Partition While Installing the OS .......................................... 52
Updating the DGX OS Software ............................................. 54
Connectivity Requirements For Software Updates ............................................. 54
Update Instructions ................................................................................ 55
Updating Firmware ............................................................. 56
General Firmware Update Guidelines ............................................................ 56
Obtaining the Firmware Update Container ...................................................... 57
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