Nvidia DGX Station User Manual

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3.7.1.Providing DGX Station Software Updates from a Private Repository.............................30
3.7.2.Loading a Container Image onto an Air-Gapped DGX Station System...........................31
Chapter4.Maintaining and Servicing the NVIDIA DGX Station.........................................33
4.1.Problem Resolution and Customer Care.............................................................................. 33
4.2.Cleaning the Mesh Filter Under the DGX Station................................................................. 33
4.3.Since DGX OS Desktop 4.4.0: Checking the Health of and Collecting Troubleshooting
Information for the DGX Station...............................................................................................35
4.4.DGX OS Desktop 4.3.0 and Earlier: Collecting Information for Troubleshooting the DGX
Station........................................................................................................................................ 35
4.5.DGX OS Desktop 4.3.0 and Earlier: Checking the Health of the DGX Station.......................36
4.6.Replacing the System and Components................................................................................37
4.6.1.Replacing the System...................................................................................................... 38
4.6.2.Repacking the DGX Station for Shipment.......................................................................38
4.6.3.Replacing a DIMM............................................................................................................ 41
4.6.4.Replacing the CMOS Power Cell in the DGX Station......................................................45
4.7.Maintaining the DGX Station Persistent Storage.................................................................. 49
4.7.1.Changing the RAID Level of the RAID Array...................................................................49
4.7.2.Checking the Status of the DGX Station RAID Array...................................................... 50
4.7.3.Checking the Status of the DGX Station SSDs............................................................... 51
4.7.4.Adding or Replacing an SSD........................................................................................... 52
4.7.5.Rebuilding the DGX Station RAID Array.......................................................................... 56
4.7.6.Configuring the SSDs for Data Storage as an NFS Cache.............................................57
4.7.7.Sanitizing the DGX Station Persistent Storage...............................................................59
4.7.7.1.Running an Ubuntu Desktop LiveCD Session on the DGX Station.......................... 60
4.7.7.2.Sanitizing All DGX Station SSDs............................................................................... 60
4.8.Restoring the DGX Station Software Image.......................................................................... 62
4.8.1.Obtaining the DGX Station Software ISO Image and Checksum File............................. 63
4.8.2.Creating a Bootable Installation Medium....................................................................... 63
4.8.2.1.Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive by Using Startup Disk Creator.................... 64
4.8.2.2.Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive by Using Akeo Rufus................................... 65
4.8.3.Verifying the Bootable Installation Medium....................................................................67
4.8.3.1.Verifying a Bootable USB Flash Drive...................................................................... 67
4.8.3.2.Verifying a Bootable DVD-ROM.................................................................................68
4.8.4.Installing the DGX Station Software Image from a USB Flash Drive or DVD-ROM......68
4.9.Updating the DGX Station System BIOS................................................................................ 69
4.10.Maintaining the GPU Liquid Cooling System.......................................................................70
4.10.1.Monitoring GPU Temperatures......................................................................................71
4.10.2.Checking the Level of the Liquid in the GPU Cooling System......................................72

Nvidia DGX Station Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	DGX Station
Category	Desktop
Language	English