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This section provides detailed instructions on how to install your BlueField-2 2500 DPU Controller in a system.
Step 1. Open the system case.
Step 2. Locate an available PCI Express x16 slot.
Step 3. Applying even pressure at both corners of the card, insert the BF2500 DPU Controller in a PCI Express slot until firmly seated.
Step 4. Secure the bracket to the system with the bracket screw.
Step 5. Close the system case
Cables and Modules
Networking Cables
All networking cables can be inserted or removed with the unit powered on.
To insert a cable, press the connector into the port receptacle until the connector is firmly seated.
Support the weight of the cable before connecting the cable to the adapter card. Do this by using a cable holder or tying the cable to the
rack.
Determine the correct orientation of the connector to the card before inserting the connector. Do not try and insert the connector upside
down. This may damage the adapter card.
Insert the connector into the adapter card. Be careful to insert the connector straight into the cage. Do not apply any torque, up or down,
to the connector cage in the adapter card.
Verify that the connector locks in place.
After inserting a cable into a port, the Amber LED indicator will light when the physical connection is established (that is, when the unit is powered
on and a cable is plugged into the port with the other end of the connector plugged into a functioning port).
After plugging in a cable, lock the connector using the latching mechanism particular to the cable vendor. When data is being transferred the
Green LED will blink. See .Networking LED Interfaces
Care should be taken as not to impede the air exhaust flow through the ventilation holes. Use cable lengths that allow for routing horizontally
around to the side of the chassis before bending upward or downward in the rack.
To remove a cable, disengage the locks and slowly pull the connector away from the port receptacle. The LED indicator will turn off when the
cable is unseated.
RJ45 Cable for the 1GbE OOB Management Interface
NOTE: A CAT5 cable should be used.
USB Interface Cabling
The BlueField-2 BF2500 DPU Controller should be installed only in a JBOF System as it functions as a PCIe root-complex (RC) initiating PCIe
bus operations. Installing it in a regular host system may damage the card.
Please note that the following figures are for illustration purposes only.
When installing cables make sure that the latches engage.
Always install and remove cables by pushing or pulling the cable and connector in a straight line with the card.
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