Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX Station A100

NVIDIA DGX Station A100 brings AI supercomputing to data science teams, offering data center technology without a data center or additional IT investment. Designed for multiple, simultaneous users, DGX Station A100 leverages server-grade components in an easy-to-place workstation form factor. It’s the only system with four fully interconnected and Multi-Instance GPU (MIG)-capable NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs with up to 320 gigabytes (GB) of total GPU memory that can plug into a standard power outlet in the office or at home, resulting in a powerful AI appliance that you can place anywhere.

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Registering Your DGX Station A100

To obtain support for your DGX Station A100, follow the instructions for registration in the Entitlement Certification email that was sent as part of the purchase.

Registration allows you to access the NVIDIA Enterprise Support Portal, obtain technical support, get software updates, and set up an NGC for DGX systems account. If you did not receive the information, open a case with the NVIDIA Enterprise Support Team at Enterprise Support.

What’s in the Box

  • DGX Station A100

  • NVIDIA DGX Station™ A100

  • Accessory boxes containing the following items:

    • Quick Start Guide

    • AC power cable with a locale-specific grounded connector

    • Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to DisplayPort

    • USB recovery flash drive containing:

      • Source code of the open-source software that is installed on DGX Station™ A100

    • Toxic Substance Notice and Safety Instructions

    • Declaration of Conformity

    • Wheel locks

      Wheel locks are provided to prevent the unit from rolling out of place. To install these locks, from the side, slide them under two of the wheels.

Inspect each piece of equipment in the packing box. If anything is missing or damaged, contact your supplier.

Before you get started, you need to first unpack DGX Station A100. See Unpacking your DGX Station A100 for more information.

DGX OS Software Summary

TheDGX OS software that is supplied with the DGX Station A100 includes the software that you need for downloading and running containers for deep learning frameworks. The software is already installed on the DGX Station A100, except where licensing requirements mandate that the software be supplied separately. Any software that must be supplied separately is installed automatically when the DGX Station A100 is first powered on.

For details about theDGX OS software, refer to the DGX OS Software Release notes.

DGX Station A100 Hardware Summary

Refer to the NVIDIA DGX Station A100 Service Manual for information about field-replaceable parts.

Only replace hardware as directed in the service manual. NVIDIA does not support user-installed hardware that is not a factory-installed part or factory-replacement part.

Processors

Component

Qty

Description

CPU

1

Single AMD 7742, 64 cores, and 2.25 GHz (base)–3.4 GHz (max boost).

GPU

4

NVIDIA A100 with 80 GB (320GB total) or 40GB per GPU (160GB total) of GPU memory.

System Memory and Storage

Component

Qty

Unit Capacity

Total Capacity

Description

System memory

8

64 GB

512 GB

System DDR4 RAM

Data storage

1

7.68 TB

7.68 TB

Cache/Data U.2 NVME drive

OS storage

1

1.92 TB

1.92 TB

Boot M.2 NVME drive