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NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide - Home NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide - Home

NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide

NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide - Home NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide - Home

NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Installation Guide

  • Introduction
  • BCM Software Installation
  • BCM Networking Setup
  • Configuration for Node Provisioning
    • Mixed Architecture Setup
    • Software Image Setup
    • Category Creation
    • Initial Setup Verification Checklist
    • Control Plane Node Entries
    • Control Plane Configuration Verification Checklist
    • Automated Rack Import Process
    • Manual Rack Import Process
    • Manual Addition of GB200 Rack Entries
    • Manual Addition of NVLink Switch Rack Entries
    • GB200 Rack Configuration Verification Checklist
    • Finalize Headnode Setup
    • Control Plane Power On and Provisioning
    • Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) Pre-Setup
  • High Availability
  • GB200 Rack Power On and Bring Up
  • GB200 Rack Firmware Update
  • Deployment Summary Validation Checklist
  • Appendix

NVIDIA Mission Control Management Plane and Rack Setup with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Systems Installation Guide#

Installation Guide

  • Introduction
  • BCM Software Installation
    • Acquire BCM ISO
    • BCM Software Installation
  • BCM Networking Setup
    • Manual BCM Networking Setup
    • bcm-netautogen
  • Configuration for Node Provisioning
    • Mixed Architecture, Software Image, and Category Setup
    • Control Plane Node Configuration
    • GB200 Rack Node Configuration
    • Final Setup and Provisioning
  • High Availability
    • cmha-setup
    • NFS Configuration
    • Shared Storage Setup
    • Verify HA Failover Functionality
    • Post HA and NFS Configuration Steps
  • GB200 Rack Power On and Bring Up
    • Initial PowerOn and Provisioning
  • GB200 Rack Firmware Update
    • Rack Firmware Updates
    • Power Shelf Firmware Update Process
    • BlueField and CX7 FW Update Process
  • Deployment Summary Validation Checklist
    • Prerequisites and Hardware Validation
    • BCM Software Installation Validation
    • Network Configuration Validation
    • Software Image and Category Validation
    • Control Plane Node Configuration Validation
    • GB200 Rack Configuration Validation
    • High Availability Configuration Validation
    • Rack Power-On and Provisioning Validation
    • Firmware Update Validation
    • System Integration and Final Validation
    • Documentation and Handover
    • Performance Validation
    • Final System Acceptance
    • Commands for Quick Final Validation
    • Critical Success Criteria
  • Appendix
    • Understanding netnames
    • Hardware Information Gathering
    • Other Tips and Tricks
    • KVM Setup on Ubuntu

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Last updated on Sep 30, 2025.