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This user manual describes NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 Ethernet DPU (data processing unit). It provides details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the board, and a step-by-step plan of how to bring up the BlueField-2 DPU.

Ordering Part Numbers

The tables below list the ordering part numbers (OPNs) for available BlueField-2 Ethernet DPUs in two form factors: Half-Height Half-Length (HHHL) DPUs and Full-Height Half-Length (FHHL) DPUs, respectively.

Half-Height Half-Length (HHHL) DPUs

NVIDIA SKUOPNSeries/ Core SpeedMax SpeedNo. of PortsPCIe SupportCryptoSecure Boot1GbE OOBOn-board
DDR Memory
On-board eMMC MemoryDevice IDPSIDLifecycle
900-9D206-0083-ST3 

MBF2H332A-AECOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz

25GbE

2xSFP56

Gen 4.0 x8

16GB

64GB

41686MT_0000000541 Mass Production
900-9D206-0063-ST2 

MBF2H332A-AEEOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz

25GbE

2xSFP56

Gen 4.0 x8

-

16GB

64GB

41686MT_0000000540 Mass Production
900-9D206-0053-SQ0 

MBF2H332A-AENOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz

25GbE

2xSFP56

Gen 4.0 x8

-

-

16GB

64GB

41686MT_0000000539 Mass Production

Full-Height Half-Length (FHHL) DPUs

NVIDIA SKULegacy OPNSeries/ Core SpeedMax SpeedNo. of PortsPCIe SupportCryptoSecure Boot1GbE OOBIntegrated BMCPPS IN/OUTExternal
Power
On-board
DDR Memory
On-board eMMC Memory (1)Device IDPSIDLifecycle
900-9D218-0083-ST2 

MBF2H512C-AECOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz

25GbE

2xSFP56

Gen 4.0 x8

-

16GB

128GB

41686MT_0000000724 Mass Production
900-9D218-0073-ST1 

MBF2H512C-AESOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz

25GbE

2xSFP56

Gen 4.0 x8

-

-

16GB

128GB

41686MT_0000000723 Mass Production
900-9D218-0073-ST4 

MBF2H512C-AEUOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz25GbE2xSFP56Gen 4.0 x8--16GB128GB 41686MT_0000000972 Mass Production
900-9D218-0083-ST4 

MBF2H532C-AECOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz25GbE2xSFP56Gen 4.0 x8-32GB128GB41686MT_0000000765 Mass Production
900-9D218-0073-ST0 

MBF2H532C-AESOT

P-Series/ 2.5GHz25GbE2xSFP56Gen 4.0 x8--32GB128GB41686MT_0000000766 Mass Production
900-9D219-0086-ST1 MBF2M516A-CECOTE-Series/ 2.0GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16---16GB64GB41686MT_0000000375 Mass Production
900-9D219-0066-ST2 

MBF2M516A-CEEOT

E-Series/ 2.0GHz

100GbE

2xQSFP56

Gen 4.0 x16

-

-

--

16GB

64GB

41686MT_0000000561 Mass Production
900-9D219-0056-SN1 

MBF2M516A-CENOT

E-Series/ 2.0GHz

100GbE

2xQSFP56

Gen 4.0 x16

-

-

-

--

16GB

64GB

41686MT_0000000560 Mass Production
900-9D208-0086-SQ0 MBF2H516C-CECOTP-Series/ 2.75GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x1616GB128GB41686MT_0000000729 Mass Production
900-9D208-0076-ST1 MBF2H516C-CESOTP-Series/ 2.75GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16-16GB128GB41686MT_0000000738 Mass Production
900-9D208-0076-STA MBF2H516C-CEUOTP-Series/ 2.75GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16-16GB128GB41686MT_0000000973 Mass Production
900-9D208-0086-ST3 MBF2M516C-CECOTE-Series/ 2.0GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16-16GB128GB41686MT_0000000733 Mass Production
900-9D208-0076-ST5 MBF2M516C-CESOTE-Series/ 2.0GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16--16GB128GB41686MT_0000000731 Mass Production
900-9D208-0086-ST2 MBF2H536C-CECOTP-Series/ 2.75GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x1632GB128GB41686MT_0000000768 Mass Production
900-9D208-0076-ST3 MBF2H536C-CESOTP-Series/ 2.75GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16-32GB128GB41686MT_0000000767 Mass Production
900-9D208-0076-STB 

MBF2H536C-CEUOT

P-Series/ 2.75GHz100GbE2xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16-32GB128GB41686MT_0000001008 Mass Production

(1) eMMC 128GB memory is effectively 40GB with high durability.

Legacy (End-of-Life) Ordering Part Numbers

NVIDIA SKULegacy OPNSeries/ Core SpeedMax SpeedNo. of PortsPCIe SupportCryptoSecure Boot1GbE OOBIntegrated BMCPPS IN/OUTExternal
Power
On-board
DDR Memory
On-board eMMC MemoryLifecycle
900-9D250-0048-ST0 MBF2M355A-VECOTE-Series/ 2.0GHz200GbE1xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16---32GB64GBEnd of Life
900-9D250-0038-ST3 MBF2M355A-VESOTE-Series/ 2.0GHz200GbE1xQSFP56Gen 4.0 x16----32GB64GBEnd of Life
900-9D219-0006-ST0 

MBF2H516A-CEEOT

P-Series/ 2.75GHz

100GbE

2xQSFP56

Gen 4.0 x 16

-

-

-

16GB

64GB

End of Life
900-9D219-0056-ST2 

MBF2H516A-CENOT

P-Series/ 2.75GHz

100GbE

2xQSFP56

Gen 4.0 x16

-

-

-

-

16GB

64GB

End of Life

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards. The manual assumes basic familiarity with the Ethernet network and architecture specifications.

Technical Support

Customers who purchased NVIDIA products directly from NVIDIA are invited to contact us through the following methods:

Customers who purchased NVIDIA M-1 Global Support Services, please see your contract for details regarding Technical Support.
Customers who purchased NVIDIA products through an NVIDIA-approved reseller should first seek assistance through their reseller.

Related Documentation

IEEE Std 802.3 SpecificationIEEE Ethernet specification at http://standards.ieee.org
PCI Express SpecificationsIndustry Standard PCI Express Base and Card Electromechanical Specifications at https://pcisig.com/specifications
NVIDIA LinkX Interconnect SolutionsLinkX Ethernet cables and transceivers are designed to maximize the performance of High-Performance Computing networks, requiring high-bandwidth, low-latency connections between compute nodes and switch nodes. NVIDIA offers one of the industry’s broadest portfolio of 40GbE, 56GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE and 400GbE cables, including Direct Attach Copper cables (DACs), copper splitter cables, Active Optical Cables (AOCs) and transceivers in a wide range of lengths from 0.5m to 10km. In addition to meeting Ethernet standards, NVIDIA tests every product in an end-to-end environment ensuring a Bit Error Rate of less than 1E-15Read more at LinkX Cables and Transceivers.
BlueField DPU OS Manual

NVIDIA® BlueField® DPU operating system (OS) is a reference Linux distribution based on the Ubuntu Server distribution extended to include DOCA runtime libraries, the DOCA Runtime stack for Arm and a Linux kernel that supports various accelerations for storage, networking, and security. As such, customers can run any Linux-based applications in the BlueField software environment seamlessly. The BlueField DPU OS manual is available at: BlueField DPU OS 4.0.3.

DOCA SDK Software Documentation The NVIDIA DOCA™ SDK enables developers to rapidly create applications and services on top of NVIDIA® BlueField® data processing units (DPUs), leveraging industry-standard APIs. With DOCA, developers can deliver breakthrough networking, security, and storage performance by harnessing the power of NVIDIA's DPUs. NVIDIA DOCA SDK software available at https://docs.nvidia.com/doca/sdk.
BlueField BMC SW ManualBMC software enables control and management of the baseboard management controller’s (BMC) hardware components. The BlueField-2 BMC Software UM is available at: BlueField BMC Software UM.

Document Conventions

When discussing memory sizes, GB and GBytes are used in this document to mean size in gigabytes. The use of Gb or Gbits indicates the size in giga-bits. In this document, PCIe is used to mean PCI Express.

Revision History

A list of the changes made to this document is provided in Document Revision History.