Document Revision History

Aug. 2023

• Added step 3 to section Verifying DPU Connection and Setting Up Host Environment

• Added Monitoring

Jun. 2023

Added important notes on selected OPNs in Ordering Part Numbers and the Specifications chapter

Jun. 2023

• Added sudo to step 2 in section Verifying DPU Connection and Setting Up Host Environment

• Updated list of identified devices in section Verifying DPU Connection and Setting Up Host Environment

• Added section Connecting to BlueField and Verifying Version

• Updated step 2.c. in section Updating BlueField BFB Image

• Added sudo to step 3.b. in section Updating BlueField BFB Image

May. 2023

Updated Specifications - added non-operational storage temperature specifications

Apr. 2023

Added device ID and PSID information in NVIDIA BlueField-2 InfiniBand/Ethernet DPU User Guide

Feb. 2023

• Added BlueField DPU Administrator Quick Start Guide

• Updated NC-SI connector pins in Pin Description

Jan. 2023

Updated document title.

Dec. 2022

Updated Features and Benefits

Nov. 2022

Updated BlueField DPU Administrator Quick Start Guide

Oct. 2022

Added a warning to the following sections:

• System Requirements

• Hardware Requirements

• Specifications

Sep. 2022

Updated the following sections:

• BlueField DPU Administrator Quick Start Guide

• Specifications

July 2022

Updated the following sections:

• Introduction

• Supported Interfaces

• Pin Description

• Specifications

Jun. 2022

Updated HHHL mechanical drawing.

Mar. 2022

Updated networking ports LED specifications.

Feb. 2022

Updated the Supported Servers and Power Cords with Cisco power cords.

Jan. 2022

• Added Maximum trace length values.

• Added PPS IN/OUT support to MBF2M516C-EESOT and MBF2M516C-EECOT.

Dec. 2021

Updated the NCSI interface pinouts

Oct. 2021

Added Custom UART Cable Installation instructions.

Sep. 2021

Updated System Requirements section.

Jun. 2021

• In Supported Interfaces sections:

  • Updated mechanical drawing and USB section description

  • Added note that port cages of some cards operate in SFP28/QSFP28 mode by default

May 2021

• Added HHHL 200GbE/HDR OPNs: MBF2M345A-HECOT, MBF2M345A-HESOT

• Added FHHL 100GbE/EDR/HDR100 OPNs with Secure Boot enabled: MBF2M516A-EECOT, MBF2M516H-EECOT,

• Added FHHL 100GbE/EDR OPNs with on-board BMC: MBF2M516C-EECOT, MBF2M516C-EESOT, MBF2H516C-EECOT, MBF2H516C-EESOT

• Updated: Supported Interfaces, Pin Description, Troubleshooting, and Specifications pages

• Added 1GbE OOB Management LEDs definition

• Added DOC SDK pointer to Related Documentation on title page

Mar. 2021

• Minor update in Ordering Part Numbers on title page

• Added in Supported Interfaces a note that the External PCIe Power Supply Connector is present on FHHL P-Series DPUs only, and that it is not present on FHHL E-Series DPUs

• Replaced the mechanical drawing of the FHHL bracket in Specifications

Feb. 2021

Updated eMMC size to 64GB

Dec. 2020

• Updated the NCSI interface pinouts

• Removed the UART interface from "Supported Interfaces"

• Updated "Package Contents"

Dec. 2020

• Updated the NCSI interface pinouts

• Added "Supported Servers and Power Cords" chapter

Oct. 2020

First release