Specifications

Important

The BlueField-2 DPU is designed and validated for operation in data-center servers and other large environments that guarantee proper power supply and airflow conditions.

The DPU is not intended for installation on a desktop or a workstation. Moreover, installing the DPU in any system without proper power and airflow levels can impact the DPU's functionality and potentially damage it. Failure to meet the environmental requirements listed in this user manual may void the warranty.

Warning

Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Electrical and Thermal Specifications document, which is available through the customer portal following login.

Important

Ensure your system supports the following system hardware and power supply requirements before installing your DPU.

HHHL DPUs	75W or greater system power supply through the PCIe x16 interface
FHHL DPUs	E-Series DPUs: A maximum of 75W system power supply through the PCIe x16 interface
FHHL DPUs	P-Series DPUs: a m inimum 75W or greater system power supply through the PCIe x16 interface, and an additional 75W through the supplementary 6-pin ATX power supply connector

MBF2M345A-HECOT / MBF2M345A-HESOT Specifications

BlueField-2 DPU	BlueField-2 E-Series - 8 Cores - 430MHz/2000MHz
BlueField-2 DPU	MBF2M345A-HECOT^(a): Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot Enabled MBF2M345A-HESOT: Crypto Disabled, Secure Boot Enabled
Physical	Card Dimensions (HHHL): 2.71 in. x 6.6 in. (68.90mm x 167.65 mm) Bracket Dimensions: 4.73 in. x 0.85 in. (121.0mm x 21.6mm)
Physical	Connector: Single QSFP56 (copper and optical)
Interfaces	See Interfaces of MBF2M345A-HECOT, MBF2M345A-HECOT
Interfaces	PCI Express 4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 16 lanes (3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible)
Protocol Support	Data Rate	Ethernet	200/100/50/25/10/1 Gb/s
	Data Rate	InfiniBand	HDR/HDR100/EDR/FDR/QDR/DDR/SDR
	Ethernet: 200GBASE-CR4, 200GBASE-KR4, 200GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR, 100GBASE-CR2, 100GBASE-KR2, 100GBASE-SR2
	InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3^(b)Auto-Negotiation: HDR, HDR100 (2 lane x 50Gb/s per lane), EDR, FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane)
Onboard Memory	Single-channel with 8 DDR4 8 bit + ECC (64bit + 8bit ECC) 16GB @ 3200MT/s 64GB eMMC memory
DPU Power Supply, Consumption and Airflow	Voltage: 12V
	Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 6W
	Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login.
Environmental	Temperature	Operational	0°C to 55°C
	Temperature	Non-operational	-40°C to 70°C^(c)
	Humidity	Operational	10% to 85% relative humidity
	Humidity	Non-operational	10% to 90% relative humidity
Regulatory	Safety	CB / cTUVus / CE
	EMC	CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
	RoHS	RoHS compliant
Notes: ^(a) If your target application for this crypto-enabled card will utilize 100Gb/s or higher bandwidth, where a substantial part of the bandwidth will be allocated for IPsec traffic, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. ^(b) The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. ^(c) The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

MBF2M516A-EECOT / MBF2M516A-EEEOT / MBF2M516A-EENOT Specifications

BlueField-2 DPU	BlueField-2 E-Series - 8 Cores - 430MHz/2000MHz
BlueField-2 DPU	MBF2M516A-EECOT^(a): Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot Enabled MBF2M516A-EEEOT^(a): Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot Disabled MBF2M516A-EENOT: Crypto Disabled, Secure Boot Disabled
Physical	Card Dimensions (FHHL): 4.53 in. x 6.6 in. (115.15 mm x 167.65 mm) Bracket Dimensions: 4.76 in. x 0.72 in. (121.0 mm x 18.4 mm)
Physical	Connector: Dual QSFP56 (copper and optical)
Interfaces	See Interfaces of MBF2H516A-EEEOT, MBF2H516A-EENOT and MBF2M516A-EECOT
Interfaces	PCI Express 4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 16 lanes (3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible)
Protocol Support	Data Rate	Ethernet	100/50/25/10/1 Gb/s
	Data Rate	InfiniBand	HDR100/EDR/FDR/QDR/DDR/SDR
	Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-KX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR
	InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3^(b)Auto-Negotiation: HDR100 (2 lane x 50Gb/s per lane), FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane),
On-board Memory	Single-channel with 8 DDR4 8 bit + ECC (64bit + 8bit ECC) 16GB @ 3200MT/s 64GB eMMC memory
DPU Power Supply, Consumption and Airflow	Voltage: 12V
	Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 2.5W (per port)
	Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login.
Environmental	Temperature	Operational	0°C to 55°C
	Temperature	Non-operational	-40°C to 70°C^(c)
	Humidity	Operational	10% to 85% relative humidity
	Humidity	Non-operational	10% to 90% relative humidity
Regulatory	Safety	CB / cTUVus / CE
	EMC	CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
	RoHS	RoHS compliant
Notes: ^(a) If your target application for this crypto-enabled card will utilize 100Gb/s or higher bandwidth, where a substantial part of the bandwidth will be allocated for IPsec traffic, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. ^(b) The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. ^(c) The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

MBF2H516A-EENOT / MBF2H516A-EEEOT Specifications

Important

To power up these FHHL P-Series DPUs, you need to connect a PCIe external power cable to the onboard 6-pin ATX connector. The customer should supply the PCIe external power cable (usually available with the server). Refer to External Power Supply Connector for pin descriptions.

BlueField-2 DPU	BlueField-2 P-Series - 8 Cores - 550MHz/2750MHz
BlueField-2 DPU	MBF2H516A-EEEOT^(a): Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot Disabled MBF2H516A-EENOT: Crypto Disabled, Secure Boot Disabled
Physical	Card Dimensions (FHHL): 4.53 in. x 6.6 in. (115.15 mm x 167.65 mm) Bracket Dimensions: 4.76 in. x 0.72 in. (121.0 mm x 18.4 mm)
Physical	Connector: Dual QSFP56 (copper and optical)
Interfaces	See Interfaces of MBF2M516A-EEEOT and MBF2M516A-EENOT
Interfaces	PCI Express 4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 16 lanes (3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible)
Protocol Support	Data Rate	Ethernet	100/50/25/10/1Gb/s
	Data Rate	InfiniBand	HDR100/EDR/FDR/QDR/DDR/SDR
	Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-KX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR
	InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3^(b)Auto-Negotiation: HDR100 (2 lane x 50Gb/s per lane), FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane)
On-board Memory	16GB On-board DDR4, ECC 3200Mt/s
DPU Power Supply, Consumption and Airflow	Voltage: 12V
	Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 2.5W (per port)
	Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login.
Environmental	Temperature	Operational	0°C to 55°C
	Temperature	Non-operational	-40°C to 70°C^(c)
	Humidity	Operational	10% to 85% relative humidity
	Humidity	Non-operational	10% to 90% relative humidity
Regulatory	Safety	CB / cTUVus / CE
	EMC	CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
	RoHS	RoHS compliant
Notes: ^(a) If your target application for this crypto-enabled card will utilize 100Gb/s or higher bandwidth, where a substantial part of the bandwidth will be allocated for IPsec traffic, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. ^(b) The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. ^(c) The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

MBF2M516C-EECOT / MBF2M516C-EESOT Specifications

BlueField-2 DPU	BlueField-2 E-Series - 8 Cores - 430MHz/2000MHz
BlueField-2 DPU	MBF2M516C-EECOT^(a): Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot Enabled, with onboard BMC MBF2M516C-EESOT: Crypto Disabled, Secure Boot Enabled, with onboard BMC
Physical	Card Dimensions (FHHL): 4.53 in. x 6.6 in. (115.15 mm x 167.65 mm) Bracket Dimensions: 4.76 in. x 0.72 in. (121.0 mm x 18.4 mm)
Physical	Connector: Dual QSFP56 (copper and optical)
Interfaces	See Interfaces of MBF2H516C-EECOT and MBF2H516C-EESOT
Interfaces	PCI Express 4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 16 lanes (3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible)
Protocol Support	Data Rate	Ethernet	100/50/40/25/10/1 Gb/s
	Data Rate	InfiniBand	HDR100/EDR/FDE/QDR/DDR/SDR
	Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-KX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR
	InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3^(b)Auto-Negotiation: HDR100 (2 lane x 50Gb/s per lane), PAM4 256b/257b encoding and RS-FEC, FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane)
On-board Memory	Single-channel with 8 DDR4 8 bit + ECC (64bit + 8bit ECC) 16GB @ 3200MT/s 128GB eMMC memory (effectively 40GB with high durability)
DPU Power Supply,Consumption and Airflow	Voltage: 12V
	Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 2.5W (per port)
	Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login.
Environmental	Temperature	Operational	0°C to 55°C
	Temperature	Non-operational	-40°C to 70°C^(c)
	Humidity	Operational	10% to 85% relative humidity
	Humidity	Non-operational	10% to 90% relative humidity
Regulatory	Safety	CB / cTUVus / CE
	EMC	CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
	RoHS	RoHS compliant
Notes: ^(a) If your target application for this crypto-enabled card will utilize 100Gb/s or higher bandwidth, where a substantial part of the bandwidth will be allocated for IPsec traffic, please refer to the NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Release Notes document to learn about a potential bandwidth limitation. See Related Documents section for details on accessing the document. ^(b) The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. ^(c) The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

MBF2H516C-EECOT/ MBF2H516C-EESOT Specifications

Important

To power up these FHHL P-Series DPUs with x16 PCIe Gen 4 lanes, you need to connect a PCIe external power cable to the onboard 6-pin ATX connector. The customer should supply the PCIe external power cable (usually available with the server). Refer to External Power Supply Connector for pin descriptions.

BlueField-2 DPU	BlueField-2 P-Series - 8 Cores - 550MHz/2750MHz
BlueField-2 DPU	MBF2H516C-EECOT: Crypto Enabled, Secure Boot Enabled, with onboard BMC MBF2H516C-EESOT: Crypto Disabled, Secure Boot Enabled, with onboard BMC
Physical	Card Dimensions (FHHL): 4.53 in. x 6.6 in. (115.15 mm x 167.65 mm) Bracket Dimensions: 4.76 in. x 0.72 in. (121.0 mm x 18.4 mm)
Physical	Connector: Dual QSFP56 (copper and optical)
Interfaces	See Interfaces of MBF2M516C-EECOT and MBF2M516C-EESOT
Interfaces	PCI Express 4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 16 lanes (3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 compatible)
Protocol Support	Data Rate	Ethernet	100/50/40/25/10/1 Gb/s
	Data Rate	InfiniBand	HDR100/EDR/FDR/QDR/DDR/SDR
	Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-KX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR
	InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3^(a)Auto-Negotiation: HDR100 (2 lane x 50Gb/s per lane), PAM4 256b/257b encoding and RS-FEC, FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane)
On-board Memory	Single-channel with 8 DDR4 8 bit + ECC (64bit + 8bit ECC) 16GB @ 3200MT/s 128GB eMMC memory (effectively 40GB with high durability)
DPU Power Supply,Consumption and Airflow	Voltage: 12V
	Maximum power available through QSFP56 port: 2.5W (per port)
	Power and airflow specifications are provided in NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs Power and Airflow Specifications document, which is available at NVOnline following login.
Environmental	Temperature	Operational	0°C to 55°C
	Temperature	Non-operational	-40°C to 70°C^(b)
	Humidity	Operational	10% to 85% relative humidity
	Humidity	Non-operational	10% to 90% relative humidity
Regulatory	Safety	CB / cTUVus / CE
	EMC	CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
	RoHS	RoHS compliant
Notes: ^(a) The BlueField-2 DPUs supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA InfiniBand product. ^(b) The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Warning

All dimensions are in millimeters. The PCB mechanical tolerance is +/- 0.13mm.

The diagrams may differ for different cards and are only provided here for illustration purposes.

HHHL DPUs

FHHL DPUs

Bracket Mechanical Drawing

Note

All dimensions are in millimeters.

Group #	Bracket
MBF2M345A-HECOT MBF2M345A-HESOT	Tall bracket:	Short bracket:
MBF2H516A-EEEOT MBF2H516A-EENOT MBF2M516A-EECOT MBF2M516A-EEEOT MBF2M516A-EENOT
MBF2H516C-EECOT MBF2H516C-EESOT MBF2M516C-EECOT MBF2M516C-EESOT

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MBF2M345A-HECOT / MBF2M345A-HESOT Specifications

MBF2M516A-EECOT / MBF2M516A-EEEOT / MBF2M516A-EENOT Specifications

MBF2H516A-EENOT / MBF2H516A-EEEOT Specifications

MBF2M516C-EECOT / MBF2M516C-EESOT Specifications

MBF2H516C-EECOT/ MBF2H516C-EESOT Specifications

Bracket Mechanical Drawing