About This Document
BMC software enables control and management of the baseboard management controller’s (BMC) hardware components. The BMC software supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
This guide provides general information concerning the BMC on the NVIDIA® BlueField® DPUs and is intended for those who want to familiarize themselves with the functionality provided by the BMC.
This document is relevant for DPUs with an integrated BMC. Please refer to the Supported Platforms and Interoperability page to ascertain whether your device features an integrated BMC.
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| NVIDIA BlueField-2 Ethernet DPU User Guide | This manual describes BlueField-2 Ethernet DPU including details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware, and a step-by-step plan of how to bring it up |
| NVIDIA BlueField-3 Ethernet DPU User Guide | This manual describes BlueField-3 Ethernet DPU including details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware, and a step-by-step plan of how to bring it up |
| BlueField Administrator Quick Start Guide | This quick start guide details the procedure for installing a brand-new NVIDIA® BlueField® DPU |
| NVIDIA BlueField Management and Initial Provisioning | This document defines the NVIDIA-recommended method to manage NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 and BlueField®-3 DPUs, reviews BlueField DPU management interfaces, protocols, and capabilities (hardware, firmware, etc.), and explains how to use them to manage the DPU. |
| Redfish Data Model Specification | This document includes the informative and normative descriptions copied from the description and long description annotations in the Redfish Schema Bundle (DSP8010), and adds supplemental normative text to further explain the usage of particular properties or resources. |
| IPMI Architecture GitHub | This document describes the architecture of IPMI design. |
Glossary
| Abbreviation / Acronym | Whole Word / Description |
| BMC | Baseboard management controller |
| DPU | Data processing unit |
| EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| FRU | Field Replaceable Unit |
| IPMB | Intelligent Platform Management Bus |
| IPMI | Intelligent Platform Management Interface |
| SoC | System-on-chip |
| SOL | Serial Over LAN |
| SEL | System Event Log |
| SDR | Sensor Data Record; Sensor Data Repository |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter |