Prerequisites for Initial BlueField Deployment

The following is a list of system requirements for the deployment process:

• Connection to management network:

  • For BlueField DPU, BlueField BMC 1GbE interface connected to the management network via ToR

  • For BlueField SuperNIC, the host BMC connected to the management network via ToR or via NC-SI passthrough over data ports

    • BlueField BMC 1GbE interface connected to the management network via ToR is optional (MB312 use case)

• Remote management controller (RMC) connected to BlueField BMC or host BMC Ethernet interface via ToR

• DHCP server existing in the management network

• An NVQual certified server