About This Document

This document describes NVIDIA® BlueField® virtio-net PCIe devices.

Audience

This manual is intended for system administrators and developers.

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Term	Description
AARFS	Accelerated receive flow steering
CLI	Command line interface
BFB	BlueField bootstream
DMA	Direct memory access
RDMA	Remote direct memory access
DPA	Data path accelerator
ETH	Ethernet
FW	Firmware
I/O	Input/output
IB	InfiniBand
OS	Operating system
PF	Physical function
RPC	Remote procedure call
SF	Scalable function
VF	Virtual function

Title	Description
NVIDIA DOCA	NVIDIA DOCA™ SDK enables developers to rapidly create applications and services on top of NVIDIA® BlueField® networking platform, leveraging industry-standard APIs
NVIDIA BlueField DPU BSP	This guide provides product release notes as well as information on the BSP and how to develop and/or customize applications, system software, and file system images for the BlueField platform
NVIDIA BlueField BMC Software	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
NVIDIA BlueField-3 SNAP for NVMe and Virtio-blk	This document describes the configuration parameters of NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 SNAP and virtio-blk SNAP in detail
BlueField DPU Hardware User Manual	This document provides details as to the interfaces of the BlueField DPU, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the device, and a step-by-step plan for bringing the DPU up