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Minimum Hardware Requirements


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2x86 servers running CentOS
7.5 -
8.2

 Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5115 CPU @ 2.40GHz/ 20 cores / 2 numa / 64G memory

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz/ 12 cores/ 2 numa / 32G memory

1ConnectX-
5 NIC
6 Dx NIC (FW:
16
22.
24
29.
0328 and up
1016) -
1
BlueField 25GbE SmartNIC
BlueField2 25GbE SmartNIC with Arm processor (FW:
18
24.
24
29.
1000 and up)
1016) ARM A72  8 cores / single numa / 16G memory/ 25G bandwidth
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 125GB/s SFP28 networking cable -
 1QSA28 Adapter (100GB-to-25GB Adapter) -
 1UART-to-USB cableFor SmartNIC USB console access 
 1Mini USB Type B cableFor SmartNIC USB Console Access
 1bfb image to be loaded on the BlueField SmartNIC Arm. Image contains:
  • CentOS 7.
5
  • 6 over Arm architecture
  • MLNX_OFED_LINUX-
4
  • 5.
4
  • 2-
2
  • 1.
5
  • 0.
11.0
  • 4 (compiled with DPDK and BlueField flags)
  • DPDK libraries version
18
  • 20.11
  • Pre-configured network settings for easy SmartNIC management
  1. Insert ConnectX-6 NIC into Server A
  2. Insert BlueField SmartNIC into Server B
  3. Connect the SmartNIC UART cable from SmartNIC to its hosting Server B USB port #1
  4. Connect Mini USB cable from SmartNIC to its hosting Server B USB port #2
  5. Insert QSA28 Adapter into Server B 100GB port
  6. Connect one of the SmartNIC ports to the ConnectX-6 using 25GB cable
  7. Connect both servers to a management LAN

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