Quick Installation Guide

Getting started with accelerator cards

Accelerator Card NVIDIA Tesla® K40English

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Getting started with

Accelerator Cards

Quick Installation Guide for NVIDIA Tesla® K40

Version Date Description

0.1 25 Jun 2014 First draft version

0.2 30 Jun 2014 Review results integrated

1.0 03 Jul 2014 First issue

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Contents

1. About this guide .............................................................................................. 4

2. Supported configuration ................................................................................. 5

2.1. Released Hardware .................................................................................. 5 2.2. Required Firmware ................................................................................... 5 2.3. Required BIOS version ............................................................................. 5

3. Modification of the BIOS settings ................................................................... 6

3.1. Starting the BIOS setup ............................................................................ 6 3.2. Selecting the right menu ........................................................................... 6 3.3. Changing the value of the relevant entry .................................................. 7

3.4. Verifying the modification .......................................................................... 8

4. Concluding steps ............................................................................................ 8

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1. About this guide

This guide describes the modifications you have to perform before the accelerator card can be used. The guide is available online at

http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com (EMEA market) or

http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/manual/ (Japanese market).

The mechanical installation of accelerator cards can be found in the Upgrade and Maintenance Manual of the specific server (also available from the above given web site).

The original manufacturer’s documentation can be found on the web at:

http://www.nvidia.eu/tesla (EMEA market) or

http://www.nvidia.co.jp (Japanese market)

The latest version of drivers and firmware is available from the Fujitsu support web pages at:

http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/ (EMEA market)

http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/downloads/ (Japanese market)

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2. Supported configuration

2.1. Released Hardware

The following PRIMERGY servers currently support NVIDIA Tesla® K40 ACCELERATOR cards.

CX270 S2

RX350 S8

TX300 S8 The following accelerator cards currently can be installed in the above PRIMERGY server(s).

NVIDIA Tesla® K40

2.2. Required Firmware

Fujitsu does not assume responsibility for any damage done to the server or for the loss of any data resulting from firmware updates.

For TX300 S8 / RX350 S8 only:

The following release (or higher) of the iRMC firmware has to be installed prior to the installation of the accelerator card: iRMC FW 7.37F SDR 3.69 (mandatory)

2.3. Required BIOS version

For TX300 S8 / RX350 S8 only:

The BIOS version of the respective server has to be V1.7.0 or higher.

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3. Modification of the BIOS settings

This chapter describes how to modify the BIOS for the NVIDIA Tesla® accelerator card.

The following procedures are not necessary for CX270 S2

3.1. Starting the BIOS setup

All procedures have to be executed as root user.

Start the BIOS setup:

3.2. Selecting the right menu

Select the “Advanced” menu.

Select the “Above 4G Decoding” entry (see circle). Its default value is “Disabled” (see

arrow).

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3.3. Changing the value of the relevant entry

Now change this value to “Enabled” (see arrow). This enables the accelerator card.

Please keep in mind that loading default values via “Restore Defaults” will change the BIOS entry “Above 4G Decoding” from “Enabled” back to “Disabled”.

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3.4. Verifying the modification

Make sure the value has been changed to “Enabled” (see circle).

Save the changed BIOS entry via “Save as User Defaults” in order to be able to restore it

via “Restore User Defaults”.

Thus the accelerator card is ready for use.

4. Concluding steps

Leave the BIOS setup via “Save and Exit” to keep the changed entry and boot your

server. The accelerator card can be used now.

The firmware version should always be up to date. The latest firmware version is available from the Fujitsu support web pages at:

http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/ (EMEA market)

http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/downloads/ (Japanese market)