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General Description

 

 

1.1.

 

Overview

 

This product is GPGPU (General-purpose computing on graphics processing units) dedicated to the Express5800 
series. 
This product is a PCI-EXPRESS 4.0 compliant GPGPU card equipped with a CUDA core processor of 10752 cores 
and a Tensor core of 336 cores and 48GB of GDDR6 memory. Card size is full-length full-height, double-width card 
that occupies two slots. 
 

IMPORTATANT: 

Do  not  install  this  product  to  a  computer  that  is  not  recommended  by  NEC 
Corporation. 

 

 

NOTE: 

Check the PCI-Express® slot which can be attached with reference to User’s Guide 
of Express Server before attaching this product. 

 

1.2.

 

Description

 

 
The functions of each part are as follows. 
 

IMPORTATANT: 

DisplayPort connector is not supported and should not be used. 

 

 

Bracket

 

A bracket for fixing this product to the server chassis.

 

This product is a full height board with double width 

brackets attached. The bracket cannot be replaced. 
 

Retainer

 

It is an extension for securing the PCI EXPRESS card to the internal mechanism of the server chassis. This 
product becomes a full-length board with the retainer attached. Please use without removing the retainer. 
 

GPU Power connector

 

Auxiliary power connector for operation of this product. It is equipped at the rear of this product. 
Connect the optional “K410-477 (00) Graphics Card Power Cable (8Pin. B Type)”. 

 

PCI-Express

®

 Connector

 

This product conforms to the PCI-EXPRESS standard. 
If the server's PCIEXPRESS slot has a retention lock, it can be fixed with this product's retention hook.

 

The logical lane size and card edge size is listed as follows, 

 

 

Model 

Standard 

Card Edge 
size

 

Logical Lane 
  size 

N8105-63 

PCI Express 4.0 

X16

 

X16

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for N8105-63

Page 1: ...package contents Name Qty Memo GPU NVIDIA A40 GPU Computing Card NVIDIA A40 1 NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Non CEC Accelerator for HPE Warranty Card 1 Only for using in Japan Serial number label 1 User s Guid...

Page 2: ...i J 1 J 1 J 2 J 3 J 7 J 7 J 7 1 J 8 1 1 J 8 1 2 J 8 2 J 10 3 J 12 3 1 Linux J 12 4 J 17 4 1 J 17 5 J 19 6 J 20 6 1 J 20...

Page 3: ...Introduction E 8 About this Guide E 8 Text Conventions E 8 1 General Description E 9 1 1 Overview E 9 1 2 Description E 9 2 Hardware Installation Uninstallation E 11 3 Driver Software Setup E 13 3 1 L...

Page 4: ...A Corporation PCI Express PCI SIG X Window System X Consortium Inc Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Inc Linux Linus Torvalds DisplayPort Video Electronics Standards Association 1 2 3 4 3 5 OS...

Page 5: ...ithout prior notice 3 All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this guide If you find any part unclear incorrect or omitted in this guide contact your service representa...

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Page 8: ...J 3 J 1 OFF AC OFF AC...

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Page 12: ...J 7 N8105 63 GPU NVIDIA A40 OS RHEL8 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 3 RHEL8 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 4 3...

Page 13: ...l purpose computing on graphics processing units CUDA 10752 Tensor 336 48GB GDDR6 PCI EXPRESS4 0 GPGPU 2 PCI Express 1 2 DisplayPort 2 PCI EXPRESS K410 477 00 8Pin B PCI Express PCI EXPRESS PCIEXPRESS...

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Page 15: ...J 10 2 8Pin B K410 477 00 8Pin B OS Linux 3 1 Linux AC OFF...

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Page 17: ...NEC URL http jpn nec com express N8105 63 3 1 Linux RHEL8 3 RHEL8 3 RHEL8 4 RHEL8 4 RHEL8 3 NVIDIA Ampere GPU BZ 1903890 nouveau RHEL8 3 OS RHEL8 4 OS Linux GPU Development Tools kernel devel OS GPU 1...

Page 18: ...stem systemctl isolate multi user target 5 nouveau nouveau nouveau 1 etc modprobe d blacklist nouveau conf 2 dracut force nouveau 3 OS nouveau X Window System 4 lsmod grep nouveau nouveau OS blacklist...

Page 19: ...iso9660 dev sr0 media cdrom 3 etc yum repos d dvd repo 4 yum disablerepo enablerepo dvd list 5 elfutils libelf devel y yum disablerepo enablerepo dvd install elfutils libelf devel 6 rm f etc yum repos...

Page 20: ...mine the path to install the libglvnd EGL vendor library config files Check that you have pkg config and the libglvnd development libraries installed or specify a path with glvnd eglconfig path Instal...

Page 21: ...screens are configured to use the NVIDIA X driver in your X configuration file If you used nvida xconfig to configure X it may have created a backup of your original configuration Would you like to ru...

Page 22: ...J 17 4 4 1 PCI Express K410 477 00 8Pin B PCI Express PCI Express BIOS BIOS BIOS...

Page 23: ...J 18 PCI Express...

Page 24: ...J 19 5 1 2 PCI 3 GPU K410 477 00 8Pin B 4 DisplayPort...

Page 25: ...J 20 6 6 1 PCI Express 4 0 16GT s x16 Gen 4 PCI Express x16 Gen 4 48GB 384bit GDDR6 NVIDIA CUDA NVIDIA Tensor 10752 336 267 7mm L 111 2 W 1042g 12V 3 3V 300W 0 55 5 85 40 75 5 95...

Page 26: ...zard that may result in death or serious personal injury if the instruction is ignored Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage if the...

Page 27: ...shock Indicates a risk of a fire or fumes Indicates a general precaution or warning that cannot be specifically identified Indicates a risk of burn if touched Prohibited actions Do not disassemble re...

Page 28: ...y death or property damage if the product has been used in the above conditions Do not continue to use the equipment if you detect smoke odor or noise If the equipment emits smoke odor or noise immedi...

Page 29: ...the place where corrosive gases exist Make sure not to locate or use the equipment in the place where corrosive gases sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist...

Page 30: ...ion or others may cause loose connection Do not touch this product with wet or dirty hands Excessive force could break the connector On installing this adapter do not insert it by force Otherwise the...

Page 31: ...g work except for hot swappable devices 2 The Optional Devices contains electronic components sensitive to static electricity Avoid failures caused by static electricity when installing or removing an...

Page 32: ...t name RHEL8 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 3 RHEL8 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 4 About this Guide This guide describes how to handle and use this product properly Keep this guide at hand for your futu...

Page 33: ...ported and should not be used Bracket A bracket for fixing this product to the server chassis This product is a full height board with double width brackets attached The bracket cannot be replaced Ret...

Page 34: ...E 10 Front View Rear View Bracket View Tail View...

Page 35: ...as heat sink are very hot Leave the server until its internal components fully cool down before installing removing any component Ground yourself to dissipate any static charge before handling the ad...

Page 36: ...eed to clean the inside of the device contact the store where you purchased the product or a maintenance service company Don t attach or remove this product with the disinfectant attached to your fing...

Page 37: ...or installing to RHEL8 4 Be sure to refer to the installation guide of the main unit to install RHEL8 4 Please follow the steps below after completing the update installation of OS Do not install this...

Page 38: ...ts and save it Directory etc modprobe d Filename blacklist nouveau conf Descriptions 2 Execute the following command to create a boot image file dracut force By executing this command you can create a...

Page 39: ...he following contents in a following directory It confirms whether or not the establishment of a repository is made normally Directry etc yum repos d File Name dvd repo Descriptions dvd name Red Hat E...

Page 40: ...nce Example Select Yes Select OK Select OK 8 Installation of the GPU Computing driver is complete Please reboot the OS Install NVIDIA s 32 bit compatibility libraries WARNING Unable to determine the p...

Page 41: ...ding to your environment An execution example is described below for reference Example Select NO Type OK 4 Uninstalling the GPU driver is complete Please reboot the OS If you plan to no longer use the...

Page 42: ...lures Make sure that the PCI Express slot does not broke or foreign substance has not entered If it is so Please contact to reseller sales agents or service representative Verify that your server is u...

Page 43: ...rver Please refer to the system configuration guide of the server 2 PCI hot plug hot add hot remove and hot swap is not supported 3 Connect the K410 477 00 Graphics Card Power Cable 8Pin B Type to the...

Page 44: ...ane Gen 4 Memory 48GB 384bit GDDR6 NVIDIA CUDA core NVIDIA Tensor core 10752 cores 336 cores Dimensions 267 7mm L 111 2mm W w o Bracket and Retainer Weight 1042g w Bracket and Retainer Supply Voltage...

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