DGX Station A100
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Table of Contents
About this Guide...................................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1. Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX Station
A100................................................. 1
1.1. Registering Your DGX Station A100......................................................................................... 1
1.2. What's in the Box......................................................................................................................2
1.3. DGX OS Software Summary..................................................................................................... 2
1.4. DGX Station A100 Hardware Summary................................................................................... 3
2.1. Connecting and Powering on the DGX Station A100...............................................................4
2.2. Using DGX Station A100 as a Server Without a Monitor.........................................................8
2.3. Running Workloads on Systems with Mixed Types of GPUs................................................ 10
2.3.1. Running with Docker Containers.................................................................................... 10
2.3.2. Running on Bare Metal....................................................................................................11
2.3.3. Using Multi-Instance GPUs............................................................................................. 15
3.1. Understanding the BMC Controls..........................................................................................18
3.2. Configuring a Static IP Address for the BMC........................................................................19
3.3. Configuring a BMC Static IP Address Using ipmitool...........................................................19
3.4. Logging into the BMC.............................................................................................................20
3.5. Changing Your Default BMC Password................................................................................. 21
3.6. Logging in After Entering an Incorrect Password................................................................ 22
3.7. Common BMC Tasks.............................................................................................................. 22
3.7.1. Configuring the BMC Login Credentials......................................................................... 22
3.7.2. Using the Remote Control............................................................................................... 23
3.7.3. Setting Up Active Directory or LDAP/E-Directory...........................................................23
3.7.4. Configuring Platform Event Filters................................................................................. 24
3.7.5. Uploading or Generating SSL Certificates......................................................................24
3.7.5.1. Viewing the SSL Certificate.......................................................................................24
3.7.5.2. Generating the SSL Certificate................................................................................. 25
3.7.5.3. Uploading the SSL Certificate...................................................................................26
Chapter 4. Enable MIG Mode in DGX Station A100............................................................27
Chapter 5. Managing Self-Encrypting Drives on DGX Station A100.................................. 29