Maintaining and Servicing the NVIDIA DGX Station
DGX Station
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2. Load the USB flash drive or DVD-ROM into the DGX Station.
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If you are using a USB flash drive, plug it into one of the USB ports of the DGX Station.
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If you are using a DVD-ROM, connect an external optical drive to the DGX Station and
load the DVD-ROM into the drive.
3. Power on the DGX Station.
4. At the first NVIDIA screen to appear, press
F8
to select the boot device.
5. In the menu for selecting the boot device, use the arrow keys to select
UEFI: usb-key-or-
dvd-rom-name, Partition n (size)
and press
Enter
.
6. When the
GNU GRUB
menu appears, select the option you want for installing the DGX
Station software and press
Enter
.
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To install the software while preserving persistent data stored in the RAID array, select
Install DGX OS Desktop release and preserve RAID contents
.
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To install the software and re-initialize the RAID array, select
Install DGX OS Desktop
release and re-initialize RAID0 volume
.
CAUTION:
If you chose this option, all data stored in the RAID array will be erased.
The installation requires several minutes to complete.
Note:
Licensing requirements prevent some DGX Station software, such as the
NVIDIA Graphics Drivers, from being supplied in the software image. The DGX Station
automatically installs this software when installation from the software image is complete.
7. When the installation is complete, respond to the prompts to accept end user license
agreements for NVIDIA software and to configure the Ubuntu OS, including creating your
user name and password for logging in to the DGX Station.
8. After the Ubuntu OS configuration is complete, log in to the DGX Station to access your
Ubuntu desktop.
9. Eject the USB flash drive or DVD-ROM.
10.Unplug the USB flash drive or optical drive from the DGX Station.
4.9.
Updating the DGX Station System
BIOS
If you need to update the DGX Station system BIOS, you can obtain the current version of it
from NVIDIA Support Enterprise Services.
CAUTION:
Update the system BIOS
only
if required to resolve an issue with the DGX Station or if you are
directed to by NVIDIA Support Enterprise Services to address a specific issue. If your DGX
Station is operating normally and you have not been directed by NVIDIA Support Enterprise
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