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NVIDIA Quadro Visual Computing Appliance

Installation Guide

NVIDIA Advanced Rendering Center

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Page 1: ...NVIDIA Quadro Visual Computing Appliance Installation Guide NVIDIA Advanced Rendering Center Fasanenstra e 81 10623 Berlin Germany phone 49 30 315 99 70 fax 49 30 315 99 733 arc office nvidia com...

Page 2: ...not be responsible for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this material or liable for technical or editorial omissions made herein NVIDIA and the NVIDIA logo are registered...

Page 3: ...8 4 1 3 Precautions 8 4 1 4 Installing the outer rails 8 4 1 5 Installing the box into the rack 9 4 2 Connecting cables 10 4 2 1 Keyboard and monitor for console access 10 4 2 2 Connecting power 10 4...

Page 4: ...ew 19 5 6 2 Setting up a third party run script 19 5 6 3 Updating the VCA Manager database 20 5 7 Testing the installation 20 5 7 1 VCA Manager tests 20 5 7 2 Troubleshooting 23 6 Warranty and support...

Page 5: ...ess physically based global illumination This means that you can now deliver photograph quality images faster than ever before 1 2 What s in the box Be sure to inspect each piece of equipment shipped...

Page 6: ...e to your local LAN 2 3 Connect a browser to http 192 168 124 10 14000 Note For more information about changing various parameters see System setup using the VCA Manager If your network has a DHCP ser...

Page 7: ...face To a static IP address From one static IP address to another changing the hostname gateway or network mask Note When you change the interface to a static IP address the IP address of the InfiniBa...

Page 8: ...the power button as well as indicator lights Power button Press once to turn the system on Press once while running to turn the system off Press and hold while running to force system shutdown System...

Page 9: ...er full load is 2800W at an ambient temperature of 35 C Idle power consumption is 350W at an ambient temperature of 25 C 3 1 5 Ports Type Description VGA Available USB 2x USB 2 0 Ethernet One IPMI Eth...

Page 10: ...the system Access this account either on the console or with ssh as follows Login iray Password Nvidia Arc To login to the system to perform Iray or VCA Manager software updates access the system eith...

Page 11: ...sion number for the second part For Iray 2015 the client finds the correct server version itself The VCA Manager database contains the user accounts for the VCA Manager The VCA Manager database is not...

Page 12: ...cautions to ensure that the system remains stable The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety The VCA should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack Whe...

Page 13: ...ont of the outer rack rails 3 Slide the inner rails into the outer rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting When the VCA has been pushed co...

Page 14: ...Keyboard and monitor for console access A VGA monitor can be connected to the VGA connector on the appliance A USB keyboard can be connected to any USB port Note The VGA monitor and keyboard are not n...

Page 15: ...InfiniBand switch The recommended switch is a Mel lanox managed 56 Gbit s FDR switch tested configuration Mellanox SX6036 The number of ports may be different depending upon how many Quadro VCA nodes...

Page 16: ...ed by default A unique hostname is preset To change the default settings hostname IP address default route log in either on the console or per ssh as user iray and run sudo system config network This...

Page 17: ...may be used and can be left blank 4 The serial number of the Quadro VCA is displayed on the top left corner of the window Please follow the link to register the system 5 VCA Pool name will change the...

Page 18: ...faces to either a static IP address or a DHCP address A VCA Manager restart is necessary when changing IP addresses The VCA Manager Restart button is displayed when all fields of the form are submitte...

Page 19: ...utton This will restart the VCA Manager with the new network parameters 10 Connect a browser to the VCA s new IP address Using the IP address or the hostname enter the following in the browser s addre...

Page 20: ...adro VCA must be connected to the Internet 2 When upgrading the VCA Manager on multiple Quadro VCAs cluster the VCA Man ager has to be shutdown before upgrading It can be shutdown from the VCA Manager...

Page 21: ...rsions of the software packages from the repository 3 To select and install a new package run sudo yum install name_of_the_selected_nvidia_package 5 5 Factory reset To reset Quadro VCAs to the initial...

Page 22: ...Check the Format checkbox if your thumb drive needs reformatting 3 4 Click Create to write the ISO image to your thumb drive 4 After the message Installation Done Process Complete is displayed in the...

Page 23: ...se with the VCA Manager perform the following steps 1 Install the software under the Iray account to avoid permission problems 2 Create a run script and copy it into home iray cm satellite For more in...

Page 24: ...ellite_run_thirdparty null null For a VCA cluster the third party run script has to be added to all nodes since scripts are not automatically syncronized between the nodes Note For third party softwar...

Page 25: ...nager Login window 4 Reserve all available nodes Change the number of nodes to the maximum number available and click Reserve VCA Manager Overview window 5 Check if the cluster startup was successful...

Page 26: ...dro VCAs reserved Quadro VCAs ready 6 Test InfiniBand functionality From the VCA Manager menu select Test RDMA Con nection 7 Test Iray Rendering From the VCA Manager menu select Test Rendering The tes...

Page 27: ...r on the Ethernet interfaces If this does not produce in a live connection check the default route on your Quadro VCA 4 It must be possible to confirm a network connection using ping to all VCA nodes...

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