For each card in the server, you will see an output similar to the example below.
Card [0]
Card BDF: 0000:02:00.0
Card type: u200
Flash type: SPI
DSA running on FPGA:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_1,[TS=0x000000005bece8e1],[BMC=3.1]
DSA package installed in system:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_1,[TS=0x000000005bece8e1],[BMC=3.1]
In this example, the card ID is
0
.
The name of the DSA and associated timestamp along with the BMC running on the FPGA
are found under
DSA package installed in FPGA
while the ones installed in the
system are found under
DSA package installed in system
.
In the above output example, the DSA on the FPGA and system are identical; the deployment
shell name is named
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_1
, the timestamp is
0x000000005bece8e1
and the BMC version is
3.1
. Note in these outputs,
DSA
is referring
to the deployment shell,
TS
is the timestamp and
BMC
is referring to the Satellite Controller.
2. Verify that:
• The deployment shell version installed on the FPGA is identical to that installed on the
system. You can do this by making sure the lines under
DSA running on FPGA
and
DSA
package installed in system
are identical.
• The BMC version under
DSA running on FPGA
is greater than or equal to 1.8.
If either of these are incorrect, see the
section.
xbutil validate
The
xbutil validate
command generates a high-level, easy to read summary of the installed
card. It validates the correct installation by performing the following set of tests:
1. Validates the device found.
2. Checks PCIe link status.
3. Runs a verify kernel on the card.
4. Performs the following data bandwidth tests:
a. DMA test - Data transfer between host and FPGA DDR via PCIe. For U280-ES, data
transfer is between host and FPGA HBM.
b. DDR test - Data transfer between kernels and FPGA DDR. For U280-ES, two channels of
FPGA DDR and two channels of FPGA HBM are exercised.
Chapter 5: Card Bring-Up and Validation
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