Minimum System Requirements
The minimum system requirements for running an Alveo™ Data Center accelorator card are listed
below:
Table 1: Minimum System Requirements
Component
Requirement
Motherboard
PCI Express
®
3.0-compliant with one dual-width x16 slot.
System Power Supply
225 W
Operating System
Linux, 64-bit:
•
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04
•
CentOS 7.4, 7.5
•
RHEL 7.4, 7.5
System Memory
For deployment installations, a minimum of 16 GB plus
application memory requirements is required.
For development installations, a minimum of 64 GB of
device memory is required, but 80 GB is recommended.
Internet Connection
Required for downloading drivers and utilities.
Hard disk space
Satisfy the minimum system requirements for your
operating system.
Licensing
None required for application deployment.
For the application development environment, see SDAccel
Environment Release Notes, Installation, and Licensing Guide
).
For details on the acceptable environmental conditions, see Alveo U200 and U250 Data Center
Accelerator Cards Data Sheet (
) and Alveo U280 Data Center Accelerator Cards Data Sheet
Validated Servers
The Alveo U200, U250, and U280 accelerator cards have been validated for interoperability by
Xilinx in the following servers.
Table 2: Validated Servers
Manufacturer
Dell EMC
PowerEdge R7425
Dell EMC
PowerEdge R730
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