Minimum System Requirements
The minimum system requirements for running the Alveo U55C data center accelerator card is as
follows.
Table 2: Minimum System Requirements
Component
Requirement
Motherboard
PCI Express
®
3.0-compliant with one x16 slot.
System Power Supply
150W via PCI Express slot connection and 6-pin or 8-pin PCI Express
auxiliary power cable.
Operating System
For the latest OS support, see
Xilinx Runtime for Alveo Data Center Accelerator
Cards - Master Release Notes and Known Issues
.
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 Vitis Unified Software
Platform Documentation: Application Acceleration Development (
).
Qualified Servers
The
Xilinx Qualified Servers Catalog
provides a list of servers that Alveo cards are fully qualified.
Card Interfaces
The Alveo U55C accelerator card is available in a passive cooling configuration and is designed
for installation into a data center server where controlled air flow provides direct cooling to the
card. The following figure shows the Alveo U55C data center accelerator card, including the
following interfaces:
• A PCIe
®
card connector
• Two QSFP interfaces
• Micro-USB maintenance connector
• Maintenance connector
Chapter 2: Accelerator Card Overview
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