DGX Station A100 User Guide

• About this Guide
• Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX Station A100
  • Registering Your DGX Station A100
  • What’s in the Box
  • DGX OS Software Summary
  • DGX Station A100 Hardware Summary
    • Processors
    • System Memory and Storage
• Getting Started with DGX Station A100
  • Connecting and Powering on the DGX Station A100
  • Using DGX Station A100 as a Server Without a Monitor
  • Running Workloads on Systems with Mixed Types of GPUs
    • Running with Docker Containers
    • Running on Bare Metal
    • Using Multi-Instance GPUs
  • Completing the Initial Ubuntu OS Configuration
• Using the BMC
  • Understanding the BMC Controls
  • Configuring a Static IP Address for the BMC
  • Configuring a BMC Static IP Address Using ipmitool
    • Configuring a BMC Static IP Address Using the System BIOS
  • Logging into the BMC
  • Changing Your Default BMC Password
  • Logging in After Entering an Incorrect Password
  • Common BMC Tasks
    • Configuring the BMC Login Credentials
    • Using the Remote Control
    • Setting Up Active Directory or LDAP/E-Directory
    • Configuring Platform Event Filters
    • Uploading or Generating SSL Certificates
      • Viewing the SSL Certificate
      • Generating the SSL Certificate
      • Uploading the SSL Certificate
• Enable MIG Mode in DGX Station A100
• Managing Self-Encrypting Drives on DGX Station A100
  • Overview
  • Installing the nv-disk-encrypt Package
  • Configuring Trusted Computing
    • Determining Whether Drives Support Block SID
    • Enabling the TPM and Preventing the BIOS from Sending Block SID Requests
  • Initializing the System for Drive Encryption
  • Enabling Drive Locking
  • Initialization Examples
    • Example 1: Passing in the JSON File
      • Determining the Drives Can be Managed as Self Encrypting
      • Creating the Drive/Password Mapping JSON File
    • Example 2: Generating Random Passwords
    • Example 3: Specifying Passwords One at a Time When Prompted
  • Disabling Drive Locking
  • Exporting the Vault
  • Erasing Your Data
  • Clearing the TPM
  • Changing Disk Passwords, Adding Disks, or Replacing Disks
  • Recovering a Lost Key
• Unpacking and Repacking the DGX Station A100
  • Unpacking the DGX Station A100
  • Repacking the DGX Station A100 for Shipment
• Security
  • Changing Your BMC Credentials
  • Plugging in the Network Cable
• Safety
  • Intended Application Uses
  • General Precautions
  • Electrical Precautions
    • Power Cable
    • Power Supply
  • Communications Cable Precautions
  • Other Hazards
    • California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • Nickel
• Connections, Controls, and Indicators
  • Front-Panel Connections and Controls
  • Rear-Panel Connections and Controls
    • Current Units
  • LAN Port Indicators
    • Speed LED
    • Activity/Link LED
• DGX Station A100 Model Number
• Compliance
  • Australia/New Zealand
    • Australian Communications and Media Authority (RCM)
  • Brazil
    • Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (INMETRO)
  • Canada
  • European Union
    • European Conformity; Conformité Européenne (CE)
  • China
    • RoHS Material Content
  • India
    • Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
    • India RoHS compliance statement:
  • Japan
    • Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI)
    • Japan RoHS Material Content Declaration
  • Mexico
    • Norma Official Mexicana (NOM)
  • Russia/Kazakhstan/Belarus
    • Customs Union Technical Regulations (CU TR)
  • South Africa
    • South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
    • National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)
  • South Korea
    • Korean Certification (KC)
  • Taiwan
    • Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection (BSMI)
  • United Kingdom
  • United States/Canada
    • TUV Rheinland
    • Energy Star
  • United States
    • FCC Marking (Class A)
• DGX Station A100 Hardware Specifications
  • Environmental Conditions
  • Component Specifications
  • Mechanical Specifications
  • Power Specifications
• Customer Support