Networking NVIDIA BlueField-4 Networking Platform User Guide

Finding the GUID/MAC on the Board

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Label Item

Description

S/N (Serial Number)

The unique serial number of this individual DPU, used for warranty, support and tracking.

P/N (Part Number)

The ordering code that identifies the exact product configuration.

Model

The product model of the card.

Made in

The country of manufacture.

DOM (Date of Manufacture)

The date the card was manufactured.

Rev (Revision)

The hardware revision of the board.

GUID

A 64-bit globally unique identifier (GUID) for the device. It is separate from the Ethernet MAC address and is derived from the base MAC by inserting 0300 in the middle.

MAC

The base MAC address of the DPU, used for its main network (data) interfaces.

OOB (Out-of-Band)

The MAC address of the 1GbE out-of-band management port of the DPU’s embedded Arm system. This dedicated management port allows remote management separate from the data path.

DPU BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)

The MAC address assigned to the 1GbE out-of-band management port of the DPU’s onboard BMC, used for remote monitoring, power control and firmware management. This address is one higher (+1) than the OOB MAC address.

MCU MAC (Microcontroller Unit)

The MAC address of the MCU on the board.



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