Networking NVIDIA BlueField BSP

Deploying BlueField Software Using PXE

In order for BlueField to PXE boot, the BlueField UEFI settings should be configured accordingly.

These settings may be changed directly on the UEFI menu by following these step:

  1. Connect to the BlueField console via UART or RShim console.

  2. Reboot Arm.

  3. Interrupt the boot process into UEFI menu.

  4. Access the Boot Manager menu.

  5. Select the relevant port to PXE from.

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To set up a PXE server, please refer to the documentation provided by the distribution vendor. For example, to install Ubuntu 20.04 or later, see official Ubuntu 20.04 documentation.

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