NVIDIA Networking Server-Side Documentation of Flexboot & UEFI

BlueField Internal CPU Configuration

This section is displayed only on BlueField-2 and BlueField-3 devices.

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In this menu you can set the following options:

Internal CPU Model 

Location:

BlueFiled Internal CPU Configuration 

Description:

Select the model for the Internal CPU

Configurable:

Yes - A built-in option 

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Reboot required:

Yes - A reboot is needed for this change to apply

Available options:

EMBEDDED CPU/SPERATED HOST 

Default Value:

EMPEDDED CPU

Internal CPU Page Supplier

Location:

BlueFiled Internal CPU Configuration 

Description:

Defines the owner of providing ICM pages to the external host functions

Configurable:

Yes - A built-in option 

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Reboot required:

Yes - A reboot is needed for this change to apply

Available options:

ECPF/External PF

Default Value:

ECPF

Internal CPU Eswitch Manager

Location:

BlueFiled Internal CPU Configuration  

Description:

Defines the owner of Eth embedded switch responsibilities

Configurable:

Yes - A built-in option

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Reboot required:

Yes - A reboot is needed for this change to apply

Available options:

ECPF/External PF

Default Value:

ECPF

Internal CPU IB Vport0 

Location:

BlueFiled Internal CPU Configuration 

Description:

Defines the owner of the IB Vport0 responsibilities

Configurable:

Yes - A built-in option

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Reboot required:

Yes - A reboot is needed for this change to apply

Available options:

ECPF/External PF

Default Value:

ECPF

Internal CPU Offload Engine 

Location:

BlueFiled Internal CPU Configuration  

Description:

Defines whether the Internal CPU is used as an offload engine

Configurable:

Yes - A built-in option

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Reboot required:

Yes - A reboot is needed for this change to apply

Available options:

Enabled/Disabled

Default Value:

Enabled

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