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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

How to use ipmi command to set BMC function

Reset BMC:
Command: ipmitool –I lanplus –H ip/server name –U root –P superuser mc reset cold

Load BMC factory default setting.
Command: ipmitool raw 0x32 0x66

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

How to test NVQual

Hardware configuration
B7109
GPU: Tesla T4 x8

Software:
NVQual

Process
1. install Ubuntu 18.04 Server
2. install related library
$sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make numactl

3. install Tesla T4 driver

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.80.02.run

4. disable nouveau

sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf

sudo update-initramfs -u

sudo reboot

5. install NVQual
6. execute NVQual.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

How to disable nouveau in Ubuntu 18.04

$ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf

blacklist nouveau
options nouveau modeset=0

$ sudo update-initramfs -u

$ sudo reboot

Friday, June 21, 2019

How to use ipmi command to read memory information

ipmitool raw 0x2e 0x04 0xfd 0x19 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00

ipmitool raw <netfn> <cmd> [data]

OEM Get Memory Information
<netfn> = 0x2e
<cmd> = 0x04

Manufacture ID = 0xfd 0x19 0x00

CPU number = 0x00

DIMM Channel = 0x00

DIMM Slot = 0x00

01 = Memory Present
04 = DDR4
75 0b = 2933 MHz
00 40 00 00 = 16384MB

Friday, May 17, 2019

How to Configure IP in Ubuntu 18.04 Server

Ubuntu 18.04 use Netplan to configure Network IP Address.

location: /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
edit

DHCP:

How to test NGC-Ready Server

Hardware:
B7102, BOS v1.03.B10, BMC v4.0
CPU: Xeon 6128x2
RAM: DDR4 128GB
OS: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Server
GPU: Nvidia Tesla T4 x4

AP: Nvidia

Test Process

Install the Ubuntu Operating System and Nvidia Tesla Driver

1. Install Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS server

2. Login as user

How to install CUDA 10.0 in B7119 with Nvidia Geforce RTX-2080ti

Hardware

B7119, BIOS v1.03, BMC v4.0 (SmartFan: Disable, active video: Onboard)

CPU: Xeon 8180 x2

RAM: DDR4 2666 32GB RDIMM x2

OS: CentOS 7.6 x64

VGA: PNY RTX-2080ti x10 (Driver: v410.93)

Cuda: v10.0

Gpu-burn: v0.9

Note:

1. Nvidia Geforce RTX-2080ti requires dual 8-pin PCI-e DC power

2. Connect LAN to DHCP environment before Install OS.

3. Run as root account