Contents
1Introduction to Quadro VCA .......................................... 1
1.1Description of the VCA ........................................... 1
1.2What’s in the box ................................................ 1
2Quickstart ......................................................... 1
3Quadro VCA specification ............................................ 3
3.1Hardware ...................................................... 3
3.1.1Hardware components ........................................ 3
3.1.2Physical dimensions .......................................... 4
3.1.3Front panel .................................................. 4
3.1.4Power requirements and consumption ............................ 5
3.1.5Ports ....................................................... 5
3.1.6Acoustic profile .............................................. 5
3.2Software ....................................................... 6
3.2.1Operating system ............................................. 6
3.2.2Operating system setup ........................................ 6
3.2.3Linux user accounts ........................................... 6
3.2.4Linux security setting ......................................... 6
3.2.5Iray and the VCA Manager ..................................... 7
3.2.6Directory layout .............................................. 7
4Hardware installation ................................................ 7
4.1Rack mounting .................................................. 7
4.1.1Setup location ............................................... 7
4.1.2Rack installation ............................................. 8
4.1.3Precautions ................................................. 8
4.1.4Installing the outer rails ....................................... 8
4.1.5Installing the box into the rack .................................. 9
4.2Connecting cables ................................................ 10
4.2.1Keyboard and monitor for console access ......................... 10
4.2.2Connecting power ............................................ 10
4.2.3Ethernet connection ........................................... 11
4.2.4InfiniBand connection ......................................... 11
4.2.5Setup Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) ............. 12
5Software installation ................................................. 12
5.1System setup using Linux commands ................................ 12
5.2System setup using the VCA Manager ............................... 12
5.3InfiniBand setup ................................................. 16
5.4Software updates ................................................ 16
5.4.1Listing currently installed packages .............................. 16
5.4.2Updating an existing installation ................................ 16
5.4.3Installing new software packages ................................ 17
5.5Factory reset .................................................... 17
5.5.1Creating a bootable thumb drive ................................ 17
5.5.2Resetting the hard drives to the factory settings .................... 18
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