Contents
1Introduction to Quadro VCA .......................................... 1
1.1 Description of the VCA ........................................... 1
1.2 What’s in the box ................................................ 1
1.3 Community support .............................................. 1
2Quickstart ......................................................... 2
3Quadro VCA specification ............................................ 4
3.1 Hardware ...................................................... 4
3.1.1 Hardware components ........................................ 4
3.1.2 Physical dimensions .......................................... 4
3.1.3 Front panel .................................................. 4
3.1.4 Power requirements and consumption ............................ 5
3.1.5 Ports ....................................................... 6
3.1.6 Acoustic profile .............................................. 6
3.2 Software ....................................................... 6
3.2.1 Operating system ............................................. 7
3.2.1.1 Operating system setup .................................... 7
3.2.1.2 Linux user accounts ....................................... 7
3.2.1.3 Linux security setting ...................................... 7
3.2.2 Iray and the VCA Manager ..................................... 7
3.2.2.1 Directory layout .......................................... 8
4Hardware installation ................................................ 9
4.1 Rack mounting .................................................. 9
4.1.1 Setup location ............................................... 9
4.1.2 Rack installation ............................................. 9
4.1.2.1 Precautions .............................................. 9
4.1.2.2 Installing the outer rails .................................... 10
4.1.2.3 Installing the box into the rack ............................... 10
4.2 Connecting cables ................................................ 11
4.2.1 Keyboard and monitor for console access ......................... 11
4.2.2 Connecting power ............................................ 11
4.2.3 Ethernet connection ........................................... 12
4.2.4 InfiniBand connection ......................................... 12
4.2.5 Setup Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) ............. 13
5Software installation ................................................. 14
5.1 System setup using Linux commands ................................ 14
5.2 System setup using the VCA Manager ............................... 14
5.3 InfiniBand setup ................................................. 17
5.4 Software updates ................................................ 18
5.4.1 Listing currently installed packages .............................. 18
5.4.2 Updating an existing installation ................................ 18
5.4.3 Installing new software packages ................................ 19
5.5 Iray Queue Manager setup ........................................ 19
5.5.1 Installing Iray Queue Manager .................................. 19
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