VCAIntel — VISUAL COMPUTE ACCELERATOR

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OverviewThe Intel® Visual Compute Accelerator (Intel VCA) PCIe* add-in card is designed to accelerate media and graphics workloads. The card is a full-length, full-height, double-width x16 card, which generally fits into 2U rack-mount servers and some custom 1U rack-mount servers. Contact the OEM to ensure the card is supported for the given server system. The card contains three discrete single-socket Intel® Xeon® E3 processor-based servers, each of which supports up to 32 GB of DDR3 memory - 96 GB total memory per card.

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Regulatory informationThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful

interference. • This device must accept any interference

received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Safety informationEN Important safety instructions

Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions. See Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information at: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.

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Lea todas las declaraciones de seguridad y precaución de este documento antes de realizar cualquiera de las instrucciones. Vea Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information en: http://www.intel.com/support/sp/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.

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WarningElectrostatic discharge (ESD) protection: ESD can damage disk drives, boards, and other parts. We recommend that you perform all of these procedures at an ESD workstation. If an ESD workstation is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to any unpainted metal surface on your server’s chassis ground whenever handling parts.

Kit contents• Intel VCA card• Cosmetic cover• This Quick Start Guide

Note: No cables are included in the kit. You will need to order cabling separately.

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Hardware install1. The Intel VCA card supports up to two

slots of memory (8 GB or 16 GB) per CPU, for a total of 96 GB maximum (32 GB per CPU). The Intel VCA card ships with the cosmetic cover uninstalled. If you want to change the memory configuration, install DDR3 ECC SODIMM modules (Figure 1). For a list of tested DDR3 ECC SODIMM, visit http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/server-products/server-accessories/000016707.html

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2. Insert the DIMM vertically, ensuring that it is firmly latched in place (Figure 2). a. Carefully press the DIMM into its slot. b. Lock the retaining clips into place.

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3. Place the cosmetic cover over the card (Figure 3).

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4. Slide the cover a half-inch (11 to 12 mm) to the left to lock it in place, then tighten the screw (Figure 4).

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5. Install the Intel VCA into an x16 PCIe* add-in card slot (Figure 5).

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6. Add auxiliary power to the card (Figure 6).

7. If necessary, add custom duct to ensure airflow is directed at the PCIe* card.

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Removing the DIMMIf you need to return the card, remove any DIMM you may have installed before shipping the card to Intel (Figure 7).1. Remove the cosmetic cover from the card.2. Unlock the retaining clip.3. Carefully lift free from the DIMM notch.4. Remove the DIMM.

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Software installThe system software framework requires CentOS 7.1 on the Host, and CentOS 7.1 running in RAMDisk on each of the discrete single-socket Intel® Xeon® E3 processor-based servers.1. Copy the following files to the host:

– kernel-3.10.0_#kernel_build_number#.VCA-1.x86_64.rpm

– daemon-vca-#vca_build_number#-0.x86_64.rpm

– vcass-modules-3.10.0-#kernel_build_number#.VCA-#vca_build_number#-0.x86_64.rpm

– vca_baremetal_#vac_build_number#.img

Note: You can download these files from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25596/ or from one of the links in the For more information section at the end of this document.

2. Update the kernel: sudo yum -y localinstall --disablerepo=* kernel-3*rpm

3. Install the daemon: sudo yum -y localinstall --disablerepo=* daemon-vca*rpm

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4. Install the modules: sudo yum -y localinstall --disablerepo=* vcass-modules*rpm

5. Update boot to the new kernel: sudo grub2-set-default 0

6. Reboot system: sudo reboot – Boot image: vcactl boot vca_bare-

metal_XXX.img – Check status: vcactl status Note: Repeat until the status shows

net_device_ready for all nodes. 7. Verify connection to one node:

a. For software package 1.0, use:ssh root@172.31.1.1

b. For Software Package 1.2 or later, ‘If bridging is enabled, IP address may be defined by DHCP server instead of the configuration file

Note: Password = vista1. For other nodes, change the third octet in the IP address.

The booted image is not persistent by default. Refer to the user guide for instructions on how to make changes persistent across boots.

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For more information For more information on Intel VCA, visit: www.intelserveredge.com/intelvca.

For technical documents, visit: http://www.intel.com/support/GO/visual-accelerator.

For the latest download, visit: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/87380.

For information and software download of Intel® Media Server Studio, visit: https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-media-server-studio.

For warranty information, visit :http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/services/000005886.html.

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