COMPUTING

APPLICATION NOTE

This document covers aspects of tting the SharpStreamer

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PCIE-7207 video

processing accelerator card into a Dell PowerEdge C4130 rack mount server.

THE DELL POWEREDGE C4130 SERVER

The Dell PowerEdge C4130 server is the new generation 1U rack mount server

focused on high performance computing. The server is based on the E5-26xx v3

Intel

Xeon

technology (Code name Haswell) and can host up to 16 DIMMs of

DDR4 memory. It is available in multiple congurations, however, this application

note is specic to the server OEM conguration C with PN: 321-BBRF.

For more details, visit the DELL website.

THE SHARPSTREAMER VARIANT PCIE-7207-4-C4130 HARDWARE

INSTALLATION

In a dual Intel Xeon conguration, the Dell C4130 server can support up to four

SharpStreamer

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PCIE-7207-4-C4130 cards. These variants are optimized

versions of the standard SharpStreamer PCIE-7207 for use only in this server

conguration. Cards are shipped with a double width slot heatsink in place of the

standard single width slot version and custom mechanical brackets for securing

the card in the chassis GPU slots. Each card should be installed in GPU slots #1

thru #4.

When installing the SharpStreamer C4130 variant, the server’s auxiliary power

and PCI express data cabling must be used to route PCI Express data from the

SharpStreamer card to the server backplane. Adjacent cards should be installed

in alternating orientation. Each end of the SharpStreamer mechanical bracket has

a corresponding mounting point. Cards should t snugly in each slot. We

recommend installing two adjacent cards beside each other at the same time for

ease of installation (ex: 1&2, 3&4). See photos for reference.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE

Software Installation Dependencies:

 Server running CentOS 7.x

 Tftp-server, syslinux and dhcp

 Firewall (ie. rewalld, iptables, etc) congured to allow system to run above

services

Unzip and install SharpStreamer Host-side utilities and Centos 7 reference image.

Proceed with software installation as documented in each software package

“readme” le. Artesyn SharpStreamer PCIE-7207 documentation and software

packages can be obtained on the SWORDS portal or through your Artesyn Field

Application Engineer.

So You Want to...

Install Artesyn SharpStreamer

™

PCIE-7207 Cards

into a Dell PowerEdge C4130 Rack Mount Server?

Dell C4130 Server

COMPUTING

APPLICATION NOTE

SYSTEM OPERATION AND THERMAL OPTIMIZATION

The Dell C4130 rack mount server was designed with a thermal environment

ready for high performance PCI Express I/O cards featuring the latest GPUs, and

coprocessors. The system fan setup is different than standard rack mount server

designs as it pulls cool ambient air from the front of the chassis directly over the

Artesyn SharpStreamer cards. This situation is possible because the server’s PCI

Express I/O card section for SharpStreamer cards is located in the front of the

server instead of the rear.

We recommend monitoring the SharpStreamer microprocessor subsystem’s

temperatures using the Artesyn temperature tool. This tool is provided in the

PCIE-7207 host side server utilities package (ex: pci7207 –s1 –n1 –ct). If any of

the temperature sensors reports a temperature of higher than 80 °C, you may

want to check whether anything mechanically is disrupting the system air ow or

your system environment conditions have changed.

During normal operation, you can expect the microprocessor subsystem

temperature readings to be anywhere between 42 °C and 50 °C. Please ensure

air ow is such that microprocessor subsystem temperature sensors readings do

not go above 95 °C as these high temperatures may cause damage to the board

and will result in lower lifespan. In extreme cases, the board will shut itself off to

prevent damage. If you have any questions or issues using the SharpStreamer

PCIE- 7207-4-C4130 card with the Dell C4130 system, please contact your local

Artesyn Field Application Engineer (FAE).

Artesyn Embedded Technologies, Artesyn and the Artesyn Embedded Technologies logo are

trademarks and service marks of Artesyn Embedded Technologies, Inc. Intel and Xeon are

trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. PCI Express (PCIe) is a

registered trademark of PCI-SIG. All other names and logos referred to are trade names,

artesyn.com/legal.

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