VCA
Intel — VISUAL COMPUTE ACCELERATOR
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Overview
The 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 rackmount servers and some custom 1U rackmount 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.
All information provided here is subject to change without notice.
Contact your Intel representative to obtain the latest Intel product
specifications and roadmaps.
No license (express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise) to any
intellectual property rights is granted by this document.
Copies of documents that have an order number and are referenced in
this document may be obtained by calling 1-800-548-4725 or by
visiting Intel’s website at http://www.intel.com/design/literature.htm.
Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Copyright © 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Regulatory information
This 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 information
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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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Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
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Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument,
bevor Sie eine der Anweisungen ausführen.
Beachten Sie hierzu auch die
Sicherheitshinweise zu Intel®-Serverplatinen
und -Servergehäusen unter:
http://www.intel.com/support/de/
motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.
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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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Chassis Safety Information rendez-vous sur le
site: http://www.intel.com/support/fr/
motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.
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Warning
Electrostatic 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 install
1. 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/serveraccessories/000016707.html
Figure 1 Install memory
install memory
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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.
Figure 2 Install DIMM
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3. Place the cosmetic cover over the card
(Figure 3).
Figure 3 Place cover over the card
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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).
Figure 4 Slide the cover a half-inch to the side
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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).
Figure 6 Auxiliary power
to motherboard
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7. If necessary, add custom duct to ensure
airflow is directed at the PCIe* card.
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Removing the DIMM
If 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.
Figure 7 Remove memory
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Software install
The 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_baremetal_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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