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Abstract

The ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 QSFP112 Adapters are an advanced compute platform that enables software-defined, hardware-accelerated IT infrastructures. With up to 16 Arm cores and 400Gb/s of Ethernet or NDR InfiniBand network connectivity, BlueField-3 data processing units (DPUs) and SuperNICs offload, accelerate, and isolate software-defined networking, storage, security, and management functions.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the BlueField-3 adapters and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the BlueField-3 adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.

Change History

Changes in the September 27, 2024 update:

Introduction

NVIDIA BlueField-3 is an advanced compute platform that enables software-defined, hardware-accelerated IT infrastructures. BlueField-3 offloads, accelerates, and isolates software-defined networking, storage, security, and management functions.

Two BlueField-3 adapters are offered in the ThinkSystem portfolio:

  • Model B3220, a Data processing unit (DPU) adapter, with 16 Arm cores, 32GB of DDR5 memory, and two ports of 200Gb/s Ethernet or NDR200 InfiniBand network connectivity
  • Model B3140H, a SuperNIC, with 8 Arm cores,16GB of DDR5 memory, and one port of 400Gb/s Ethernet or NDR InfiniBand network connectivity

The NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU is a full-height half-length (FHHL) adapter as shown in the following figure.

ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter
Figure 1. ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter

Did you know?

Powered by NVIDIA DOCA™, BlueField-3 enables full data center programmability through open APIs and an optimized developer experience. Top ISV providers and server makers are using DOCA for accelerating innovation and achieving better business outcomes with BlueField DPUs. Paired with NVIDIA GPUs, BlueField-3 secures and accelerates cloud-native computing platforms.

Compared to the BlueField-2 adapter, the BlueField-3 provides 4X more compute power, up to 4X faster crypto acceleration, 2X faster storage processing, and 4X more memory bandwidth, all while delivering full backward compatibility through the NVIDIA DOCA™ software framework.

Part number information

The following table shows the part number for the adapter and auxiliary power cable. The power cable is required to provide the power needed by the adapter.

Table 1. Part number information
Part number Feature code Description Purpose Vendor part number
BlueField-3 SuperNIC
4XC7A93809 C0Q4 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter SuperNIC (model B3140H) 900-9D3D4-00EN-HA0
BlueField-3 DPU
4XC7A87752 BVBG ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter DPU (model B3220) 900-9D3B6-00CV-AA0
Auxiliary power cables for BlueField-3 DPU (model B3220) only
4X97A91527 BXB6 ThinkSystem SR675 V3 BlueField-3 Power Cable Kit For SR675 V3 Not applicable
CTO only C1F7 ThinkSystem Rear BlueField-3 Power Cable For SR680a V3 and SR685a V3 Not applicable

The part number includes the following:

  • One adapter with a full-height (3U) adapter bracket
  • Documentation

The NVIDIA BlueField-3 SuperNIC is a half-height half-length (HHHL) adapter as shown in the following figure.

ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter
Figure 2. ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter

Supported transceivers and cables

The following table lists the supported transceivers.

Table 2. Transceivers
Part number Feature code Description
200/400Gb Transceivers
4TC7A81831BQJZThinkSystem NDR/NDR200 QSFP112 IB Multi Mode Solo-Transceiver

The following table lists the supported fiber optic cables and Active Optical Cables.

Table 3. Optical cables
Part numberFeature codeDescription
QSFP56 HDR IB Optical Cables
4Z57A14188B4QW3m Mellanox HDR IB Active Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14189B4QX5m Mellanox HDR IB Active Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14190B4QY10m Mellanox HDR IB Active Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14191B4QZ15m Mellanox HDR IB Active Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14192B4R020m Mellanox HDR IB Active Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A16016B68P30m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A16017B68N50m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A16018B68M100m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A72553BFXR3m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72554BFXS5m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72555BFXT10m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72556BFXU15m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72557BFXV20m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72558BFXW30m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72559BFXX50m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
4Z57A72560BFXY100m Mellanox HDR IB Optical QSFP56 Low Latency Cable
Mellanox NDR Multi Mode Fibre Optical Splitter Cables
4X97A81836BQK4Lenovo 3m NVIDIA NDR to 2x NDR200 Multi Mode Optical Cable
4X97A81837BQK5Lenovo 5m NVIDIA NDR to 2x NDR200 Multi Mode Optical Cable
4X97A81838BQK6Lenovo 7m NVIDIA NDR to 2x NDR200 Multi Mode MPO12 APC Optical Cable
4X97A81839BQK7Lenovo 10m NVIDIA NDR to 2x NDR200 Multi Mode Optical Cable
4X97A81840BQK8Lenovo 20m NVIDIA NDR to 2x NDR200 Multi Mode Optical Cable

The following table lists the supported direct-attach copper (DAC) cables.

Table 4. Copper cables
Part numberFeature codeDescription
QSFP56 HDR InfiniBand Passive DAC Cables
4Z57A14182B4QQ0.5m Mellanox HDR IB Passive Copper QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14183B4QR1m Mellanox HDR IB Passive Copper QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14184B4QS1.5m Mellanox HDR IB Passive Copper QSFP56 Cable
4Z57A14185B4QT2m Mellanox HDR IB Passive Copper QSFP56 Cable
QSFP56 200Gb Ethernet Passive DAC Cables
4X97A11113BF6WLenovo 1m Passive 200G QSFP56 Ethernet DAC Cable
4X97A12613BF92Lenovo 3m Passive 200G QSFP56 Ethernet DAC Cable
Mellanox NDRx2 OSFP800 to 4x NDR200 QSFP112 Splitter Copper Cables
4X97A81832BQK0Lenovo 1m NVIDIA NDRx2 OSFP800 to 4x NDR200 QSFP112 Passive Copper Splitter Cable
4X97A81833BQK1Lenovo 1.5m NVIDIA NDRx2 OSFP800 to 4x NDR200 QSFP112 Passive Copper Splitter Cable
4X97A81834BQK2Lenovo 2m NVIDIA NDRx2 OSFP800 to 4x NDR200 QSFP112 Passive Copper Splitter Cable
4X97A81835BQK3Lenovo 3m NVIDIA NDRx2 OSFP800 to 4x NDR200 QSFP112 Passive Copper Splitter Cable

Workloads

The BlueField-3 adapters are suitable for the following workload types:

  • Cloud Networking: Cloud overlay, SDN acceleration, NAT, load balancer, NFV, video streaming
  • Storage: NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF), NVMe/ TCP™, elastic storage, hyper converged infrastructure  (HCI)
  • Security: Distributed next- generation firewall, IDS/ IPS, root of trust, micro- segmentation, DDOS prevention
  • HPC / AI: Cloud-native supercomputing, multi-tenancy and security, communication accelerations
  • Telco and Edge: Cloud RAN, virtualized edge gateways, VNF acceleration, edge microservers

Technical specifications

The BlueField-3 adapters have the following technical specifications:

Adapter specifications

  • Ports:
    • B3220 adapter: 2 ports using 2x QSFP112 cages, each providing 200Gb/s Ethernet or NDR200 InfiniBand connectivity
    • B3140H adapter: 1 port with a QSFP112 cage, providing 400Gb/s Ethernet or NDR InfiniBand connectivity
  • Based on a ConnectX-7 networking subsystem
  • PCIe Gen5 x16 host interface
  • Support for an Auxiliary Card which provides an additional x16 host connection for Sockets Direct (SharedIO) support ((B3220 adapter only)
  • Maximum power consumption:
    • B3220 adapter: 150W
    • B3140H adapter: 75W

Compute and Memory

  • Arm CPU cores
    • B3220 adapter: 16 Arm v8.2+ A78 Hercules cores (64-bit)
    • B3140H adapter: 8 Arm v8.2+ A78 Hercules cores (64-bit)
    • 8MB L2 cache
    • 16MB LLC system cache
  • Programmable Datapath Accelerator
    • Programmability through DOCA
    • Heavy multi-threading applications acceleration
  • DDR DIMM support
    • Dual DDR5 5600MT/s DRAM controllers
    • Onboard memory:
      • B3220 adapter: 32GB DDR5
      • B3140H adapter: 16GB DDR5
    • ECC error protection support

Networking protocol support

  • InfiniBand: IBTA v1.5(a) (Auto-Negotiation):
    • (B3140H adapter only) NDR (4 lanes x 100Gb/s per lane)
    • NDR200 (2 lanes x 100Gb/s per lane)
    • HDR (50Gb/s per lane)
    • HDR100 (2 lane x 50Gb/s per lane)
    • EDR (25Gb/s per lane)
    • FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane)
    • 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane).
  • Ethernet:
    • (B3140H adapter only) 400GAUI-4 C2M, 400GBASE-CR4
    • 200GAUI-2 C2M, 200GAUI-4 C2M, 200GBASE-CR4
    • 100GAUI-2 C2M, 100GAUI-1 C2M, 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-CR2, 100GBASE-CR1
    • 50GAUI-2 C2M, 50GAUI-1 C2M, 50GBASE-CR, 50GBASE-R2
    • 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-R2
    • 25GBASE-R
    • 10GBASE-R, 10GBASE-CX4
    • 1000BASE-CX, CAUI-4 C2M, 25GAUI C2M, XLAUI C2M , XLPPI, SFI 

Hardware Accelerations

  • Security
    • Platform security
    • Secure boot with hardware root-of-trust (RoT)
    • Secure firmware update
    • On-board flash encryption
    • Device attestation
    • Functional isolation layer
    • Regular expression (RegEx) matching processor
    • IPsec/TLS/MACSec 128/256-bit data-in-motion encryption
    • PSP security protocol (PSP)
    • AES-GCM 128/256bit key
    • AES-XTS 256/512bit data-at-rest encryption
    • Connection tracking for statefull firewall
    • Public key accelerator (PKA)
    • True random number generator (TRNG)
  • Storage
    • BlueField SNAP - Elastic block storage - NVMe and VirtIO-blk
    • NVMe-oF and NVMe/TCP acceleration
    • Decompression engine
    • Erasure coding for RAID implementation
  • Networking
    • RoCE, Zero Touch RoCE
    • ASAP² - Accelerated Switch and Packet Processing® for SDN and VNF acceleration
    • Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
    • VirtIO acceleration
    • Overlay network acceleration
    • VXLAN, Geneve, NVGRE
    • Programmable flexible parser: user-defined classification
    • Connection tracking (L4 firewall)
    • Flow mirroring, sampling and statistics
    • Header rewrite
    • Hierarchical QoS
    • Stateless TCP offloads
  • HPC/AI Accelerations
    • HPC / AI All-to-All engine
    • NVIDIA GPUDirect
    • NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage (GDS)
    • HPC MPI Tag Matching

Additional features

  • Advanced Timing and Synchronization
    • IEEE 1588v2 (any profile)
    • G.8273.2 Class C
    • PTP hardware clock (PHC)
    • Line  rate  hardware timestamp
    • SyncE
    • G.8262.1 (eEEC)
    • Configurable PPS In and PPS Out
    • Time triggered scheduling
    • Time-based SDN acceleration
  • Boot Options
    • Secure boot (RSA authenticated)
    • Remote boot over Ethernet
    • Remote boot over iSCSI
    • PXE and UEFI
  • Management
    • 1GbE out-of-band management port via the RJ45 port (can be disabled)
    • In-band management via the two network ports (can be disabled)
    • NC-SI, MCTP over SMBus, and MCTP over PCIe
    • IPMI management interface
    • PLDM for Monitor and Control DSP0248
    • PLDM for Firmware Update DSP026
    • I2C interface for device control and configuration
    • SPI interface to flash
    • eMMC memory controller
    • UART via the onboard 20-pin NCSI/UART connector
    • USB via an onboard 4-pin connector

Server support

The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.

Table 5. Server support (Part 1 of 4)
Part Number Description AMD V3 2S Intel V3/V4 4S 8S Intel V3 Multi Node V3/V4 1S V3
SR635 V3 (7D9H / 7D9G)
SR655 V3 (7D9F / 7D9E)
SR645 V3 (7D9D / 7D9C)
SR665 V3 (7D9B / 7D9A)
ST650 V3 (7D7B / 7D7A)
SR630 V3 (7D72 / 7D73)
SR650 V3 (7D75 / 7D76)
SR630 V4 (7DG8 / 7DG9)
SR850 V3 (7D97 / 7D96)
SR860 V3 (7D94 / 7D93)
SR950 V3 (7DC5 / 7DC4)
SD535 V3 (7DD8 / 7DD1)
SD530 V3 (7DDA / 7DD3)
SD550 V3 (7DD9 / 7DD2)
SD520 V4 (7DFZ / 7DFY)
ST45 V3 (7DH4 / 7DH5)
ST50 V3 (7DF4 / 7DF3)
ST250 V3 (7DCF / 7DCE)
SR250 V3 (7DCM / 7DCL)
4XC7A93809 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XC7A87752 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 6. Server support (Part 2 of 4)
Part Number Description GPU Rich Edge Super Computing 1S Intel V2
SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23)
SR675 V3 (7D9Q / 7D9R)
SR680a V3 (7DHE)
SR685a V3 (7DHC)
SR780a V3 (7DJ5)
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X)
SE350 V2 (7DA9)
SE360 V2 (7DAM)
SE450 (7D8T)
SE455 V3 (7DBY)
SC750 V4 (7DDJ)
SC777 V4 (7DKA)
SD665 V3 (7D9P)
SD665-N V3 (7DAZ)
SD650 V3 (7D7M)
SD650-I V3 (7D7L)
SD650-N V3 (7D7N)
ST50 V2 (7D8K / 7D8J)
ST250 V2 (7D8G / 7D8F)
SR250 V2 (7D7R / 7D7Q)
4XC7A93809 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XC7A87752 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 7. Server support (Part 3 of 4)
Part Number Description 2S Intel V2 AMD V1 Dense V2 4S V2 8S 4S V1
ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74)
SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71)
SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73)
SR635 (7Y98 / 7Y99)
SR655 (7Y00 / 7Z01)
SR655 Client OS
SR645 (7D2Y / 7D2X)
SR665 (7D2W / 7D2V)
SD630 V2 (7D1K)
SD650 V2 (7D1M)
SD650-N V2 (7D1N)
SN550 V2 (7Z69)
SR850 V2 (7D31 / 7D32)
SR860 V2 (7Z59 / 7Z60)
SR950 (7X11 / 7X12)
SR850 (7X18 / 7X19)
SR850P (7D2F / 2D2G)
SR860 (7X69 / 7X70)
4XC7A93809 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XC7A87752 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 8. Server support (Part 4 of 4)
Part Number Description 1S Intel V1 2S Intel V1 Dense V1
ST50 (7Y48 / 7Y50)
ST250 (7Y45 / 7Y46)
SR150 (7Y54)
SR250 (7Y52 / 7Y51)
ST550 (7X09 / 7X10)
SR530 (7X07 / 7X08)
SR550 (7X03 / 7X04)
SR570 (7Y02 / 7Y03)
SR590 (7X98 / 7X99)
SR630 (7X01 / 7X02)
SR650 (7X05 / 7X06)
SR670 (7Y36 / 7Y37)
SD530 (7X21)
SD650 (7X58)
SN550 (7X16)
SN850 (7X15)
4XC7A93809 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XC7A87752 ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N

Operating system support

The adapter supports the operating systems listed in the following table.

Tip: This table is automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.

Table 9. Operating system support for ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter, 4XC7A87752
Operating systems
SR675 V3
SR680a V3
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Y N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Y N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Y N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Y N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 Y N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 Y N
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 8.0 U3 Y N

Regulatory approvals

The BlueField-3 adapters have the following hardware certifications:

  • Safety: CB / cTUVus / CE
  • EMC: CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM
  • RoHS compliant

Physical specifications

The ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H VPI QSFP112 1P 400G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter is a HHHL adapter and has the following physical specifications:

  • Length: 168 mm (6.6 inches)
  • Height: 69 mm (2.7 inches)

The ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 VPI QSFP112 2P 200G PCIe Gen5 x16 Adapter is a FHHL adapter and has the following physical specifications:

  • Length: 168 mm (6.6 inches)
  • Height: 111 mm (4.4 inches)

Operating environment

The BlueField-3 adapters are supported in the following environment:

  • Temperature:
    • Operating: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
    • Storage: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
  • Humidity:
    • Operating: 10% to 85%
    • Storage: 10% to 90%

Warranty

One year limited warranty. When installed in a Lenovo server, this adapter assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.

Seller Training Courses

The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.

  1. NVIDIA BlueField DPU Overview
    2024-09-26 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    NVIDIA BlueField DPU Overview

    This course equips Lenovo and partner technical sellers with the knowledge to effectively communicate the value of the BlueField Data Processing Unit (DPU). You'll gain an in-depth overview of the DPU’s capabilities, enabling you to confidently showcase its key advantages and benefits to clients.

    In this training, you will explore the following key topics:
    • NVIDIA DPU: Why It Matters
    • Portfolio
    • HW Description
    • Performance
    • Modes of Operation
    • Programmability
    • Spectri-X and The BlueField-3 SuperNIC
    • PCIe and Drivers
    • Troubleshooting

    Published: 2024-09-26
    Length: 25 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DAINVD203
  2. Introduction to ConnectX Network Interface Cards
    2024-09-26 | 5 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Introduction to ConnectX Network Interface Cards

    This course provides Lenovo and partner technical sellers with the expertise to effectively communicate the available ConnectX Network Interface Cards (NICs) and their benefits, empowering you to confidently highlight their key advantages to clients.

    Published: 2024-09-26
    Length: 5 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DAINVD202

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