Yes Tesla P4 is working, but if you want to get max performance of it, you have to tweak the Fan speed of the server with IPMItool.
Because I am currently using btcrecover I am using 70% of the GPU capability with this software I set the minimum speed of the fans at 30% and the GPU steady temperature is 55.2C
Now I am going to push it to its maximum capacity and the maximum noise level of the server, that my neighbors can handle
Yes yes. I know what is supported by the book, but those are junk gpus. also by the book slots 3,5,6 and 7 supports up to 75W and this GPU is exactly 75W TDP.
Off the record is the slots can handle 75W or this is just an other fantasy number in your books ?
Hi, may I know how can I set Fan speed when gpu running at a spspecific temperature in Ipmitool? I just got a tesla p40, but when the core runs up to 90℃ the fan still at low speed. I use Tesla K80 doesn't have this issue. By the way I'm using Proxmox as base system, and gpu passthrough to a Windows 11 VM
There are a couple things I can see right off the bat. The first is that I am not seeing the P40 listed as supported on the R720, and the other being that Proxmox isn't supported as well. With those being said, what I would start with doing is making sure the servers BIOS and iDrac are up-to-date and current Now if they are far behind then you will need to walk them up to current together to avoid causing other issues. After updating I would look at the idrac and see if the fan offset or any other fan setting is limiting the fan speed.
2x Tesla P4s (75W), and a USB3.1C riser card in the 3 half height positions. All are directly assigned to VMs. P4s are used for local compute for Plex and a couple docker stacks.
I also have a MSI RTX 4070TI super 16G (blower) in one of the double wide slots, also passed through to a VM acting as my primary workstation, and used for gaming and GPU partitioning under Windows 10/11 to support a further 2x nested VMs for whole home virtualization.
Power supplies are dell 1100W, processors are 2x xeon 2680v2 at 115W (out of spec for GPU use). 192 GB Ram, and fully populated drive bays (SSD and 10k Rpm banks)
It is rock solid, noise levels are acceptable, as are temperatures.
Dell does good work. Period.
They say they don't support, and that is valid from a business use case.
But I'm telling you, you have some leeway if this is a fun build, and not mission critical.
... Thank you for taking the time to post the information on your build and helping those of us in the community who need to know this information. I feel it would be an asset if Dell actually staffed support with individuals whom had the power to "go and find out" from someone up the chain instead of regurgitating the same text that all of us have already read in the manuals.
They also need to realize that those of us whom are buying their recycled / off-lease equipment are doing it to gain experience with their product. It certainly influences my purchasing decisions at my workplace; we wouldn't have as many Dell products as we do if it weren't for the confidence built from their "end-of-life" offerings that my staff and I have gotten to tinker with and put through it's paces without fear of bringing down an entire enterprise with a experimental mis-step. [You only do that once, LOL]
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Yes Tesla P4 is working, but if you want to get max performance of it, you have to tweak the Fan speed of the server with IPMItool.
Because I am currently using btcrecover I am using 70% of the GPU capability with this software I set the minimum speed of the fans at 30% and the GPU steady temperature is 55.2C
Now I am going to push it to its maximum capacity and the maximum noise level of the server, that my neighbors can handle
So, yes it is working
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January 31st, 2022 17:00
Tesla P4 is not a supported GPU on R720. As it is not supported it is not validated and we can not guarantee that it will work.
R720 support Single wide GPU on slots 4,6,7 and 5. Please find below link for more details
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r720/720720xdom/expansion-card-installation-guidelines?guid=guid-bcd3bdfb-3602-4b79-a994-1e5385b9f9f3&lang=en-us
You can also refer link for details on GPU installation guidelines
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r720/720720xdom/gpu-card-installation-guidelines?guid=guid-268578e4-b96b-43ba-ac13-58c567cbb670&lang=en-us
Below are list of GPU which is supported (up to 4) on R720
CN3GX - CRD,GRPHC,3GB,K4000
0JHRJ - CRD,GRPHC,2GB,K2000
2M5RM - CRD,GRPHC,4GB,AMD,S7000
C3FMJ - CRD,GRPHC,PCIE,2G,V7800P,BRKT
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Yes yes. I know what is supported by the book, but those are junk gpus. also by the book slots 3,5,6 and 7 supports up to 75W and this GPU is exactly 75W TDP.
Off the record is the slots can handle 75W or this is just an other fantasy number in your books ?
Thank you
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February 3rd, 2022 10:00
anyone ????
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Hi, may I know how can I set Fan speed when gpu running at a spspecific temperature in Ipmitool? I just got a tesla p40, but when the core runs up to 90℃ the fan still at low speed. I use Tesla K80 doesn't have this issue. By the way I'm using Proxmox as base system, and gpu passthrough to a Windows 11 VM
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March 9th, 2023 10:00
IzumonoOkuni,
There are a couple things I can see right off the bat. The first is that I am not seeing the P40 listed as supported on the R720, and the other being that Proxmox isn't supported as well. With those being said, what I would start with doing is making sure the servers BIOS and iDrac are up-to-date and current Now if they are far behind then you will need to walk them up to current together to avoid causing other issues. After updating I would look at the idrac and see if the fan offset or any other fan setting is limiting the fan speed.
Let me know if this helps.
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2x Tesla P4s (75W), and a USB3.1C riser card in the 3 half height positions. All are directly assigned to VMs. P4s are used for local compute for Plex and a couple docker stacks.
I also have a MSI RTX 4070TI super 16G (blower) in one of the double wide slots, also passed through to a VM acting as my primary workstation, and used for gaming and GPU partitioning under Windows 10/11 to support a further 2x nested VMs for whole home virtualization.
Power supplies are dell 1100W, processors are 2x xeon 2680v2 at 115W (out of spec for GPU use). 192 GB Ram, and fully populated drive bays (SSD and 10k Rpm banks)
It is rock solid, noise levels are acceptable, as are temperatures.
Dell does good work. Period.
They say they don't support, and that is valid from a business use case.
But I'm telling you, you have some leeway if this is a fun build, and not mission critical.