About This Document
Purpose
This document describes how to install and maintain the NPU driver package and firmware package and how to perform routine management when the Huawei Atlas 200 AI accelerator module is used as a PCIe slave device (EP mode).
If the driver package and firmware packages have been installed in the system, uninstall them before installing them.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
- Enterprise administrators
- Enterprise device users
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows:
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Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. |
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Indicates a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. |
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Indicates a hazard with a low level of risk which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. |
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Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance deterioration, or unanticipated results. NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury. |
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Supplements the important information in the main text. NOTE is used to address information not related to personal injury, equipment damage, and environment deterioration. |
Command Conventions
Syntax |
Description |
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Boldface |
The keywords of a command are in Boldface. |
Italic |
Command arguments (replaced by specific values in an actual command) are in italics. |
[ ] |
Items in square brackets ([ ]) are optional. |
{ x | y | ... } |
Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. One item must be selected. |
[ x | y | ... ] |
Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. One item or no item is selected. |
{ x | y | ... }* |
Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. A minimum of one or a maximum of all can be selected. |
[ x | y | ... ]* |
Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. Several items or no item can be selected. |
&<1-n> |
This parameter before the & sign can be repeated 1 to n times. |
# |
Lines starting with the number sign (#) are comments. |
Change History
Issue |
Date |
Description |
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09 |
2022-03-07 |
This issue is the ninth official release. Optimized the default data. Changed the document name. |
08 |
2021-07-31 |
This issue is the eighth official release. |
07 |
2021-04-25 |
This issue is the seventh official release.
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06 |
2021-01-25 |
This issue is the sixth official release. Added the following sections: |
05 |
2020-11-28 |
This issue is the fifth official release. Modified: |
04 |
2020-10-26 |
This issue is the fourth official release. |
03 |
2020-09-24 |
This issue is the third official release. Deleted: Installing the Driver in a Docker Container Upgrading the Driver in a Docker Container |
02 |
2020-07-27 |
This issue is the second official release. |
01 |
2020-07-16 |
This issue is the first official release. |