PCIe Transcoding Card Requirements

For virtual SBC deployments, you can install an Artesyn SharpMedia™ PCIe-8120 media processing accelerator with either 4, 8, or 12 DSPs in the server chassis in a full-height, full-length PCI slot to provide high density media transcoding.

Compatibility between the PCIe-8120 card and the SBC is subject to these constraints:

• VMWare and KVM are supported
• PCIe-pass-through mode is supported
• Each vSBC can support 2 PCIE 8120 cards and the server can support 4 PCIE 8120 cards.
• Each PCIe-8120 card supports only one vSBC instance
• Do not configure transcoding cores for software-based transcoding when using a PCIe media card.