Hello! This might not be the right community but I’m looking at building a new server and you operate in similar areas and might have experience with this. I’ve got a GPU without video outputs, can I combine that with a CPU without integrated graphics and still get video output from the HDMI located on the motherboard?
This might be an X/Y problem. Why do you think you need HDMI output on a server?
Because installing an OS without iLo, serial or video output would be a bit of a hassle
Probably not!
What models of GPU and Motherboard are you using?
I’ve got an Nvidia Tesla P40 and haven’t purchased a motherboard yet. It’s currently sitting and doing nothing in my DL380.
Do you want to not use your DL380? IF no it might make a good moonlight host!
My DL380 draws about 200W idle so I’m trying to downscale
Without specific experience, my assumption would be no. Much like when plugging into a desktop computer’s motherboard HDMI port instead of the GPU HDMI port.
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While it might work in the OS, setting the OS up may be a pain (the installer may or may not work like that) and I strongly suspect that the BIOS can’t handle it.
I suspect that an easier route would be to use a cheap, maybe older, low-end graphics card for the video output and then using DRI_PRIME with that with the other graphics card.
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