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[DOC] DGX Spark system configuration tutorial: two corrections needed #77

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The DGX Spark profile in docs/tutorials/system_configuration.md has two inaccuracies found during a hands-on walkthrough:

1. ipv4.mtu is not a valid nmcli property — should be ethernet.mtu

In the "Configure the IP addresses of the NIC ports" section, the nmcli connection add commands use ipv4.mtu 9000. NetworkManager rejects this — MTU is a link-layer setting, not an IPv4 property. The correct property is ethernet.mtu 9000 (alias for 802-3-ethernet.mtu).

Affected lines: both nmcli connection add commands in that section.

2. Step 7 (GPU clocks): nvidia-smi -lmc fails on GB10

Step 7 shows the same three nvidia-smi commands as the IGX tab, including -lmc to lock memory clocks. On GB10, memory clocks report as N/A (unified memory architecture — no separate VRAM clock domain), and the -lmc command fails:

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