dpdk-setup

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oVirt DPDK Setup

The oVirt.dpdk-setup role enables you to set up Open vSwitch with DPDK support.

Requirements:

  • Ansible version 2.4 or higher
  • NICS must support DPDK
  • Hardware support: Make sure VT-d / AMD-Vi is enabled in BIOS

Role Variables

Name Default value
pci_drivers PCI address to driver mapping.
configure_kernel true Determines whether the kernel should be configured for DPDK usage.
bind_drivers true Determines whether drivers should be bound to the devices.
set_ovs true Determines whether OVS should be configured and started.
pmd_threads_count 1 Sets the amount of PMD threads per each DPDK compatible NIC
nr_2mb_hugepages 1024 Sets the amount of 2MB hugepages to use, if 2MB hugepages are used
nr_1gb_hugepages 4 Sets the amount of 1GB hugepages to use, if 1GB hugepages are used
use_1gb_hugepages true Determines whether 1GB hugepages should be used, if supported

Dependencies

No.

Example Playbook

---
- name: oVirt DPDK setup
  hosts: some_host
  gather_facts: false

  vars:
    pci_drivers:
      "0000:00:04.0": "vfio-pci"
      "0000:00:04.1": "igb"
      "0000:00:04.2": ""
  
  roles:
    - oVirt.dpdk-setup

License

Apache License 2.0

About

Setup DPDK compatible NIC's to use DPDK via Open vSwitch.

role dpdk openvswitch ovirt ovs rhev rhv virtualization
Install
ansible-galaxy install oVirt/ovirt-ansible-dpdk-setup
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