The Xilinx FPGA device plugin for Kubernetes is a Daemonset deployed on the Kubernetes(k8s) cluster which allows you to:
- Discover the FPGAs inserted in each node of the cluster and expose information about FPGA such as number of FPGA, Shell (Target Platform) type and etc.
- Run FPGA accessible containers in the k8s cluster
If you already have an docker and kubernetes environment, you can follow the Quick Start to test k8s-fpga-device-plugin on your own cluster. You can also check the Full Tutorial if you need to build docker, kuberetes cluster environment and test k8s-device-plugin from the beginning.
For detailed information about k8s-device-plugin, Docker and Kubernetes, you can renferece following links:
| Detailed Info | Description |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes device plugin | Kubernetes community documentation about Kubernetes plugin |
| Quick Start | Quick start on how to install and test k8s-device-plugin |
| K8s Cluster Full tutorial | Step by step tutorial starts from install container runtime and Kubernetes cluster |
| Virtual Device mode | Deploy the deivce plugin in Virtual Device mode to allow nyltiple pods to share one single device |
| Device Name Customization | Customize the device registered name in K8s cluster |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
- All FPGAs have the Shell(Target Platform) flashed already
- XRT(version is no older than 2018.3) installed on all worker nodes where there are FPGA(s) inserted
- Container runtime in k8s is docker or containerD
- k8s version >= 1.17 (all tests have been running with version 1.17. Old version may or may not work)
- Go 1.18.3 is required if you want to build the device plugin source code
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