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NVIDIA Networking Documentation

  • NVIDIA NetQ 4.7 User Guide
    • What's New
      • NetQ 4.7 Open Source Packages
      • NVIDIA NetQ 4.7 Release Notes
    • NetQ Overview
      • NetQ Basics
        • NetQ Components
        • Data Center Network Deployments
        • NetQ Operation
      • NetQ User Interface Overview
        • Access the NetQ UI
        • Application Layout
        • Focus Your Monitoring Using Workbenches
        • Access Data with Cards
        • Set User Preferences
      • NetQ Command Line Overview
    • Installation Guide
      • Install NetQ
        • Before You Install
        • Install the NetQ System
        • Install NetQ Agents
        • Install On-switch OPTA
        • Install NetQ CLI
        • Install NIC and DPU Agents
      • Upgrade NetQ
        • Upgrade NetQ Virtual Machines
        • Upgrade NetQ Agents
        • Upgrade NetQ CLI
      • Post-installation Configurations
        • Add More Nodes to Your Server Cluster
        • Install a Custom Signed Certificate
        • Update Cloud Activation Key
        • Configure Premises
        • Integrate NetQ with Grafana
      • Back Up and Restore NetQ
      • Uninstall NetQ
    • Manage Users
      • Accounts and Roles
      • Add and Manage Accounts
      • LDAP Authentication
      • SSO Authentication
    • Network Monitoring
      • BGP
      • DPUs
      • EVPN
      • Hosts
      • Interfaces
      • IP Addresses
      • LLDP
      • MAC Addresses
      • MLAG
      • Network Topology
      • NICs
      • NTP
      • OSPF
      • PTP
      • RoCE
      • STP
      • Switches
      • VLAN
      • VXLAN
    • Events and Notifications
      • Monitor Events
      • Configure System Event Notifications
      • Configure and Monitor Threshold-Crossing Events
      • Configure and Monitor What Just Happened
      • gNMI Streaming
      • System Events Reference
      • Threshold-Crossing Events Reference
      • WJH Events Reference
    • Validation Checks
      • Validate Overall Network Health
      • Validate Network Protocol and Service Operations
      • Validation Tests Reference
    • Lifecycle Management
      • Switch Management
      • Credentials and Profiles
      • NetQ and Network OS Images
      • Upgrade NetQ Agent
      • Upgrade Cumulus Linux
      • Network Snapshots
      • Manage NetQ Agents
    • Device Inventory
      • Networkwide Inventory
      • Switch Inventory
      • Host Inventory
      • DPU Inventory
      • NIC Inventory
      • Device Groups
      • Monitor Container Environments Using Kubernetes API Server
    • Flow Analysis
      • Verify Network Connectivity
        • Troubleshoot NetQ
          • More Documents
            • NetQ CLI Reference
              • add
              • bootstrap
              • check
              • config
              • decommission
              • del
              • help
              • install
              • lcm
              • show
              • trace
              • upgrade
            • Integrate NetQ API with Your Applications
            • Spectrum Support
            • Glossary
            • PDF

        Install NetQ

        To install NetQ:

        1. Visit Before You Install to understand the various NetQ deployments.

        2. After deciding your deployment model, prepare your devices and install NetQ.

        3. Next, install and configure the NetQ Agents on switches and hosts.

        4. Finally, install and configure the NetQ CLI on switches and hosts.

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