About This Document
This document describes the configuration parameters of NVIDIA® BlueField®-2 SNAP and virtio-blk SNAP in detail.
Audience
This manual is intended for BlueField SNAP or virtio-blk SNAP users who need to install and configure it.
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Glossary
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Term |
Description |
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CLI |
Command line interface |
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BFB |
BlueField bootstream |
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DMA |
Direct memory access |
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ETH |
Ethernet |
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FW |
Firmware |
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I/O |
Input/output |
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IB |
InfiniBand |
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NVMe |
Non-volatile memory express |
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OS |
Operating system |
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PF |
Physical function |
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RPC |
Remote procedure call |
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SF |
Scalable function |
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SNAP |
Software-defined network accelerated processing |
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