Updating Repo Package on Host Side

Warning

This section assumes that a BlueField DPU has already been installed in a server according to the instructions detailed in the DPU's hardware user guide.

The following procedure instructs users on upgrading DOCA local repo package for host.

Removing Previously Installed DOCA Runtime Packages

Ubuntu	Copy Copied! `dpkg --list \| grep doca sudo apt remove --purge <doca> -y sudo apt-get autoremove`
CentOS/RHEL	Copy Copied! `yum remove doca-runtime yum remove doca-sdk yum remove doca-tools sudo rpm -qa \| grep -i doca yum remove <doca> yum autoremove yum makecache`

Ubuntu

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            dpkg --list | grep doca
sudo apt remove --purge <doca> -y
sudo apt-get autoremove

CentOS/RHEL

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            yum remove doca-runtime
yum remove doca-sdk
yum remove doca-tools
sudo rpm -qa | grep -i doca
yum remove <doca>
yum autoremove
yum makecache

Downloading DOCA Runtime Packages

OS	Arch	Link
CentOS/RHEL 7.6	aarch64	doca-host-repo-rhel76-1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.el7a.5.8.4.1.5.0.aarch64.rpm
CentOS/RHEL 7.6	x86	doca-host-repo-rhel76-1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.el7.5.8.4.1.5.0.x86_64.rpm
CentOS/RHEL 8.0	x86	doca-host-repo-rhel80-1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.el8.5.8.4.1.5.0.x86_64.rpm
CentOS/RHEL 8.2	x86	doca-host-repo-rhel82-1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.el8.5.8.4.1.5.0.x86_64.rpm
Rocky/RHEL 8.6	x86	doca-host-repo-rhel86-1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.el8.5.8.4.1.5.0.x86_64.rpm
Ubuntu 18.04	x86	doca-host-repo-ubuntu1804_1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.5.8.4.1.5.0_amd64.deb
Ubuntu 20.04	x86	doca-host-repo-ubuntu2004_1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.5.8.4.1.5.0_amd64.deb
Ubuntu 22.04	x86	doca-host-repo-ubuntu2204_1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.5.8.4.1.5.0_amd64.deb
Debian 10.8	x86	doca-host-repo-debian108_1.5.3-0.0.2.1.5.3003.1.5.8.4.1.5.0_amd64.deb

Installing Local Repo Package for Host Dependencies

Installation of MFT and RShim for managing and flashing the BlueField DPU.

OS

Procedure

Ubuntu/Debian

Download the DOCA Tools package from Downloading DOCA Runtime Packages section for the host.

Unpack the deb repo. Run:

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            host# sudo dpkg -i doca-host-repo-ubuntu<version>_amd64.deb

Perform apt update. Run:

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            host# sudo apt-get update

Run apt install for DOCA Tools.

For DPU

From the host, run:

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            host# sudo apt install doca-tools

For ConnectX on Ubuntu 20.04

From the host, run:

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            host# sudo apt install doca-cx-tools

CentOS/RHEL

Download the DOCA Tools package from Downloading DOCA Runtime Packages section for the x86 host.

Unpack the RPM repo. Run:

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            host# sudo rpm -Uvh doca-host-repo-rhel<version>.x86_64.rpm

Run yum install to install DOCA Tools.

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            host# sudo yum install doca-tools

Warning

Skip the following step to proceed without the DOCA local repo package for host.

Alternatively, to continue with the DOCA local repo package for host installation:

OS

Procedure

Ubuntu

Download the DOCA SDK and DOCA Runtime packages from Downloading DOCA Runtime Packages section for the host.

Unpack the deb repo. Run:

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            host# sudo dpkg -i doca-host-repo-ubuntu<version>_amd64.deb

Perform apt update. Run:

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            host# sudo apt-get update

Run apt install for DOCA runtime, tools, and SDK.

For DPU

From the host, run:

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            host# sudo apt install -y doca-runtime doca-sdk

For ConnectX on Ubuntu 20.04

From the host, run:

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            host# sudo apt install -y doca-cx-runtime doca-cx-sdk

CentOS

Download the DOCA SDK and DOCA Runtime packages from Downloading DOCA Runtime Packages section for the x86 host.

Install the following software dependencies. Run:

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            host# sudo yum install -y epel-release

For CentOS 8.2 only, also run:

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            host# yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools

Unpack the RPM repo. Run:

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            host# sudo rpm -Uvh doca-host-repo-rhel<version>.x86_64.rpm

Run yum install for DOCA runtime, tools, and SDK.

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            host# sudo yum install -y doca-runtime doca-sdk

RHEL

Open a RedHat account.
1. Log into RedHat website via the developers tab.
2. Create a developer user.

Run:

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            host# subscription-manager register --username=<username> --password=PASSWORD

To extract pool ID:

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            host# subscription-manager list --available --all
...
Subscription Name:   Red Hat Developer Subscription for Individuals
Provides:            Red Hat Developer Tools (for RHEL Server for ARM)
                     ...
                     Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
...
Pool ID:             <pool-id>
...

And use the pool ID for the Subscription Name and Provides that include Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64.

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            host# subscription-manager attach --pool=<pool-id> 
host# subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
host# yum makecache

Install the DOCA local repo package for host. Run:

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            host# rpm -Uvh doca-host-repo-rhel<version>.x86_64.rpm
host# sudo yum install -y doca-runtime doca-sdk

Sign out from your RHEL account. Run:

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            host# subscription-manager remove --all
host# subscription-manager unregister

A ssign a dynamic IP to tmfifo_net0 interface (RShim host interface).

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            host# ifconfig tmfifo_net0 192.168.100.1 netmask 255.255.255.252 up

Verify that RShim is active.

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            host# sudo systemctl status rshim

This command is expected to display "active (running)". If RShim service does not launch automatically, run:

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            host# sudo systemctl enable rshim
host# sudo systemctl start rshim

On This Page

Updating Repo Package on Host Side

Removing Previously Installed DOCA Runtime Packages

Downloading DOCA Runtime Packages

Installing Local Repo Package for Host Dependencies