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DOCA Platform Framework (DPF) Documentation v25.4

DPFOperatorConfig

The DPFOperatorConfig controls how DPF operates in your Kubernetes cluster. This guide explains the major configuration options. When the config is applied, the DPF Operator will deploy all necessary components and configure them according to the configuration.

This basic config example enables the Kamaji cluster manager and sets the PVC name of the BFB PVC which is necessary for the provisioning controller to download the bf-bundle.

Note

In the current implementation the DPFOperatorConfig resource is a singleton. This means that only one instance of this resource can exist in the cluster. If you try to create a second instance, the controllers will not work as expected.

You can find the full API documentation in the API Reference.

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apiVersion: operator.doca-platform.nvidia.com/v1alpha1 kind: DPFOperatorConfig metadata: name: dpf-operator-config spec: staticClusterManager: disable: true kamajiClusterManager: disable: false provisioningController: bfbPVCName: bfb-pvc

We can verify if the configuration is applied correctly by checking the status of the DPFOperatorConfig resource.

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$ kubectl -n dpf-operator-system get dpfoperatorconfig NAME READY PHASE AGE dpfoperatorconfig True Success 1h

or via dpfctl

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$ kubectl -n dpf-operator-system exec deployment/dpf-operator-controller-manager -- /dpfctl describe all NAME NAMESPACE STATUS REASON SINCE MESSAGE DPFOperatorConfig/dpfoperatorconfig dpf-operator-system ├─Ready True Success 1h ├─ImagePullSecretsReconciled True Success 1h ├─SystemComponentsReady True Success 1h └─SystemComponentsReconciled True Success 1h

Networking

There are networking options that can be configured. The MTU for the control plane and high-speed interfaces can be configured. The default value is set to 1500, however it can be adjusted if required.

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spec: networking: controlPlaneMTU: 1500 # Management network MTU (range: 1000-9216, default: 1500) highSpeedMTU: 1500 # High-speed interface MTU (range: 1000-9216, default: 1500)


Image Pull Secrets

Specify secrets for pulling container images. This is only necessary if your container registry requires authentication. If you are using the public GHCR registry, which is the default, you don't need to configure this.

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spec: imagePullSecrets: - "my-registry-secret" - "another-secret"


Optional Component Configurations

The following components can be configured to enable/disable features or specify a different container image.

By default, all components are enabled with preconfigured images, and changes are usually only needed for development, testing, or specific deployments.

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spec: dpuDetector: { } dpuServiceController: { } flannel: { } multus: { } nvipam: { } ovsCNI: { } ovsHelper: { } provisioningController: { } serviceSetController: { } sfcController: { } sriovDevicePlugin: { }

To disable a component or override its container image, use the following configuration:

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spec: sriovDevicePlugin: enabled: false dpuDetector: image: "my-registry/my-dpu-detector:latest"

For a detailed description of each component and its available configuration options, see

the API Reference.

SFC Controller Configuration options

  • spec.sfcController.SecureFlowDeletionTimeout: Used to control the secure flow deletion feature.

    The default value is 0, which means that the feature is disabled.

    When set with a valid duration value, indicating the API server unavailability threshold, SFC controller will delete all openflow flows to prevent unintended packet leaks, if API server is unavailable for more than the specified duration.

    Value must be in units accepted by Go time.ParseDuration https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration.

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spec: sfcController: SecureFlowDeletionTimeout: 5m

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