Document Revision History

February 22, 2024

2.3

First release for version 24.1.0 Updated:

• Document structure

November 30, 2023

2.2

First release for version 23.10.0 Updated:

•  SR-IOV Network Operator Deployment – Parallel Node Configuration for SR-IOV

•  SR-IOV Network Operator Deployment – Parallel NIC Configuration for SR-IOV

Added:

• SR-IOV Network Operator Deployment – SR-IOV Using the systemd Service

August 15, 2023

2.1

First release for version 23.7.0. Updated:

• Cloud Orchestration - Network Operator Application Notes

• Network Operator Deployment on Vanilla Kubernetes Cluster

• Helm Chart Customization Options

June 2023

2.0

First release for version 23.5.0. Updated:

• Helm Chart Customization Options - General Parameters

Added NVIDIA IPAM Plugin to:

• Helm Chart Customization Options

• Deployment Examples

May 2023

1.9

First release for version 23.4.0. Updated:

• Network Operator Deployment on Vanilla Kubernetes Cluster

• Helm Chart Customization Options

  • General Parameters

  • MLNX_OFED Driver

  • MLNX_OFED Driver Environment Variables

  • NVIDIA Peer Memory Driver

  • RDMA Shared Device Plugin

  • RDMA Device Plugin Resource Configurations

  • SR-IOV Network Device Plugin

  • SR-IOV Network Device Plugin Resource Configuration

  • IB Kubernetes

  • UFM Secret

  • Secondary Network

  • CNI Plugin

  • Multus CNI

  • IPoIB CNI

  • IPAM CNI Plugin

• Deployment with Pod Security Policy

• Ensuring Deployment Readiness

  • Status Field Example of a NICClusterPolicy Instance

• Uninstalling the Network Operator

  • Uninstalling Network Operator on a Vanilla Kubernetes Cluster

  • Uninstalling the Network Operator on an OpenShift Cluster

  • Additional Steps

• Deployment Examples

  • Network Operator Deployment with the RDMA Shared Device Plugin

  • Network Operator Deployment with Multiple Resources in RDMA Shared Device Plugin

  • Network Operator Deployment with a Secondary Network

  • Network Operator Deployment with a Host Device Network

  • Network Operator Deployment with an IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB) Network

  • Network Operator Deployment for GPUDirect Workloads

  • Network Operator Deployment in SR-IOV Legacy Mode

  • Network Operator Deployment with an SR-IOV InfiniBand Network

  • Network Operator Deployment with an SR-IOV InfiniBand Network with PKey Management

  • Network Operator Deployment for DPDK Workloads with NicClusterPolicy

  • Deployment Examples For OpenShift Container Platform

April 2023

1.8

Updated:

• Network Operator Release Notes

• Network Operator Upgrade

• Helm Chart Customization Options

• Network Operator Deployment from NGC

February 2023

First release for version 23.1.0. Updated:

• Helm Chart Customization Options

  • NicClusterPolicy Custom Resource Parameters

• Network Operator Deployment with Pod Security Admission

• Deployment Examples

• • Network Operator Deployment with an SR-IOV InfiniBand Network

  • Network Operator Deployment with an SR-IOV InfiniBand Network with PKey Management

December 2022

1.7

Added:

• Deployment with Pod Security Admission

November 2022

Updated:

• Network Operator Release Notes

• Network Operator Deployment on Vanilla K8s Cluster

• Helm Chart Customization Options

  • Deployment with POD Security Policy

• Network Operator Deployment on an OpenShift Container Platform

  • GPU Operator

• Deployment Examples

  • Network Operator Deployment with an IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB) Network

  • Network Operator Deployment for GPUDirect Workloads

Added:

• Open Source Dependencies

August 2022

1.6

Updated:

• Network Operator Release Notes

• Helm Chart Customization Options

• Network Operator Upgrade

Added:

• Network Operator Deployment in Proxy Environment

• Network Operator Deployment in Air-gapped Environment

• Network Operator Deployment on an OpenShift Container Platform

• Network Operator Deployment with an IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB) Network

June 2022

1.5

Updated:

• Network Operator Release Notes

Added:

• Helm Chart Customization Options

• Network Operator Deployment on an OpenShift Container Platform

• Ensuring Deployment Readiness

February 2022

1.4

In Network Operator:

• Added "Tested Network Adapters"

• Updated "Prerequisites"

• Updated "Network Operator Deployment with a Host Device Network"

January 2022

1.3

Updated "Network Operator Deployment with a Host Device Network" in Network Operator.

December 2021

1.2

Updated the following sub-sections in Network Operator

• Prerequisites 

• Versions

• Upgrade

• Deployment Examples

August 2021

1.1

Updated System Requirements in Network Operator.

July 2021

1.0

Initial release