Use this information to install and set up a Napatech IPU with Link-Storage™ Software for NVMe™/TCP offloading.
Test setup
As shown in the following figure, the target server contains NVMe™ disks or RAM disks, and an IPU is installed in the host server.
IP addresses for the IPU and for the target server are configured as follows.
| Port | Target server | IPU |
|---|---|---|
|
Port 0 |
172.168.1.2/24 (64:9d:99:ff:ed:dc) |
172.168.1.1/24 |
|
Port 1 |
172.168.2.2/24 (64:9d:99:ff:ed:dd) |
172.168.2.1/24 |
The following steps are required to
complete the installation and configuration.
- To program an FPGA image, see Napatech Link-Storage™ Software FPGA images.
- To prepare the host, see Preparing the Host.
- To compile and install the SPDK on the target server, see Installing the SPDK on the Target Server.
- To compile and install Link-Storage™ Software on the IPU, see Installing the Napatech SDPK on the IPU.
- To configure the target server:
- To configure the target server with NVMe™ disks, see Configuring the Target Server with NVMe™ SSD Disks.
- To configure the target server with RAM disks, see Configuring the Target Server with RAM disks.
- To configure the IPU, see Configuring the IPU.
- To verify the installation and configuration, see Verifying the Napatech Link-Storage™ Software Configuration.