Installing a Napatech IPU

Getting Started with OVS Offload Software

Platform
Napatech IPU
Content Type
Getting Started
Capture Software Version
OVS Offload Software 1.0

Install and detect a Napatech IPU using the lspci command.

About this task

This describes how to detect a Napatech IPU after installing the hardware.

Procedure

  1. Install a Napatech IPU in a server.
    Refer to this document for information on how to install a Napatech IPU in a server:
  2. Install the PCI utility package if it is not installed.
    For example:
    dnf install pciutils
  3. Detect the IPU using lspci.
    A command example with the Napatech vendor ID 18f4.
    lspci -d 18f4:
    An output example on the host:
    17:00.0 Network controller: Napatech A/S Device 0255 (rev 01)
    An output example on the IPU:
    01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Napatech A/S Device 0265 (rev 03)
    15:00.0 Network controller: Napatech A/S Device 0255 (rev 01)
    Two PCIe devices are detected: the first device is for the management port, and the second one is for the FPGA device.
    Note: If the loaded FPGA image is not a Napatech production FPGA image, use the vendor ID corresponding to the specific FPGA image.