Installing the Napatech SmartNIC

Link-Inline™ Software User Guide
Platform
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
User Guide
Capture Software Version
Link-Inline™ Software 3.2

Install and detect the Napatech SmartNIC using the lspci command.

About this task

This describes how to detect the Napatech SmartNIC after installing the hardware.
Note:

Napatech Link-Inline™ Software supports a single SmartNIC in the system.

Procedure

  1. Install a Napatech SmartNIC in a server.
    Refer to these documents for information on how to install a Napatech SmartNIC in a server:
  2. Detect the SmartNIC using lspci with the Napatech vendor ID 18f4. 
    lspci -d 18f4:
    An output example:
    42:00.0 Network controller: Napatech A/S NT200A02 Network Adapter
    Note: Install the PCI utility package if it is not installed. For example:
    dnf install pciutils