Part V — NVIDIA Mellanox Bluefield-2 SmartNIC Hands-On Tutorial: Install the Latest Bluefield OS with DPDK and DOCA

Part V — NVIDIA Mellanox Bluefield-2 SmartNIC Hands-On Tutorial: Install the Latest Bluefield OS with DPDK and DOCA

In this episode, we will install the latest Bluefield OS on the Bluefield-2 DPU from scratch. As a result, we will be given a fresh system with DPDK and DOCA pre-installed.

 

We will install BlueOS from scratch on the Bluefield-2 SmartNIC.

Preamble

In the last episode, Part IV., I had some trouble accessing the Bluefield after firing up my ultimate Cloudlab setup in Part III. As a result of getting permission denied every time I tried to log in to the Bluefield, I decided to reinstall the whole operating system on it. I had the feeling that maybe someone has changed the password for fun.

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