Installing the SR-IOV Network Operator

As a cluster administrator, you can install the SR-IOV Network Operator by using the OKD CLI or the web console.

As a cluster administrator, you can install the Operator using the CLI.

Prerequisites

• A cluster installed on bare-metal hardware with nodes that have hardware that supports SR-IOV.

• Install the OpenShift CLI ().

• An account with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

1. To create the openshift-sriov-network-operator namespace, enter the following command:

2. To create an OperatorGroup CR, enter the following command:

   $ cat << EOF| oc create -f -
   apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
   kind: OperatorGroup
   metadata:
     name: sriov-network-operators
     namespace: openshift-sriov-network-operator
   spec:
   EOF

3. Subscribe to the SR-IOV Network Operator.

   2. To create a Subscription CR for the SR-IOV Network Operator, enter the following command:

      $ cat << EOF| oc create -f -
      apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
      kind: Subscription
      metadata:
        name: sriov-network-operator-subscription
        namespace: openshift-sriov-network-operator
      spec:
        channel: "${OC_VERSION}"
        source: redhat-operators
        sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace

4. To verify that the Operator is installed, enter the following command:

   Example output

   Name                                         Phase
   sriov-network-operator.4.13.0-202310121402   Succeeded

Web console: Installing the SR-IOV Network Operator

As a cluster administrator, you can install the Operator using the web console.

Prerequisites

• A cluster installed on bare-metal hardware with nodes that have hardware that supports SR-IOV.

• Install the OpenShift CLI (oc).

• An account with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

1. Install the SR-IOV Network Operator:

   2. Select SR-IOV Network Operator from the list of available Operators, and then click Install.

   3. On the Install Operator page, under Installed Namespace, select Operator recommended Namespace.

   4. Click Install.

2. Verify that the SR-IOV Network Operator is installed successfully:

   1. Navigate to the Operators → Installed Operators page.

   2. Ensure that SR-IOV Network Operator is listed in the openshift-sriov-network-operator project with a Status of InstallSucceeded.

      If the Operator does not appear as installed, to troubleshoot further:

      • Inspect the Operator Subscriptions and Install Plans tabs for any failure or errors under Status.

      • Navigate to the Workloads → Pods page and check the logs for pods in the openshift-sriov-network-operator project.

Next steps

• Optional: Configuring the SR-IOV Network Operator