This document walks through installing DPDK + Open vSwitch (OVS) from packages (when available), enabling OVS-DPDK, creating vhost-user ports, and attaching VMs via QEMU command line or libvirt. It also lists common issues you will likely hit in real deployments.
Read MoreThis guide provides a step-by-step tutorial for installing DPDK and Open vSwitch (OVS) using Debian-built packages, primarily targeting Intel Niantic NICs, with limited validation for Mellanox ConnectX3-Pro cards. It extends a basic setup to deliver a complete OVS-DPDK deployment on the host, along with a virtual machine running DPDK. By following the guide, users can establish a fully functional OVS-DPDK environment capable of end-to-end packet forwarding between physical NICs and a DPDK-enabled VM.
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