CCE RDMA Device Plugin Description

Component introduction

RDMA communication device component.

Component function

Supports inter-host data transmission for containers using a high-performance RDMA network.

Application scenarios

Enables high-performance cross-host data transmission, GPU Direct RDMA, and other features.

Limitations

• Supports only Kubernetes clusters of version v1.18 and above.
• For worker nodes using RDMA communication in container network scenarios, the OS kernel version must be 4.9 or higher.
• The cluster network mode must be VPC network mode. For details about VPC network mode, please refer to Here.

• The cluster's CNI component version must be 1.6.9 or higher.

  • For clusters created after February 28, 2022, the default CNI plugin version is set to 1.6.9 or higher.
  • To verify the CNI version of an existing cluster, you can obtain it using the following command. If the cluster CNI version does not meet the requirements, please submit a Ticket to apply for an upgrade.
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  1kubectl -n kube-system get ds cce-cni-node-agent -o yaml | grep "image:"

Install component

1. Sign in to the Baidu AI Cloud official website and enter the management console.
2. Go to Product Services - Cloud Native - Cloud Container Engine (CCE) to access the CCE management console.
3. Click Cluster Management - Cluster List in the left navigation bar.
4. Click on the target cluster name in the Cluster List page to navigate to the cluster management page.
5. On the Cluster Management page, click Component Management.
6. From the component management list, select the CCE RDMA Device Plugin component and click "Install".
7. In the installation confirmation pop-up, click "OK" to complete the installation process.

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