Kubernetes pods need RDMA and SR-IOV networking on NVIDIA NICs. Which component helps deploy this?
Why B is the answer
NVIDIA Network Operator
The Network Operator automates networking components for Kubernetes on NVIDIA hardware.
In detail
- The Network Operator deploys RDMA and SR-IOV networking.
- It automates networking parts.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
Pods need RDMA and SR-IOV, and the Network Operator deploys those components.
See it in different ways
flowchart LR A["Network Operator"] --> B["Driver and device plugins"] B --> C["Secondary network"] C --> D["Pod requests RDMA"]
sequenceDiagram participant O as Network Operator participant N as Node participant P as Pod O->>N: Drivers and device plugins P->>N: Requests an RDMA resource P->>P: Test with an RDMA tool
flowchart LR S0["Install operator"] --> S1["Components deploy"] --> S2["Pods get RDMA"]
Key point: Network Operator automates pod networking.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. An ingress controller
- That handles web traffic.
- C. NVIDIA GPU Operator
- That handles GPUs, not NICs.
- D. NVIDIA DCGM Exporter
- That exports GPU metrics.