Node Feature Discovery (NFD) Operator

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The Node Feature Discovery (NFD) Operator is a Red Hat OpenShift Operator that automates the detection of hardware features and system configurations across cluster nodes.

The NFD Operator detects hardware features and configuration in an Red Hat OpenShift Cluster and labels nodes with hardware-specific information. The NFD Operator gives the Spyre node a specific label so spyre-necessary pods know which node to run on.

Procedure

  1. In the Red Hat OpenShift Web Console, click Operators > OperatorHub.
  2. Search for Node Feature Discovery.
  3. Click the Node Feature Discovery tile.
  4. Click Install.
  5. On the Install Operator page, Select the configuration. A specific namespace on the cluster
    Note: You do not need to create a namespace because it is already created for you.
  6. Click Install.
  7. Verify that you have successfully installed the NFD Operator:
    1. Navigate to Operators > Installed Operators.
    2. Make sure that you select All Projects or openshift-nfd in the Projects drop-down list.
    3. Check for Node Feature Discovery with the Succeeded status.
  8. If you have installed the NFD Operator successfully, click NFD Operator.
  9. Click the NodeFeatureDiscovery tab.
  10. Select the Configure via button and select the YAML view option.
  11. Click Create
    Note: Configuration changes are not required.
  12. On the NodeFeaturesDiscoveries page, the status changes to available.