F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes Software Installation

Note

This is a limited availability release for these features, for evaluation purposes only.

This section is organized sequentially, with each document representing a step in the integration process for the BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes on the NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU. This process relies on the Orchestrator to install each BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes software component. The Orchestrator applies both SPKInfrastructure and SPKInstance CRs.

This document provides a brief description of each integration step, along with the command-line interface (CLI) tools required to perform the tasks.

To successfully configure BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes on a platform equipped with the NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU, follow these steps:

• Configure Node Label for TMM
  • Apply a Taint on DPU Node(s)
• Artifacts via F5 Artifact Registry (FAR)
  • Requirements
  • Download the Service Account Key
  • Helm Registry Login
  • Docker Registry Login
  • Download the Manifest File
  • Setup Helm Charts
• Configure Cert Manager
• Create OTEL Certs
• Create Cluster Wide Controller Certificates
  • Create CWC REST API certificates
  • Create CWC QKView ConfigMap
  • Create and Install CPCL JWKS Key
• Install Gateway API CRDs
• Download the SF Binary
• Multus Network Attachment Definition
  • Multus Network Attachment Definition Parameters
• F5 Orchestrator
  • Prerequisites
  • Install the Orchestrator
• Install BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes
  • SPKInfrastructure CR
  • SPKInstance CR