Install BNK (DPU) on a self-managed cluster using FLO

Prepare for and perform a clean installation of BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes (DPU) on bare metal or a VM using F5 Lifecycle Operator (FLO). The only platform supported is vanilla Kubernetes; see the release notes for supported versions.

In this section

• Installation workflow
• Architecture overview
• Prepare your computer and cluster
  • Prepare your computer
  • System requirements
  • Prepare the DPU infrastructure
  • Kubernetes preparation
  • Create storage class
  • Configure the SR-IOV Network Device Plugin
  • Install and configure open source cert-manager
• Prepare to install
  • Download your F5 Artifact Registry service-account key and license key
  • Download the release manifest and create its companion script
  • Decide whether to use a private artifact registry
  • (Private artifact registry only) Create a pull-secret manifest for the private artifact registry
  • (Private artifact registry only) Store charts and images in a private artifact registry
  • (F5 Artifact Registry only) Create a pull-secret manifest for the F5 Artifact Registry
• Install
  • Before you begin
  • Prepare the CNE core and install F5 Lifecycle Operator
  • Install a CNE instance using F5 Lifecycle Operator
  • License your cluster