Install DPDK

Steps

1. To avoid any root user issues, log in as root.

   pc@SDCLAB04:~$ sudo -i

2. After you have cloned this repository, change to the dpdk-stable-18.11.2 directory within the ovs-dpdk-with-tso parent directory.

   root@SDCLAB04:/usr/local/src# cd ovs-dpdk-with-tso/dpdk-stable-18.11.2/

3. Install the libnuma-dev package as it is required for DPDK

   root@SDCLAB04:/usr/local/src/ovs-dpdk-with-tso/dpdk-stable-18.11.2# apt-get install libnuma-dev

4. Install the DPDK Target Environment

   root@SDCLAB04:/usr/local/src/ovs-dpdk-with-tso/dpdk-stable-18.11.2# make install T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc DESTDIR=install

5. Check if the installation was successful and a directory named x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc has been created within the dpdk-stable-18.11.2 parent directory.

   .....
   .....
   Build complete [x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc]
   ================== Installing install/
   Installation in install/ complete
   root@SDCLAB04:/usr/local/src/ovs-dpdk-with-tso/dpdk-stable-18.11.2# cd x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/
   root@SDCLAB04:/usr/local/src/ovs-dpdk-with-tso/dpdk-stable-18.11.2/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc#
   

Now move on the installation steps at Install KVM-QEMU page.