Obtaining the .cfg file for the custom property of host profile.

The custom property of the host profile requires the .cfg file available in the VMware EXSi.

Procedure

  1. Obtaining the Custom File for Intel ACC100 Accelerator.

    1. Intel has provided sample configuration files that can be used with ACC100 here: https://github.com/intel/pf-bb-config/tree/master/acc100.

    2. Browse one of the files here and check the content. For example, acc100_config_vf_5g.cfg.

      ; SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 
; Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation

[MODE]
pf_mode_en = 0
[VFBUNDLES]num_vf_bundles = 16

[MAXQSIZE]
max_queue_size = 1024

[QUL4G]
num_qgroups = 0
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QDL4G]
num_qgroups = 0
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QUL5G]
num_qgroups = 4
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QDL5G]
num_qgroups = 4
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

    3. Save the acc100_config_vf_5g.cfg to the local system.

  2. Obtaining the Custom File for Intel vRAN Boost Accelerator

    1. Intel has provided sample configuration files that can be used with vRAN Boost here https://github.com/intel/pf-bb-config/tree/master/vrb1.

    2. Browse one of the files here and check the content. For example, vrb1_config_vf_5g.cfg.

      ; SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
; Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation

[MODE]
pf_mode_en = 0

[VFBUNDLES]
num_vf_bundles = 16

[MAXQSIZE]
max_queue_size = 1024

[QUL4G]
num_qgroups = 0
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QDL4G]
num_qgroups = 0
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QUL5G]
num_qgroups = 4
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QDL5G]
num_qgroups = 4
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

[QFFT]
num_qgroups = 4
num_aqs_per_groups = 16
aq_depth_log2 = 4

    3. Save the vrb1_config_vf_5g.cfg to the local system.