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authorNathan Skrzypczak <nathan.skrzypczak@gmail.com>2021-08-19 11:38:06 +0200
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+Setting up a Node with a Single NIC
+===================================
+
+Installing the STN Daemon
+-------------------------
+
+The STN (Steal the NIC) daemon must be installed on every node in the
+cluster that has only one NIC. The STN daemon installation(*) should be
+performed before deployment of the Contiv-VPP plugin.
+
+\* Docker daemon must be present when installing STN. Also, Docker must
+be configured to allow shared mount. On CentOS, this may not be the case
+by default. You can enable it by following the instructions at
+https://docs.portworx.com/knowledgebase/shared-mount-propagation.html.
+
+Run as root (not using sudo):
+
+::
+
+ bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/contiv/vpp/master/k8s/stn-install.sh)
+
+The install script should output the following:
+
+::
+
+ Installing Contiv STN daemon.
+ Starting contiv-stn Docker container:
+ 550334308f85f05b2690f5cfb5dd945bd9c501ab9d074231f15c14d7098ef212
+
+Check that the STN daemon is running:
+
+::
+
+ docker ps -a
+ CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
+ 550334308f85 contivvpp/stn "/stn" 33 seconds ago Up 33 seconds contiv-stn
+
+Check that the STN daemon is operational:
+
+::
+
+ docker logs contiv-stn
+
+The expected logs would look like the following excerpt:
+
+::
+
+ 2018/02/23 10:08:34 Starting the STN GRPC server at port 50051
+
+For more details, please read the Go documentation for
+`contiv-stn <https://github.com/contiv/vpp/blob/master/cmd/contiv-stn/doc.go>`__
+and
+`contiv-init <https://github.com/contiv/vpp/blob/master/cmd/contiv-init/doc.go>`__.
+
+Creating a VPP Interface Configuration
+--------------------------------------
+
+Create the VPP configuration for the hardware interface as described
+`here <https://github.com/contiv/vpp/blob/master/docs/VPP_CONFIG.md#single-nic-configuration>`__.
+
+Configuring STN in Contiv-VPP K8s Deployment Files
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+The STN feature is disabled by default. It needs to be enabled either
+globally, or individually for every node in the cluster.
+
+Global Configuration:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Global configuration is used in homogeneous environments where all nodes
+in a given cluster have the same hardware configuration, for example
+only a single Network Adapter. To enable the STN feature globally, put
+the ``StealFirstNIC: True`` stanza into the [``contiv-vpp.yaml``][1]
+deployment file, for example:
+
+::
+
+ data:
+ contiv.yaml: |-
+ TCPstackDisabled: true
+ ...
+ StealFirstNIC: True
+ ...
+ IPAMConfig:
+
+Setting ``StealFirstNIC`` to ``True`` will tell the STN Daemon on every
+node in the cluster to steal the first NIC from the kernel and assign it
+to VPP. Note that the Network Adapters on different nodes do not need to
+be of the same type. You still need to create the respective vswitch
+configurations on every node in the cluster, as shown
+[above](#creating-a-vpp-interface-configuration).
+
+Individual Configuration:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Individual configuration is used in heterogeneous environments where
+each node in a given cluster may be configured differently. To enable
+the STN feature for a specific node in the cluster, put the following
+stanza into its Node Configuration in the [``contiv-vpp.yaml``][1]
+deployment file, for example:
+
+::
+
+ ...
+ NodeConfig:
+ - NodeName: "ubuntu-1"
+ StealInterface: "enp0s8"
+ - NodeName: "ubuntu-2"
+ StealInterface: "enp0s8"
+ ...
+
+Note that you still have to create the vswitch configuration on the node
+as shown `here <#creating-a-vpp-interface-configuration>`__.
+
+Uninstalling the STN Daemon
+---------------------------
+
+Run as root (not using sudo):
+
+::
+
+ bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/contiv/vpp/master/k8s/stn-install.sh) --uninstall
+
+The install script should output the following:
+
+::
+
+ Uninstalling Contiv STN daemon.
+ Stopping contiv-stn Docker container:
+ contiv-stn
+ contiv-stn
+ contiv-stn
+
+Make sure that the STN daemon has been uninstalled:
+
+::
+
+ docker ps -q -f name=contiv-stn
+
+No containers should be listed.