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-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/hugepages.rst27
-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/index.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/index.rst12
-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/centos.rst40
-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/index.rst20
-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/opensuse.rst9
-rw-r--r--docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/ubuntu.rst18
7 files changed, 74 insertions, 56 deletions
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/hugepages.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/hugepages.rst
index 76ac7d0807d..da812e37048 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/hugepages.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/hugepages.rst
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
Huge Pages
----------
-VPP requires *'hugepages'* to run. VPP will overwrite existing hugepage settings
-when VPP is installed. By default, VPP sets the number of hugepages on a system
-to 1024 2M hugepages (1G hugepages are no longer supported). This is the number
-of hugepages on the system, not just used by VPP.
+VPP requires *hugepages* to run during VPP operation, to manage large pages of memory.
+During VPP installation, VPP will overwrite the existing hugepage settings. By
+default, VPP sets the number of hugepages on a system to 1024 2M hugepages (1G hugepages
+are no longer supported). This is the number of hugepages on the system, not just used by VPP.
-When VPP is installed, the following file is copied to the system and used to apply the
-hugepage settings on VPP installation and system reboot:
+When VPP is installed, the following configuration file is copied to the system. The
+hugepage settings are applied in the VPP installation and on system reboots. To set
+the hugepage settings, perform the following commands:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ hugepage settings on VPP installation and system reboot:
# to current shmmax value.
kernel.shmmax=2147483648
-Depending on how the system is being used, this file can be updated to adjust
+Depending on how the system is being used, this configuration file can be updated to adjust
the number of hugepages reserved on a system. Below are some examples of
-possible values.
-
+possible settings.
+
For a small VM with minimal workload:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ For a large system running multiple VMs, each needing its own set of hugepages:
.. note::
If VPP is being run in a Virtual Machine (VM), the VM must have hugepage
- backing. When VPP is installed, it will attempt to overwrite existing
- hugepage setting. If the VM does not have hugepage backing, this will fail,
- but this may go unnoticed. When the VM is rebooted, on system startup,
- *'vm.nr_hugepages'* will be reapplied, will fail, and the VM will abort kernel
+ backing. When VPP is installed, it will attempt to overwrite existing the
+ hugepage setting. If the VM does not have hugepage backing, the install will fail,
+ but the failure may go unnoticed. When the VM is rebooted, on system startup,
+ *'vm.nr_hugepages'* will be reapplied, and will fail, and the VM will abort kernel
boot, locking up the VM. To avoid this scenario, ensure the VM has enough
hugepage backing.
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/index.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/index.rst
index f1244c61a4f..0de77adea6c 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/index.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/configuring/index.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
Configuring VPP
==================
-There is some basic configuration that is needed to run FD.io VPP. This section
-describes the basic configuration:
+There is some basic configuration that needs to be performed before running
+FD.io VPP. This section describes the configuration process:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/index.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/index.rst
index 36640a8b454..7bac586d65a 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/index.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/index.rst
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
Users
########
+The Users section describe a basic VPP installation and configuration operation.
+The installation and configuration of VPP can be done either manually, or by
+using a configuration utility.
+
+This section covers the following areas:
+
The Users section covers basic VPP installation and configuration operations. This
section covers the following areas:
* Describes the different types of VPP packages
-* Describes how to install VPP Binaries on different OS platforms (Ubuntu, Centos, openSUSE)
-* Explains how to configure, then use VPP
-* Explains how to use the Configuration Utility
+* Describes how to manually install VPP Binaries on different OS platforms (Ubuntu, Centos, openSUSE)
+* Explains how to manually configure, then run VPP
+* Explains how to install, then configure VPP using the Configuration Utility
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/centos.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/centos.rst
index 470ca87be1f..dae24f6b4c8 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/centos.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/centos.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Setup the fd.io Repository - Centos 7
Update the OS
-------------
-Before starting the repository setup, it is a good idea to first update and upgrade the OS.
+Before starting the repository setup, it is a good idea to first update and upgrade
+the OS; run the following command to update the OS:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -18,8 +19,7 @@ Before starting the repository setup, it is a good idea to first update and upgr
Point to the Repository
-----------------------
-For CentOS based systems, there are two respositories to pull VPP binaries
-from.
+For CentOS based systems, there are two respositories to pull VPP binaries from:
* CentOS NFV SIG Repository
* Nexus Repository
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@ from.
CentOS NFV SIG Repository
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-VPP is not in the official CentOS 7 distro. However, CentOS has Special
+VPP is not in the official CentOS 7 distro; however, CentOS has Special
Interest Groups (SIG), which are smaller groups within the CentOS community that
focus on a small set of issues. The CentOS NFV (Network Function Virtualization)
SIG was created to provide a CentOS-based stack that will serve as a platform
-for the deployment and testing of virtual network functions (VNFs). VPP has been
-included in this SIG.
To install released packages from the CentOS NFV SIG Repository on an updated
-Centos 7 system, first, install the CentOS NFV SIG FIDO repo file:
+Centos 7 system, first, install the CentOS NFV SIG FIDO repo file by running the
+following command:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ VPP Latest Release
""""""""""""""""""
To allow *'yum'* access to the official VPP releases, create the file
-*'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content:
+*'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content.
.. code-block:: console
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ To allow *'yum'* access to the official VPP releases, create the file
The *'yum install vpp'* command will install the most recent release. To
install older releases, run the following command to get the list of releases
-provided:
+provided.
.. code-block:: console
@@ -133,10 +132,10 @@ sample *'yum --showduplicates list'* output and an example of installing a
particular version of the RPMs.
VPP Stable Branch
-"""""""""""""""""
+"""""""""""""""""""
To allow *yum* access to the build artifacts for a VPP stable branch, create
-the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content:
+the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content.
.. code-block:: console
@@ -164,10 +163,10 @@ particular version of the RPMs.
VPP Master Branch
-"""""""""""""""""
+"""""""""""""""""""
To allow *yum* access to the nightly builds from the VPP master branch, create
-the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content:
+the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content.
.. code-block:: console
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ the file *'/etc/yum.repos.d/fdio-release.repo'* with the following content:
The *'yum install vpp'* command will install the most recent build on the
branch. Run the following command to get the list of images produce by the
-branch:
+branch.
.. code-block:: console
@@ -194,18 +193,18 @@ particular version of the RPMs.
Install VPP RPMs
================
-To install the VPP packet engine, run the following:
+To install the VPP packet engine, run the following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo yum install vpp
-The **'vpp'** RPM depend on the **'vpp-lib'** and **'vpp-selinux-policy'**
+The *vpp* RPM depends on the *vpp-lib* and *vpp-selinux-policy*
RPMs, so they will be installed as well.
.. note::
- The **'vpp-selinux-policy'** will not enable SELinux on the system. It
+ The *vpp-selinux-policy* will not enable SELinux on the system. It
will install a Custom VPP SELinux policy that will be used if SELinux is
enabled at any time.
@@ -221,19 +220,18 @@ Starting VPP
============
Once VPP is installed on the system, to run VPP as a systemd service on CentOS,
-run:
+run the following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo systemctl start vpp
-Then to enable VPP to start on system reboot:
+Then to enable VPP to start on system reboot, run the following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo systemctl enable vpp
-
Outside of running VPP as a systemd service, VPP can be started manually or
made to run within GDB for debugging. See :ref:`running` for more details and
ways to tailor VPP to a specific system.
@@ -242,6 +240,8 @@ ways to tailor VPP to a specific system.
Uninstall the VPP RPMs
======================
+To uninstall a VPP RPM, run the following command:
+
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo yum autoremove vpp*
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/index.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/index.rst
index 4a8ac7a6952..12a5ab8e015 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/index.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/index.rst
@@ -12,16 +12,8 @@ existing packages. This guide describes how to pull, install and run the VPP pac
.. toctree::
-Package Descriptions
---------------------
-The following is a brief description of the packages to be installed with VPP.
-
-.. toctree::
-
- packages
-
-Installing VPP Binaries
-----------------------------------
+Installing VPP
+---------------
This section provides directions on how to Install VPP binaries on Ubuntu, Centos,
and openSUSE platforms.
@@ -49,3 +41,11 @@ The following are instructions on how to install VPP on openSUSE.
.. toctree::
opensuse
+
+Package Descriptions
+--------------------
+The following is a brief description of the packages to be installed with VPP.
+
+.. toctree::
+
+ packages
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/opensuse.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/opensuse.rst
index b5dcbc35820..6d7873820dc 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/opensuse.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/opensuse.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
Installing
==========
-To install VPP on openSUSE, first install the following release and then execute
-the appropriate commands.
+
+To install VPP on openSUSE, first install the following release, and then execute
+the associated commands.
openSUSE Tumbleweed (rolling release)
------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ openSUSE Leap 42.3
Uninstall
=========
+To uninstall the vpp plugins, run the following command:
+
.. code-block:: console
sudo zypper remove -u vpp vpp-plugins
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ Uninstall
openSUSE Tumbleweed (rolling release)
-------------------------------------
+To uninstall the openSUSE Tumbleweed, run the following command:
+
.. code-block:: console
sudo zypper remove -u vpp vpp-plugins
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/ubuntu.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/ubuntu.rst
index 5b4a1d86fee..cb7a1c6097d 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/ubuntu.rst
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/users/installing/ubuntu.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
Ubuntu 16.04 - Setup the fd.io Repository
==========================================
-From the following, choose one of the releases to install.
+Choose one of the following releases to install.
Update the OS
-----------------------
-It is probably a good idea to update and upgrade the OS before starting
+It is a good idea to first update and upgrade the OS before starting; run the following command to update the OS:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ It is probably a good idea to update and upgrade the OS before starting
Point to the Repository
-----------------------------------
-Create a file **"/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list"** with the contents that point to
+Create a file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents that point to
the version needed. The contents needed are shown below.
.. _install_vpp:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ the version needed. The contents needed are shown below.
VPP latest Release
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents:
+Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** that contain the following contents:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents:
VPP stable/1804 Branch
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents:
+Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** that contain the following contents:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents:
VPP master Branch
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents:
+Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** that contain the following contents:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Create the file **/etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list** with contents:
Install the Mandatory Packages
===============================
+Install the mandatory packages by running the following commands:
+
.. code-block:: console
sudo apt-get update
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ Install the Mandatory Packages
Install the Optional Packages
==============================
+Install the optional packages by running the following command:
+
.. code-block:: console
sudo apt-get install vpp-dbg vpp-dev vpp-api-java vpp-api-python vpp-api-lua
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ Install the Optional Packages
Uninstall the Packages
======================
+Uninstall the packages by running the following command:
+
.. code-block:: console
sudo apt-get remove --purge vpp*