This chapter details the procedures for installing deployment software on RedHat/CentOS and Ubuntu operating systems. All software installations use standard Linux RPM and Linux DEB packages and require root access.
The deployment software consists of the following software packages:
- Xilinx® runtime (XRT)
- XRT provides the libraries and drivers for an application to run on Alveo™ cards and also includes xbutil and xbmgmt utilities. Utility command line help can always be obtained using the --help option.
- Deployment platform
- The deployment platform provides the firmware needed to run pre-compiled applications. It cannot be used to compile or create new applications. DFX-1RP platforms consist of a base, while DFX-2RP platforms consist of base and shell partitions. For more information, see Dynamic Function Exchange in XRT Documentation. To create new applications, install the development software detailed in Next Steps. While you can also install the development software on a machine with an installed card, doing so is not necessary to run applications.
All installation packages can be downloaded from the Getting Started tab of the respective Alveo card landing page:
Note: Select the
Vitis Design Flow tool version 2022.1 or
greater.
For platform features and details, see Alveo Data Center Accelerator Card Platforms User Guide (UG1120).
If you encounter any issues during installation, see Troubleshooting. See Xilinx Answer Record 71752 for additional known issues.
Important: Root access is
required for all software and firmware installations.
Important : L'accès Root est requis pour toutes les
installations logicielles et firmware.
Wichtig: Root-Zugriff ist für alle Software-
und Firmware-Installationen erforderlich.