huawei-npu

Introduction

huawei-npu is a management add-on for Huawei NPU devices in containers.

Notes and Constraints

• This add-on can be installed in CCE clusters of v1.13 or later.
• If Ascend-accelerated nodes are used in the cluster, the huawei-npu add-on must be installed.

Installing the Add-on

1. Log in to the CCE console. In the navigation pane, choose Add-ons. On the Add-on Marketplace tab page, click Install Add-on under huawei-npu.
2. On the Install Add-on page, select the cluster and the add-on version, and click Next: Configuration.
3. Click Install to directly install the add-on. Currently, the huawei-npu add-on has no configurable parameters.

   After the add-on is installed, click Go Back to Previous Page. On the Add-on Instance tab page, select the corresponding cluster to view the running instance. This indicates that the add-on has been installed on each node in the cluster.

Upgrading the Add-on

1. Log in to the CCE console. In the navigation pane, choose Add-ons. On the Add-on Instance tab page, click Upgrade under huawei-npu.
   

   • If the Upgrade button is not available, the current add-on is already up-to-date and no upgrade is required.
   • During the upgrade, the huawei-npu add-on of the original version on cluster nodes will be discarded, and the add-on of the target version will be installed.

2. On the Basic Information page, select the add-on version and click Next.
3. Click Upgrade.

Uninstalling the Add-on

1. Log in to the CCE console. In the navigation pane, choose Add-ons. On the Add-on Instance tab page, click Uninstall under huawei-npu.
2. In the dialog box displayed, click Yes to uninstall the add-on.