Chapter 4
Installing the Deployment Software
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
Varium™ C1100 compute adaptor.
• Deployment platform: The deployment platform provides the base firmware needed to run
pre-compiled applications. It cannot be used to compile or create new applications.
All installation packages can be downloaded from the Getting Started tab of the respective Alveo
card landing page:
If you encounter any issues during installation, see
.
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.
XRT and Deployment Platform Installation
Procedures on RedHat and CentOS
Use the following steps to download and install the XRT and deployment platforms using
.rpm
installation package.
For details on upgrading or downgrading the XRT and deployment platform, see
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