dra-usbip-driver

Kubernetes DRA driver for accessing USB devices outside of the cluster via USB/IP.

Source	DiamondLightSource/dra-usbip-driver
Documentation	https://DiamondLightSource.github.io/dra-usbip-driver
Releases	DiamondLightSource/dra-usbip-driver

Architecture

Unlike a typical device driver where devices are locally available on a Node and everything can be handled by a single plugin DaemonSet, this driver is split into three components:

• An Agent component that runs on a machine (for example a Raspberry Pi) outside the cluster, exposing attributes of USB devices connected to it.

• A Manager component that runs as one pod in the cluster, fetching data from one or more Agents and creating ResourceSlice objects in the cluster to represent the USB devices.

• The Plugin component, DaemonSet pods that handle requests from the Kubelet to prepare resource claims for pods, by attaching remote devices with USB/IP and telling the Kubelet how to mount the device to the pod.

How the documentation is structured

Documentation is split into four categories, also accessible from links in the top bar.

• Tutorials

Tutorials for installation and typical usage. New users start here.

• How-to guides

Practical step-by-step guides for the more experienced user.

• Explanations

Explanations of how it works and why it works that way.

• Reference

Technical reference material.