VMware, Inc.
INTEGRATED INSTALLATION OF RESOURCE SHARING SOFTWARE ON COMPUTER AND CONNECTED NETWORK INTERFACE CARD

Abstract:

Some embodiments provide a method, at a host computer, of provisioning a first program for enabling resource sharing on a smart network interface card (NIC) of the host computer. The method receives the first program at the host computer along with a second program for sharing resources of the host computer. The method installs the second program on the host computer. The method provides the first program to the smart NIC for the smart NIC to install on the smart NIC.