Kubernetes provides access to special hardware resources such as Xilinx FPGAs and other devices through the device plugin framework. However, configuring and managing nodes with these hardwares requires the configuration of multiple software components such as XRT, container runtime, and device plugin. The FPGA Operator uses the operator framework within Kubernetes to automate the management of Xilinx software components needed to provision Xilinx FPGA devices.
To learn more about Kubernetes and Kubernetes operator:
Getting Started