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How to set intel_iommu=on on a C5 instance

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Hi I am looking to setup my second interface to use DPDK's VFIO-PCI driver and I ideally want IOMMU on but when I set the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX to include intel_iommu=on, but nothing from

dmesg | grep -e DMAR -e IOMMU
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hackrsio
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Hi,

You are supposed to be able to enable IOMMU on i3 or c5 metal instances by adding "iommu=1 intel_iommu=on" to /etc/default/grub followed by update-grub, reboot.

So, did you add the first part?

Best,

Didier

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