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Tweak glossary entry for device plugin
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date: 2019-02-02
full_link: /docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/device-plugins/
short_description: >
Pods running in Kubernetes that provide access to a node-local resource.
Software extensions that provide Pods with access to node-local resources
aka:
tags:
- fundamental
- extension
---
Device plugins are {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pods" term_id="pod" >}} running in
Kubernetes that provide access to a node-local resource.
Device plugins run on worker
{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="node" text="Nodes">}} and provide
{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="pod" text="Pods ">}} with access to custom
node-local resources, such as local
hardware.

<!--more-->

Device plugins advertise resources to the {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="kubelet" >}}.
Device plugins let you access hardware features on the
{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="node" >}} where the kubelet is running.
Device plugins advertise resources to the
{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="kubelet" text="kubelet" >}}, so that workload
Pods can access hardware features on the Node where that Pod is running.
You can deploy a device plugin as a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="daemonset" >}},
or install the device plugin software manually on each target node.
or install the device plugin software directly on each target Node.

See [Device Plugins](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/device-plugins/)
See
[Device Plugins](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/device-plugins/)
for more information.

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