TheNVIDIA Network Operatoris designed to simplify and automate the deployment and management of networking components in Kubernetes clusters, particularly those utilizing NVIDIA Spectrum-X switches. It manages the installation and configuration of necessary drivers, plugins, and other networking resources to enable features like RDMA and GPUDirect RDMA, which are essential for high-performance AI workloads.​

By leveraging Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and the Operator Framework, the Network Operator ensures that networking components are consistently and correctly configured across the cluster, reducing manual intervention and potential configuration errors.​