Detailed documentation will be available soon.
git clone https://github.com/NetSys/bess.git
bess/build.py
BESS runs on top of DPDK. The installation script will automatically download and build DPDK 2.0 in deps/dpdk directory. Like any other DPDK applications, you need to set up hugepages. If you want to use physical NIC ports, you also need to bind ports to DPDK.
In one terminal, run the BESS daemon as root:
sudo bess/bin/bessd
In another terminal, run the controller:
bess/bin/bessctl.py