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 According to this guideline, the Docker should be installed and appropriately configured in compliance with your organization's policies, such as the utilization of a Proxy, to ensure its proper functioning.
 
+Bring up SSA app according to the steps described in IPU SDK documentation.
+
+Make sure `/var/tmp/spdk.sock` is created.
+
 On xPU run
 
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