# Set Up DRA in a Cluster — Install device drivers

> After you enable DRA for your cluster, you can install the drivers for your attached devices.

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## Knowledge

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After you enable DRA for your cluster, you can install the drivers for your attached devices. For instructions, check the documentation of your device owner or the project that maintains the device drivers. The drivers that you install must be compatible with DRA.

To verify that your installed drivers are working as expected, list ResourceSlices in your cluster

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get resourceslices
```

The output is similar to the following

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
NAME                                                  NODE                DRIVER               POOL                             AGE
00000-driver.example.com-cluster-1-node-1-abcde      cluster-1-node-1    driver.example.com   cluster-1-device-pool-1-r1gc     7s
00000-driver.example.com-cluster-1-node-2-fghij      cluster-1-node-2    driver.example.com   cluster-1-device-pool-2-446z     8s
```

Try the following troubleshooting steps

Check the health of the DRA driver and look for error messages about publishing ResourceSlices in its log output. The vendor of the driver may have further instructions about installation and troubleshooting.

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