You don't need to set up a NVIDIA vGPU software license server. These drivers include licensing for GRID Virtual GPU Software in Azure. Install only these GRID drivers on Azure NV-series VMs, only on the operating systems listed in the following table. Microsoft redistributes NVIDIA GRID driver installers for NV,NVv3 and NVads A10 v5-series VMs used as virtual workstations or for virtual applications. The DSVM editions for Windows Server 2016 pre-install NVIDIA CUDA drivers, the CUDA Deep Neural Network Library, and other tools. For the latest drivers, visit the NVIDIA website.Īs an alternative to manual CUDA driver installation on a Windows Server VM, you can deploy an Azure Data Science Virtual Machine image. CUDA driver is generic and not Azure specific. NVIDIA Tesla (CUDA) drivers for NC, NCv2, NCv3, NCasT4_v3, ND, and NDv2-series VMs (optional for NV-series) are tested on the operating systems listed in the following table. Supported operating systems and drivers NVIDIA Tesla (CUDA) drivers Manual driver setup information is also available for Linux VMs.įor basic specs, storage capacities, and disk details, see GPU Windows VM sizes. If you choose to install NVIDIA GPU drivers manually, this article provides supported operating systems, drivers, and installation and verification steps. See the NVIDIA GPU Driver Extension documentation for supported operating systems and deployment steps. Install or manage the extension using the Azure portal or tools such as Azure PowerShell or Azure Resource Manager templates. The NVIDIA GPU Driver Extension installs appropriate NVIDIA CUDA or GRID drivers on an N-series VM.

To take advantage of the GPU capabilities of Azure N-series VMs backed by NVIDIA GPUs, you must install NVIDIA GPU drivers.

Applies to: ✔️ Linux VMs ✔️ Windows VMs ✔️ Flexible scale sets

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