Aegis-GPU3.6 GPUs with Docker
Running a sample GPU container to prove the whole chain works.
Key points
A sample workload proves the whole chain works: driver, toolkit and Docker. NVIDIA runs nvidia-smi inside an ubuntu container with '--gpus all'. If the container prints the GPU table, Docker can use the GPUs.
What NVIDIA says (1)
“sudo docker run --rm --runtime=nvidia --gpus all ubuntu nvidia-smi”
A sample workload proves the whole chain works: driver, toolkit, runtime and Docker. If nvidia-smi inside the container lists the GPUs, the setup is right.
What NVIDIA says (2)
“you can verify your installation by running a sample workload.”
“sudo docker run --rm --runtime=nvidia --gpus all ubuntu nvidia-smi”
Key terms
- NVIDIA Container Toolkit: The software that lets containers use the host GPUs; nvidia-ctk configures Docker or containerd for it.
Try it
Sample question
Which command does NVIDIA use to confirm Docker can see the GPUs after installing the toolkit and driver?
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Answer: sudo docker run --rm --runtime=nvidia --gpus all ubuntu nvidia-smi
A sample workload proves the whole chain works: driver, toolkit and Docker. NVIDIA runs nvidia-smi inside an ubuntu container with '--gpus all'. If the container prints the GPU table, Docker can use the GPUs.
What NVIDIA says (1)
“sudo docker run --rm --runtime=nvidia --gpus all ubuntu nvidia-smi”
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