1.12 Installing Run:ai

Key points

1. Run:ai is NVIDIA's GPU orchestration platform on Kubernetes. Mission Control installs it through BCM's Kubernetes setup tool.

   What NVIDIA says (1)

   “The installation of NVIDIA Run:ai is done through the cm-kubernetes-setup tool included with BCM 11.”

   — NVIDIA Mission Control Administration Guide: Run:ai Installation

2. TLS certificates secure HTTPS. An FQDN is the cluster's full domain name. The Run:ai cluster needs a trusted certificate for that name.

   What NVIDIA says (1)

   “TLS Certificate must be trusted. Self-signed certificates are not supported.”

   — NVIDIA Run:ai: Install Using Base Command Manager

3. The BCM setup assistant uses categories to know which nodes run Kubernetes system services and which run GPU work.

   What NVIDIA says (2)

   “Before installing NVIDIA Run:ai, make sure BCM node categories are created for:”

   — NVIDIA Mission Control Administration Guide: Run:ai Installation

   “NVIDIA Run:ai GPU worker nodes (for example, dgx-gb200-k8s)”

   — NVIDIA Mission Control Administration Guide: Run:ai Installation

Key terms

• NVIDIA Run:ai: A Kubernetes platform that schedules AI workloads and shares GPUs between teams by quota.
• Trusted TLS certificate: A certificate signed by an authority clients trust; Run:ai does not accept self-signed ones.

Sample question

In Mission Control, which tool installs NVIDIA Run:ai?