Opt-In NVIDIA Software Enables Data Center Fleet Management

Source: NVIDIA AI Blog

As the scale and complexity of AI infrastructure grows, data center operators need continuous visibility into factors including performance, temperature, and power usage. These insights enable operators to actively monitor and adjust configurations across large‑scale, distributed systems—validating that they are operating at the highest efficiency and reliability.

NVIDIA is developing a software solution for visualizing and monitoring fleets of NVIDIA GPUs, giving cloud partners and enterprises an insights dashboard that can help boost GPU uptime across computing infrastructures. The offering is an opt‑in, customer‑installed service that monitors GPU usage, configuration, and errors. It includes an open‑source client software agent—part of NVIDIA’s ongoing support of open, transparent software that helps customers get the most from their GPU‑powered systems.

Key Capabilities

• Track spikes in power usage to stay within energy budgets while maximizing performance per watt.
• Monitor utilization, memory bandwidth, and interconnect health across the fleet.
• Detect hotspots and airflow issues early to avoid thermal throttling and premature component aging.
• Confirm consistent software configurations and settings to ensure reproducible results and reliable operation.
• Spot errors and anomalies to identify failing parts early.

These capabilities help enterprises and cloud providers visualize their GPU fleet, address system bottlenecks, and optimize productivity for a higher return on investment.

The optional service provides real‑time monitoring by having each GPU system communicate and share metrics with an external cloud service. NVIDIA GPUs do not have hardware tracking technology, kill switches and backdoors.

Open‑Source Agent Offers Insights for Data Center Owners

The service features a client software agent that customers can install to stream node‑level GPU telemetry data to a portal hosted on NVIDIA NGC. Customers can visualize their GPU fleet utilization in a dashboard, globally or by compute zones—groups of nodes enrolled in the same physical or cloud locations.

The client tooling agent is also slated to be open‑sourced, providing transparency and auditability. It offers a working example for how customers can incorporate NVIDIA tools into their own solutions for monitoring GPU infrastructure—whether for critical compute clusters or entire fleets.

The software provides insight into a company’s GPU inventory but cannot modify GPU configurations or underlying operations. It delivers read‑only telemetry data that’s customer‑managed and customizable. The service also enables customers to generate reports that detail GPU fleet information.

As AI applications grow in number and complexity, modern AI infrastructure management is evolving to keep pace. Ensuring AI data centers run at peak health is vital as AI revolutionizes every industry and application. This software service is designed to help.

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