Infrastructure Layer Software#
NVIDIA AI Enterprise Infrastructure software manages GPU drivers, orchestration, and networking. Infrastructure components follow a consistent lifecycle with compatibility across stack layers, enabling independent updates and seamless upgrades.
Infrastructure Branch#
An Infrastructure Branch contains software for managing and optimizing infrastructure and workloads. The GPU Drivers (NVIDIA vGPU for Compute and the Data Center GPU Driver) are supported for 1 year unless the branch is designated as an LTSB Infrastructure Branch, in which case it is supported for 3 years. During that period, GPU drivers receive regular bug fixes and security updates.
Release Type |
Cadence |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Major Release (x.0) |
Every 6 months |
First release in an Infrastructure Branch. Introduces significant new functionality and can also contain bug fixes and security updates. |
Minor Release (x.y) |
Every 3 months |
Updates a Major Release within the same Infrastructure Branch. Does not introduce significant new functionality but contains bug fixes and security updates. |
Certain Infrastructure Releases are designated as LTSB Infrastructure Releases, extending the support window from 1 year to 3 years.
Policy |
Details |
|---|---|
Designation cadence |
An Infrastructure Release is designated as an LTSB Infrastructure Release at least once every 2 years and at least once for each hardware architecture. |
Notification timeline |
An Infrastructure Release will be designated an LTSB release within 6 months of its general availability. Customers will be notified if the current Infrastructure Release is designated an LTSB Infrastructure Release before the general availability of the next Infrastructure Release. |
The NVIDIA Infrastructure releases include products such as the Container Toolkit, the GPU Operator, and the Network Operator, and each has a different lifecycle. For more information, refer to the individual product documentation.
Products available as an Infra Branch can be found in the Infra Collections on the NGC Catalog.