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NVIDIA License System

The NVIDIA License System (NLS) is only required when using NVIDIA vGPU. It provides monitoring and reporting on license usage for capacity planning. NLS supports the two types of service instances:

• Cloud License Service (CLS) instance: a CLS is hosted on the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.

• Delegated License Service (DLS) instance: a DLS instance is hosted on-premises at a location that is accessible from your private network, such as inside your data center.

DLS is available for download with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise packages from the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.

To ensure that the end user experience is not impaired by license overages or connection issues, NVIDIA AI Enterprise software runs with or without a valid license server connection. The license server allows the IT administrator to track license usage and determine correct sizing for their environments. In compliance with the EULA, IT administrators may also use any other method that reliably tracks the software usage to ensure they have enough licenses for their per-CPU usage.