Overview#
NVIDIA AI Enterprise is a cloud-native suite of software tools, libraries, and frameworks designed to deliver optimized performance, robust security, and stability for production AI deployments. Easy-to-use microservices optimize model performance with enterprise-grade security, support, and stability, ensuring a smooth transition from prototype to production for enterprises that run their businesses on AI.
Exclusive software and features only available with the purchase of NVIDIA AI Enterprise include:
NVIDIA NIM, a set of easy-to-use microservices designed to accelerate the deployment of generative AI.
Foundation models for industry use cases, such as a multimodal foundational model backbone for various vision AI applications, defect detection in printed circuit boards (PCBs), and retail loss prevention.
Production branches and long-term support branches are used to ensure API stability while maintaining security.
Base Command Manager for infrastructure management across cloud and data center environments.
NVIDIA vGPU C-series drivers that enables the NVIDIA GPU to be virtualized and is supported on leading hypervisor platforms.
NVIDIA Enterprise Support for production deployments, backed by NVIDIA experts globally, with service-level agreements (SLAs) and response times.
This guide covers the entitlement, packaging, and licensing of NVIDIA AI Enterprise. It is intended to be a quick reference to understand the product at a high level, with the corresponding SKU information. Additional product information can be obtained from the NVIDIA AI Enterprise documentation.
This guide is not intended to replace or contradict the End User License Agreement (EULA). Refer to the EULA for more detailed information.
Product |
Description |
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NVIDIA AI Enterprise - Essentials |
The NVIDIA AI Enterprise Essentials edition includes both AI and infrastructure software stacks for the development and deployment of production AI. In addition to providing security, reliability, manageability and support, NVIDIA AI Enterprise also includes features only available with subscription such as production branches, long-term support branches, Base Command Manager, NVIDIA vGPU software and more. For more details about what’s included in NVIDIA AI Enterprise Essentials, refer to the NGC Catalog. |
NVIDIA AI Enterprise - IGX |
NVIDIA AI Enterprise - IGX, an enterprise-grade software solution for edge AI, is purposely built for mission-critical applications that run on NVIDIA IGX Orin platforms. It provides performance, security, stability, and support for the entire software stack that consists of AI frameworks, SDKs, libraries, AI safety software, and enterprise drivers. For more details about licensing and pricing, refer to the NVIDIA AI Enterprise - IGX Packaging, and Licensing guide. |
NVIDIA AI Enterprise - Essential software is supported on prior and current generations of NVIDIA GPUs for deployment flexibility. It is supported on all NVIDIA-Certified Systems. Customers have the option to deploy on bare metal systems as well as supported Kubernetes-based and virtualized environments.
Note
vGPU C-Series drivers enable NVIDIA GPUs in virtualized environments for AI, HPC, and other compute workloads, and are licensed through NVIDIA AI Enterprise. To learn more about licensing for Graphics products based on vGPU, refer to the vGPU Software packaging, pricing, and licensing guide.
General Purchasing Information#
NVIDIA AI Enterprise editions are licensed on a per-GPU basis and can be purchased through NVIDIA Preferred Partners in the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN), select server OEMs and via cloud marketplaces. A list of these Preferred Partners and OEMs is available.
All NVIDIA AI Enterprise subscriptions include NVIDIA Business Standard Support and can be purchased as either a perpetual license, as an annual or multi-year subscription, and on an hourly consumption basis via cloud marketplaces. NVIDIA AI Enterprise with perpetual licenses must be purchased in conjunction with five-year support services. A one-year support service is also available for renewals.
The subscription and consumption offerings are an affordable option to allow IT departments to better manage the flexibility of license volumes. NVIDIA AI Enterprise software purchased with subscription includes support services for the duration of the software’s subscription license.
Entitlement |
NVIDIA AI Enterprise - Business Standard Support |
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Technical Support |
NVIDIA Business Standard support including:
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Maintenance |
Access to all maintenance releases, defect resolutions, and security patches for flexibility in upgrading as per the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software Lifecycle Policy |
Upgrades |
Access to all new major version releases including feature enhancements and new hardware support |
Long-term branch maintenance |
Available for up to 3 years from general availability as per the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software Lifecycle Policy |
Direct support |
Direct access to NVIDIA support engineering for timely resolution of customer-specific issues |
Knowledgebase access |
✓ |
Web support |
✓ |
E-mail support |
✓ |
Phone support |
✓ |