NVIDIA AI Enterprise Documentation

This documentation covers the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Infrastructure Layer software — GPU and network drivers, Kubernetes operators, and NVIDIA vGPU for Compute.

For application-layer software, refer to Application Software. For enterprise support services, refer to Support.

Quick Start

• 🆕 New to NVIDIA AI Enterprise? → Start with the Quick Start Guide to deploy your first AI workload in 30–60 minutes

• ⬆️ Upgrading from 4.9 or earlier? → Follow the Upgrade from 4.9 to 4.10 checklist; for highlights, refer to What’s New in 4.10 in the following section

• 🔧 Need help with a specific task? → Jump to the Deployment Guide

🆕 What is New in NVIDIA AI Enterprise Infra 4.10

Latest Release Highlights

• NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.309.01 — Maintenance update within the R535 production driver branch (from 535.288.01 in 4.9). Refer to the 535.309.01 release notes for fixes and platform-support details.

• NVIDIA Fabric Manager 535.309.01 — Updated from 535.288.01 in 4.9 in lockstep with the GPU driver, keeping the NVSwitch fabric coordinated with the production driver branch for multi-GPU AI workloads.

• NVIDIA vGPU Software 16.14 — NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and the NVIDIA vGPU for Compute Guest Driver are both updated from 16.13 to 16.14, refreshing the full vGPU stack in a coordinated release. The single 4.9 “vGPU for Compute” component has also been split into separate Virtual GPU Manager and Guest Driver rows in the supported-software table.

• NVIDIA DOCA-OFED Driver 3.3.0 — Updated from 3.2.0 in 4.9, advancing the DOCA-OFED driver stack for high-performance InfiniBand and Ethernet networking on NVIDIA BlueField DPUs and ConnectX SuperNICs.

• Kubernetes Operator Major Updates — NVIDIA GPU Operator 26.3.1 (from 25.10.1 in 4.9) and NVIDIA Network Operator 26.1.1 (from 25.10.0 in 4.9) are both major-version bumps. NVIDIA Container Toolkit 1.19.0 (from 1.18.1 in 4.9) also updated for GPU-accelerated container-runtime improvements.

• NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.32.1 — Updated from 11.31.0 in 4.9. Refer to the BCM 11.32.1 release notes for cluster-management and provisioning updates.

View Full 4.10 Release Notes

Previous Releases

📋 Release 4.9 Highlights

• Multi-Architecture GPU Support — NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.288.01 with continued support for Blackwell, Hopper, Ada Lovelace, and Ampere GPU architectures.

• NVSwitch Fabric Management — NVIDIA Fabric Manager 535.288.01 enables high-bandwidth, low-latency GPU-to-GPU communication for multi-GPU AI workloads.

• Enhanced vGPU Virtualization — NVIDIA vGPU for Compute 16.13 with improved MIG-backed vGPU configurations and enhanced live migration capabilities.

• Kubernetes Operator Updates — NVIDIA GPU Operator 25.10.1 and NVIDIA Network Operator 25.10.0 for streamlined GPU infrastructure management. NVIDIA Container Toolkit 1.18.1 for GPU-accelerated container runtime.

• High-Performance Networking — NVIDIA DOCA-OFED Driver 3.2.0 for enhanced InfiniBand and Ethernet networking.

• Enterprise Management — BCM 11 Line — NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.31.0 introduces the BCM 11 line on the 4.x branch (replacing the BCME 10.25.03 line used through 4.8) for refined cluster provisioning and workload orchestration at scale.

View Full 4.9 Release Notes

📦 Archived Releases (4.4–4.8)

Earlier NVIDIA AI Enterprise 4.x releases with key component versions:

• 4.8 Release Notes — NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.274.02, NVIDIA vGPU 16.12, DOCA 3.1.0, GPU Operator 25.3.4, Network Operator 25.7.0, Container Toolkit 1.17.8, Base Command Manager 10.25.03

• 4.7 Release Notes — NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.261.03, NVIDIA vGPU 16.11, DOCA 2.9.1, GPU Operator 25.3.2, Network Operator 25.4.0, Container Toolkit 1.17.8, Base Command Manager 10.25.03 (discontinued support for RHEL with KVM 8.8 / 9.2 / 9.5)

• 4.6 Release Notes — NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.247.01, NVIDIA vGPU 16.10, DOCA 2.9.1, GPU Operator 25.3.0, Network Operator 25.1.0, Container Toolkit 1.17.4, BCME 10.25.03 (added RHEL with KVM 9.6 support; vSphere 7.x dropped from vGPU C-Series drivers)

• 4.5 Release Notes — NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.230.02, NVIDIA vGPU 16.9, DOCA 2.9.1, GPU Operator 24.9.2, Network Operator 24.10.1, Container Toolkit 1.17.4, BCME 10.24.11

• 4.4 Release Notes — NVIDIA Data Center GPU Driver 535.216.01, NVIDIA vGPU 16.8, GPU Operator 24.6.2, Network Operator 24.7.0, Container Toolkit 1.16.2, BCME 10.24.09