NVIDIA AI Enterprise Infra 7.1 Release Notes#

Release Highlights#

DPU and Networking Advancements - BlueField-3 DPU support with integrated DOCA Platform Framework (DPF) DPU Operator for cluster-wide provisioning and lifecycle management
NIC Automation - Network Operator 25.7.0 introduces NIC Configuration Operator for automated firmware upgrades and configuration management for ConnectX NICs and SuperNICs
Infrastructure Updates - GPU Data Center Driver 580.82.07, DOCA-OFED 25.7.0, and Container Toolkit 1.17.8 for enhanced performance
Kubernetes Orchestration - GPU Operator 25.3.2, Network Operator 25.7.0, DPU Operator 25.7.0, and NIM Operator 3.0.0 for streamlined GPU workload management
Virtualization - vGPU for Compute 19.1 with performance enhancements

Complete list of infrastructure components with versions and documentation links:

Table 1 Supported Infrastructure Software#
Product	Description	Version
Core Infrastructure Drivers
NVIDIA GPU Data Center Driver	GPU driver with Blackwell (HGX B200, RTX PRO 6000), Hopper, Ada Lovelace, and Ampere architecture support	580.82.07
NVIDIA DOCA-OFED Driver for Networking	High-performance networking for InfiniBand and Ethernet	3.1.0
Virtualization
NVIDIA vGPU for Compute (Virtual GPU Manager and Guest Drivers)	Enterprise GPU virtualization with HGX B200 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell SE support	19.1
Container Platform
NVIDIA Container Toolkit	GPU-accelerated container runtime	1.17.8
Kubernetes Operators
NVIDIA GPU Operator	Automated GPU software lifecycle management for Kubernetes	25.3.2
NVIDIA Network Operator	Streamlined networking for GPU workloads in Kubernetes	25.7.0
NVIDIA DPU Operator (DPF)	Integrated DOCA Platform Framework for BlueField DPU lifecycle management	25.7.0
NVIDIA NIM Operator	Simplified deployment and scaling of NVIDIA Inference Microservices	3.0.0
Cluster Management & Orchestration
NVIDIA Base Command Manager (BCM)	Enterprise cluster provisioning and workload orchestration	11.25.05