Preface
Revision: 8d9fc88d5 · Jun 19 2026
Welcome to the Developer Manual for NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.
0.1 About This Manual
This manual is aimed at helping developers who would like to program the NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11 in order to enhance or alter its functionality. It is not intended for end users who simply wish to submit jobs
that run programs to workload managers, which is discussed in the User Manual. The developer is expected to be reasonably familiar with the parts of the
Administrator Manual that is to be dealt with---primarily CMDaemon, of which cmsh and Base View are the front ends.
This manual discusses the Python API to CMDaemon, and also covers how to program for metric collections.
0.2 About The Manuals In General
Regularly updated versions of the NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11 manuals are available on updated clusters by default at /cm/shared/docs/cm. The latest updates are always online at https://docs.nvidia.com/base-command-manager.
- The Administrator Manual describes the general management of the cluster.
- The Installation Manual describes installation procedures for a basic cluster.
- The User Manual describes the user environment and how to submit jobs for the end user.
- The Cloudbursting Manual describes how to deploy the cloud capabilities of the cluster.
- The Developer Manual has useful information for developers who would like to program with NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.
- The Edge Manual describes how to deploy NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11 Edge with NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.
- The Containerization Manual describes how to manage containers with NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.
- The NVIDIA Mission Control Manual describes NVIDIA Mission Control capabilities and integration with NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11.
If the manuals are downloaded and kept in one local directory, then in most pdf viewers, clicking on a cross-reference in one manual that refers to a section in another manual opens and displays that section in the second manual. Navigating back and forth between documents is usually possible with keystrokes or mouse clicks.
For example: <Alt>-<Backarrow> in Acrobat Reader, or clicking on the bottom leftmost navigation button of xpdf, both navigate back to the previous document.
The manuals constantly evolve to keep up with the development of the NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11 environment and the addition of new hardware and/or applications. The manuals also regularly incorporate feedback from administrators and users, who can submit comments, suggestions or corrections via the website
https://enterprise-support.nvidia.com/s/create-case
The relevant section of the Administrator Manual has more details on submitting an issue.
0.3 Getting Administrator-Level Support
Support for NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11 subscriptions from version 10 onwards is available via the NVIDIA Enterprise Support page at:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/support/enterprise/
The relevant section of the Administrator Manual has more details on working with support.
0.4 Getting Developer-Level Support
Developer support is given free, within reason. For more extensive support, the BCM support team can be contacted in order to arrange a support contract.
0.5 Getting Professional Services
The NVIDIA Base Command Manager 11 support team normally differentiates between
- regular support (customer has a question or problem that requires an answer or resolution), and
- professional services (customer asks for the team to do something or asks the team to provide some service).
Professional services can be provided via the NVIDIA Enterprise Services page at:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/support/enterprise/services/