DLProf Plugin for TensorBoard 21.02 Release Notes

Description

DLProf Plugin for TensorBoard release for 21.02, available in the NVIDIA TensorFlow 1.x, TensorFlow 2.x, and PyTorch containers on NGC, and as a Python Wheel on the NVIDIA PY Index.

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Requirements

• Requires GPU Event files generated by DLProf v0.19.0 / r21.02.
• Ensure you have access and are logged into NGC. For step-by-step instructions, see the NGC Getting Started Guide.
• Install Docker and nvidia-docker. For DGX users, see Preparing to use NVIDIA Containers. For users other than DGX, see nvidia-docker installation documentation.

New Features

The key features of DLProf Plugin for TensorBoard v0.11.0 / r21.02 are:

• The DLPROF extensions of Google’sGRAPHS plugin in Tensorboard in a TensorFlow 2.x container have been removed.
• The DLProf extensions of Google’s GRAPHS plugin in TensorBoard in a TensorFlow 1.x container are deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
• All panels and tables that contain ops now have a an 'Op ID' column.
• Columns can now be filtered on the Iteration Summary Panel.
• Tables are not automatically sorted when focus is placed inside any column header filter.

Known Issues

• Networks profiled in previous releases are not compatible with this release.
• Firefox Alert: Google’s TensorBoard v1.15 is not compatible with Firefox version 82.0.3 (64-bit) or greater. Consequently, the DLProf plugin shows a blank or empty screen.

  Corrective Action: Either downgrade to FireFox version 81.0.2 (64-bit) (and turn off the auto upgrade feature), or use the Chrome, Opera, or Chromium browser instead.

Resolved Issues

• None