DGX Spark User Guide

This guide is also available for download as a PDF.

Overview

The DGX Spark is NVIDIA’s compact AI computer designed for developers, data scientists, and AI researchers who need powerful computing capabilities for AI development and deployment.

Getting Started

Release Notes

• DGX Spark Release Notes
  • Current Software Versions
  • Known Issues
• Known Issues
  • Use the supplied power adapter for optimal performance
  • nvidia-smi reports “Memory-Usage: Not Supported”
  • CUDA Support on DGX Spark
  • Guidance for reporting memory resources with unified memory architecture
  • Attached HDMI display goes into deep sleep mode after an extended period of inactivity and does not wake

Getting Started Guide

• Hardware Overview
  • System Overview
  • Physical Specifications
  • Connectivity and I/O
  • Performance Specifications
  • Power and Thermal Management
• Initial Setup - First Boot
  • What You’ll Do
  • Choose how to access your system during initial setup
  • Get Ready
  • Run the First-Time Setup
  • Next Steps
• System Configuration and Operation
  • System Overview
  • UEFI Settings
  • Spark Stacking
• Software
  • DGX OS
  • NVIDIA Sync
  • DGX Dashboard
  • Container Runtime for Docker
  • NGC
• Common Use Cases
• PXE Boot Setup
  • Requirements
  • Overview of the PXE Server
  • TFTP and HTTP Server Verification
  • Useful Parameters for Configuring Your System’s Network Interfaces
  • Parameters Unique to the Spark OS Installer
  • Configure Your DHCP Server
  • Enable PXE Boot on the DGX Spark

System Update Guide

• OS and Component Update Guide
  • Update Methods
  • Using DGX Dashboard for Updates
  • Manual System Updates
  • Update Best Practices
• System Recovery
  • System Recovery Overview