NVIDIA Grace Software with Ubuntu#

NVIDIA® Grace™ systems can run Ubuntu Server versions 22.04 or 24.04, which are distributed by Canonical and take advantage of the advanced Grace features. This guide explains how to install and configure Grace systems with Ubuntu Server 22.04.4 and Ubuntu 24.04.

Attention

Although it might be possible to use other Linux distributions that are related to (or inspired by) an Ubuntu Server, for example Kubuntu, only the Ubuntu Server has been pre-validated with the steps in this guide for installation on Grace platforms.

Document History#

Date

Description

August 22, 2023

  • Initial release.

December 18, 2023

  • Added Appendix A.1.

  • Updated Appendix D.1.

January 22, 2024

  • Updated post-install sequence.

March 8, 2024

  • Added a note to Appendix A.1 about explicitly requiring the open-source GPU driver.

April 30, 2024

  • Updated Appendix A.1 with new driver level.

  • Added Appendix A.2.

  • Updated Appendix D.1 with an additional workaround for the boot issue.

October 28, 2024

  • Added Ubuntu 24.04 contents.

  • Removed issues from Appendix D because they are now resolved.

December 17, 2024

  • Updated Appendix A.2 to NVIDIA DOCA-OFED.

May 8, 2025

  • Modified Appendix A to require NVIDIA DOCA installation before NVIDIA GPU driver.

  • Updated Appendix with new driver level.

  • Updated Appendix with steps to use BFB bundle to flash NVIDIA BlueField-3 firmware.

July 3, 2025

  • Added note for guest VM installations.

Prerequisites#

This section lists the required (or recommended) prerequisites.

Access to Repositories#

The repositories can be accessed from the internet. If you are using a proxy server, follow the instructions in the Ubuntu Server Installation Guide to ensure that the system can access the necessary URIs.