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A: 300 GRID vPC or Quadro vDWS licenses are needed. Each virtual desktop requires a license after it is started and running. One GRID vPC or Quadro vDWS license is needed for each concurrent VM.
A: One GRID vPC or Quadro vDWS license for each VDI desktop is needed. Both NVIDIA GRID Virtual PC and Quadro vDWS include a per-user entitlement for GRID vApps.
A: For the first 20 minutes, the vGPU or physical GPU assigned to the VM operates at full capacity. When licensing is enforced through software, the performance of the virtual GPU or physical GPU is degraded over time if the VM fails to obtain a license.
A: One NVIDIA GRID vApps license is needed for each concurrent user session.
A: NVIDIA does not support or recommend such a configuration for commercial or education use.
A: One NVIDIA GRID vApps license is required for each concurrent RDSH-based desktop or app user.
Note: NVIDIA vGPU software graphics drivers are also required where graphics acceleration is needed in bare meta deployments. These drivers are available only from the NVIDIA Licensing Portal. The drivers available from NVIDIA Driver Downloads are optimised for compute workloads or workstations, not virtual graphics acceleration.
A: Professional graphics users who require Quadro-level performance (for example, app certification, higher frame rates, CUDA support, rendering, or CAD) require one Quadro vDWS license per running VM. Knowledge workers using Microsoft Office and traditional office applications such as Adobe Acrobat and web browsers require only a GRID vPC license per running VM.
A: Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Solidworks 3DExperience, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, Dassault Systèmes CATIA, Esri ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Cloud, Schlumberger Petrel, Ansys Discovery Live, medicalPACs apps, and RTX Rendering Apps.
A: 600 GRID vApps licenses are needed. One GRID vApps license is needed for each concurrent user.
A: For most customer use cases, a GRID vApps license would be recommended for app streaming and session based solutions. For example, for applications such as Siemens TeamCenter, one GRID vApps license is required for each concurrent user.
If an application requires any of the Quadro vDWS features, you will need a Quadro vDWS license for each user.
A: For most customer use cases, a GRID vApps license would be recommended for app streaming and session based solutions.
If an application requires any of the Quadro vDWS features, you will need a Quadro vDWS license for each user.
Note: NVIDIA vGPU software graphics drivers are also required where graphics acceleration is needed in bare metal deployments. These drivers are available only from the NVIDIA Software Licensing Portal. The drivers available from NVIDIA Driver Downloads are optimised for compute workloads or workstations, not virtual graphics acceleration.
A: Yes. Refer to the packaging, pricing, and licensing guide for detailed information on licensing.
A: Yes. NVIDIA vGPU software is supported on several cloud services with bring your own license (BYOL) licensing and licensing provided by the cloud service.
A: How NVIDIA GRID vApps licenses are enforced depends on the type of deployment for which the license is being used:
Licensing for one user of server-based desktops that use Citrix Virtual Apps, VMware Horizon, or other RDSH solution is enforced through software. Licensing for the remaining users is enforced through the end-user license agreement (EULA).
Licensing for the following deployments is enforced through the EULA:
A: This practice is not recommended. If the licenses that have not reached their start date are assigned to your license server, the license server will show the active and inactive licenses even though the co-termed license is not active yet .
A: No. The license server will only use licenses that are currently active. The active license must remain on the license server until the co-termed license reaches its start date.
A: NVIDIA virtual GPU software is available to customers from the NVIDIA Software Licensing Portal,which you can access by logging in to the NVIDIA Application Hub.
If you have not already purchased NVIDIA virtual GPU software and would like to try it, you can obtain a limited trial license for evaluation. Note that you will need a supported NVIDIA GPU to use the license.
A: NVIDIA’s network of OEMs certify a wide range of server models. Check the NVIDIA Certified Servers site or visit your OEM’s website for details.
A: See the product support matrix for a list of supported hypervisors. For detailed compatibility information, see the hypervisor software release notes on the NVIDIA vGPU software documentation website.
A: Yes, evaluation licenses are available for 128 users for 90 days on all NVIDIA vGPU GPU software products.
A: See the product support matrix for the remoting solutions that are supported with each supported hypervisor.
A: You can get support from NVIDIA Virtual GPU Support Services.
You require a current Support, Upgrade and Maintenance (SUMs) contract to log a support call. Refer to your partner or NVIDIA account manager for presales or evaluation support enquiries.
A: The support policy depends on whether your release is from a Long Term Service Branch (LTSB) or a New Feature Branch (NFB):
Support dates for each version are listed on the vGPU software documentation home page.