Deployment Guide Revision History

3.9.1

June 30, 2025

TBD

3.9.0

November 07, 2024

• Added the following new sections:

  • Using NVIDIA SHARP with UCC

  • sharp_am Telemetry

  • HCA-to-TOR Benchmark Tool

• Replaced most instances of MLNX_OFED with DOCA-Host throughout the document.

3.8.0

August 14, 2024

• Modified SHARP Application Awareness title to SHARP Reservation - see SHARP Reservation

• Modified Operating NVIDIA SHARP in Dynamic Trees Allocation Mode

• Modified SHARP Reservation

• Modified Operating NVIDIA SHARP with PKeys

3.7.0

May 5, 2024

In sharp_am Network Interfaces, updated the following parameters:

• smx_to smx_sock_addr_family

• ucx_interfaceto smx_ucx_interface

3.6.0

February 8, 2023

N/A

3.5.0

November 7, 2023

• Added sharp_am Log and Dump Files 

• Updated NVIDIA SHARP Collective Library

3.4.0

August 07, 2023

• Added UFM Appliance Firewall Settings under sharp_am Network Interfaces

• Updated Dynamic vs. Static Allocation Mode

• Updated Dynamic Trees Allocation Algorithms

• Added Operating NVIDIA SHARP with PKeys

• Under NVIDIA SHARP Collective Library:

  • Updated SHARP_COLL_JOB_QUOTA_PAYLOAD_PER_OST flag description

  • Updated the default value of SHARP_COLL_OSTS_PER_GROUPflag

  • Updated SHARP_COLL_SAT_LOCK_BATCH_SIZE flag description

  • Added the default value for SHARP_COLL_NUM_COLL_GROUP_RESOURCE_ALLOC_THRESHOLDflag

  • Updated the default value for SHARP_COLL_ENABLE_MCAST_TARGETflag

  • Updated SHARP_COLL_POLL_BATCHdescription

  • Added the default value for SHARP_COLL_ERROR_CHECK_INTERVAL

  • Updated SHARP_COLL_JOB_PRIORITYflag description

  • Updated SHARP_COLL_ENABLE_PCI_RELAXED_ORDERING flag description

3.3.0

May 1, 2023

• Added Configuring Dynamic Trees Allocation Mode

• Added SHARP Reservation

• Updated Operating NVIDIA SHARP in Dynamic Trees Allocation Mode

• Updated smx_sock_interface entry under Network Interfaces Configuration table in sharp_am Network Interfaces

3.1.1

November 30, 2022

Added NVIDIA SHARP Cleanup.

3.1.0

October 31, 2022

• Added Operating NVIDIA SHARP in Dynamic Trees Allocation Mode

• Updated Modifying NVIDIA SHARP Aggregation Manager Configuration

• Updated Aggregation Trees Diagnostics under Testing NVIDIA SHARP Setup

2.7.0

May 3, 2022

• Updated Setup Requirements under Setting up NVIDIA SHARP Environment

• Updated NVIDIA Hardware Capabilities and Limitations under Setting up NVIDIA SHARP Environment

• Updated Running NVIDIA SHARP Aggregation Manager (AM) Daemons

• Updated Number of Simultaneous Streaming Aggregation Flows under Disabling SHARP on Specific Network Devices in OpenSM

• Added NVIDIA SHARP Configuration Flags under NVIDIA SHARP Collective Library

• Added NCCL_IBEXT_DISABLE under Control Flags in Using NVIDIA SHARP with NVIDIA NCCL

2.6.1

December 5, 2021

Updated the following sections:

• Updated NVIDIA Hardware Capabilities and Limitations

• Updated the SHARP_COLL_ENABLE_SAT flag in NVIDIA SHARP Streaming Aggregation

• Updated SHARP variables and added NCCL SHARP Plugin variables in Control Flags