Appendices

NVIDIA Nsight Integration user guide appendix

1. Appendix A: Install NVIDIA Nsight Integration Extension from the Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace Site

Note, this must be done for each supported version of Visual Studio that you want to use the extension on.

  • If previously installed, first uninstall from Extension Manager

  • Visit the Visual Studio Marketplace and search for NVIDIA Nsight Integration or go directly to the NVIDIA Nsight Integration page and click on the Download button.

  • Show the downloaded file (NVIDIA_Nsight_Integration-*.vsix) in the download folder and double-click on it to begin the install.

    • Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (32-bit) for Visual Studio 2019 and earlier

    • Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (64-bit) for Visual Studio 2022 and later

When the current session of Visual Studio is closed, the installation begins.

Depending on your User Access Control settings, you may be prompted for permission to install this Visual Studio extension.

You are prompted to specify which versions of Visual Studio you want this extension to be installed on.

Choose one or more and click the Install button to proceed with the installation.

If you have Visual Studio running, you may be prompted to end the associated tasks, as shown here. Alternatively, you can close Visual Studio and this dialog will automatically proceed with the install.

When the installation is finished, you can restart Visual Studio.

Assuming you have installed any of the following:

  • NVIDIA Nsight Compute

  • NVIDIA Nsight Graphics

  • NVIDIA Nsight Systems

You should find them under the Nsight menu.

If NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Edition is installed, its menu items will also be present (not shown here).

You can check the Visual Studio MarketPlace extension again. It should show you are installed and up to date with the latest version. You will receive notifications if you are not up to date.

2. Appendix B: Install NVIDIA Nsight Integration Extension from the Visual Studio Tools and Extensions Menu

The following steps must be done for each supported version of Visual Studio that you want to use with the extension.

  • If previously installed, first uninstall from Extension Manager.

  • From Visual Studio's main menu, select

    • Tools | Extensions and Updates... (VS 2017 and earlier)

    • Extensions | Manage Extension... (VS 2019 and later)

  • Expand Online, and select the Visual Studio Marketplace sub-node.

    • Search for Nsight Integration

    • Filter by selecting the Tools, Coding, Performance, or Programming Languages sub-nodes.

  • NVIDIA Nsight Integration should be available for update or download and install.

    • Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (32-bit) for Visual Studio 2019 and earlier

    • Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (64-bit) for Visual Studio 2022 and later

  • Click on the NVIDIA Nsight Integration Download button, and the extension quickly downloads.

  • The following status update is displayed at the bottom of the Extensions and Updates dialog, indicating the install (modification) will begin when the current session of Visual Studio is closed.

When the current session of Visual Studio is closed, the installation begins.

Depending on your User Access Control settings, you may be prompted for permission to install this Visual Studio extension.

You are prompted to allow modification of the version of Visual Studio in which you downloaded the extension. (Visual Studio 2010 and 2022 are shown here.)

Click the Modify button to proceed with the installation.

When the installation is finished, you can restart Visual Studio.

Assuming you have installed any of the following:

  • NVIDIA Nsight Compute

  • NVIDIA Nsight Graphics

  • NVIDIA Nsight Systems

You should find them under the Nsight menu.

If NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Edition is installed, its menu items will also be present (not shown here).

You can check the Visual Studio MarketPlace extension again. It should show you are installed and up to date with the latest version. You will receive notifications if you are not up to date.

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