GPU Manager for VMware vCenter Release Notes

GPU Manager for VMware vCenter Release Notes

Release information for all users of NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter.

1.1. Supported Software Releases

NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter is supported on specific releases of VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) and NVIDIA vGPU software.

1.2. Web Browser Requirements

The NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter virtual appliance provides a web-based management interface to the NVIDIA GPU Manager application on the appliance. This management interface must be accessed through a supported web browser.

The following web browsers are supported:

• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

1.3. Known Product Limitations

NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter supports only IPv4. IPv6 is not supported.

Changes in Release 2.0

• Enhancements to the Driver Download tab of the NVIDIA GPU Manager page:
  • Drivers that have already been downloaded are listed.
  • Users can now filter the list of NVIDIA GPU drivers available for download.
• New, more stringent requirements for the vcp_cli_user password

  These requirements are a result of the upgrade of the base OS of the NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter virtual appliance to Ubuntu 24.04.1. This release of Ubuntu has more stringent hardening requirements than the base OS in the previous version of the appliance.

  Note:

  These requirements do not affect existing vcp_cli_user passwords, which remain valid.

• Security updates as listed in Security Updates
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Security Updates in Release 2.0

To address vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter, new versions of the following software are included:

• NGINX (1.26.2)
• PostgreSQL (16.6)
• Python (3.12.3)
• Ubuntu OS (24.04.1)

Only resolved issues that have been previously noted as known issues or had a noticeable user impact are listed. The summary and description for each resolved issue indicate the effect of the issue on NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter before the issue was resolved.

4.1. Issues Resolved in Release 2.0

No resolved issues are reported in this release.

5.1. Assignment of a static IP address fails if any properties are invalid or blank

Description

Network settings for a static IP address can be provided during the installation of the NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter virtual appliance. However, these values cannot be validated before the VM that hosts the appliance is created. Therefore, if any field except DNS Server 2 is blank or if any field contains invalid data, a static IP address is not assigned to the VM. Instead, the VM obtains network settings from a DHCP server.

Workaround

If the VM obtains network settings from a DHCP server, assign a static IP address to the VM.

1. Register the NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter administrator user.
2. Update the network settings for the NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter virtual appliance.

For instructions for how to perform these tasks, refer to GPU Manager for VMware vCenter User Guide.

Do not attempt to register the NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter until a static IP address has been assigned to the VM that hosts the appliance.

Status

Open

Ref. #

4080509

5.2. Unregistering NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter does not remove the NVIDIA GPU Manager drivers repository

Description

After NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter is unregistered, the entry for NVIDIA GPU Manager drivers repository is not removed from vSphere Lifecycle Management (vLCM). This issue occurs if an NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter for which no drivers are synchronized with vLCM is unregistered. When this issue occurs, the following error message can be seen by selecting vSphere Client > Tasks:

            

            
A general system error occurred: Cannot find the content of online depot 
'https://nvidia-gpu-manager-appliance-ip/DriverRepo/index.xml';.
Either the depot's content has not been imported yet or has already been deleted 
or the depot was migrated from an old version of
vSphere Lifecycle Manager that does not support this operation.
        

Version

This issue affects supported versions of VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) before 8.0 update 1.

Workaround

Delete the entry in the table for NVIDIA GPU Manager drivers repository manually as explained in Modify a Download Source on the VMware Docs site.

Status

Not an NVIDIA bug

Ref. #

3974270

5.3. Unregistering NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter does not remove downloaded NVIDIA GPU drivers from vLCM

Description

After NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter is unregistered, the entries for downloaded NVIDIA GPU drivers are not removed from vSphere Lifecycle Management (vLCM). The downloaded drivers can still be seen by selecting vSphere Client > Lifecycle Manager > COMPONENTS.

Version

This issue affects supported versions of VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) before 8.0 update 1.

Workaround

Delete the entries for downloaded NVIDIA GPU drivers manually from vLCM as explained in VMware Knowledge Base Article: Resetting VMware Update Manager Database in vCenter Server Appliance 6.5/6.7/7.0 (2147284).

Status

Not an NVIDIA bug

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