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Introduction to the NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter#

NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter enables you to manage NVIDIA GPUs from the vSphere client of VMware vCenter Server.

When NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter is installed and configured, you can download and install NVIDIA GPU drivers by using a web-based tool integrated with the vSphere web client user interface instead of running a set of commands on the hypervisor. NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter extends the capabilities of VMware vCenter Server by providing additional features and functions to manage NVIDIA GPUs for VMware vCenter clusters and VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) hosts, on which virtual GPUs to assign to guest VMs are created.

NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter consists of a virtual appliance and a vSphere client plugin.

  • The NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter virtual appliance contains the following components:

    • NVIDIA GPU Manager application, which is used for registering NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter

    • NVIDIA GPU Manager drivers repository, which is used for storing downloaded drivers

    • Web-based management interface, which is used for accessing the NVIDIA GPU Manager application on the appliance

  • The vSphere client plugin contains the user interface resources, which are copied from the virtual appliance when NVIDIA GPU Manager for VMware vCenter is registered. These resources are deployed on the vSphere client after registration.