Manage GPU devices
UIS Manager integrates the NVIDIA Virtual GPU technology to provide GPU virtualization services for VM users in Windows 10, 3D graphic design, and multimedia environments. GPU virtualization increases GPU resource usage by allowing multiple VMs to share a physical GPU resource.
The typical vGPU application procedure is as follows:
Add vGPUs on hosts.
Add a vGPU iRS service.
Add vGPUs for VMs.
Install the NVIDIA driver on VMs and connect to the vGPU license server.
GPU device management allows operators to view GPU information and vGPU information of a host, add vGPUs, reclaim vGPUs, and configure the Error Correcting Code (ECC) feature.
Restrictions and guidelines
Only NVIDIA Tesla GPUs support GPU virtualization. Before you add vGPUs on a physical GPU, configure it to work in graphics mode.
If you change the state of the ECC feature on a host, reboot the host for the change to take effect.
A physical CPU can be virtualized into one type of vGPUs. On a video card, physical GPUs can be virtualized into different types of vGPUs.
A physical GPU cannot be used for passthrough if it has been virtualized into vGPUs. You cannot create vGPUs on a physical GPU that is used for passthrough.
A VM can be bound to one vGPU.
View GPU and vGPU information about a host
On the top navigation bar, click Hosts. If the system has multiple clusters, select a cluster from the left navigation pane.
Select the target host, and then click the Hardware Configuration tab.
Click the GPU Devices tab.
Click a GPU to view its vCPU information.
Add vGPUs
On the top navigation bar, click Hosts. If the system has multiple clusters, select a cluster from the left navigation pane.
Select the target host, and then click the Hardware Configuration tab.
Click the GPU Devices tab.
Click the Add icon
for a GPU.
Select a vGPU type and click OK.
Reclaim vGPUs
On the top navigation bar, click Hosts. If the system has multiple clusters, select a cluster from the left navigation pane.
Select the target host, and then click the Hardware Configuration tab.
Click the GPU Devices tab.
Click the Delete icon
for a GPU.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.
Synchronize GPU devices
On the top navigation bar, click Hosts. If the system has multiple clusters, select a cluster from the left navigation pane.
Select the target host, and then click the Hardware Configuration tab.
Click the GPU Devices tab.
Click Synchronize.
Enable ECC
On the top navigation bar, click Hosts. If the system has multiple clusters, select a cluster from the left navigation pane.
Select the target host, and then click the Hardware Configuration tab.
Click the GPU Device tab.
Click the
icon for a GPU.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.
Disable ECC
On the top navigation bar, click Hosts. If the system has multiple clusters, select a cluster from the left navigation pane.
Select the target host, and then click the Hardware Configuration tab.
Click the GPU Device tab.
Click the
icon for a GPU.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.
Parameters
GPUs:
Slot Number: Slot number of the GPU.
Vendor: Vendor of the GPU.
Type: Model of the GPU.
ECC: State of the ECC feature.
vGPUs:
UUID: UUID of the vGPU.
Name: Name of the vGPU.
Type: Type of the vGPU.
Monitor Interfaces: Maximum number of monitor interfaces supported by the vGPU.
Buffer: Frame buffer size of the vGPU.