NVIDIA GRID driver installation on XenServer host

NVIDIA GRID driver installation on XenServer host See http://www.citrix.com/go/vGPU for complete documentation for this feature. The NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager runs in XenServer’s dom0. It is provided as an RPM file, which must be copied to XenServer’s dom0 and then installed. Steps for installing the NVIDIA GRID GPU driver for XenServer 6.2 hypervisor environment: 1. Download the NVIDIA GRID vGPU Pack and extract the contents; available on http://www.nvidia.com/vGPU   2. Upload the NVIDIA driver to /tmp directory on the XenServer host using tool such as WinSCP 3. Place the XenServer host into maintenance mode. 4. Log in as root to […]

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Creating a GPU sharing lab with NVIDIA + XenServer + XenDesktop

Flowchart of Steps This document takes you through the simple steps to complete a GPU sharing lab, creating the vGPU, assigning it to virtual machines (VM) and delivering with XenDesktop virtual delivery infrastructure (VDI). The high-level steps involved are outlined as follows: The flowchart describes the steps following steps required to complete this evaluation: [XenServer operations] 1. Start with a fresh XenServer 6.2 installation on a GRID supported hardware 2. Install Service Pack 1 on the XenServer 6.2 3. Download the NVIDIA GRID vGPU Pack and unzip the contents; install NVIDIA GRID manager in XenServer from the CLI [XenCenter operations] […]

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