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7 Install the NVIDIA VIB.
For example:
# esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable true
# esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported
# esxcli software vib install --no-sig-check -v /path-to-vib/NVIDIA-VIB-name.vib
# esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable false
8 Reboot or update the ESXi host.
3D Type Description
NVIDIA GRID vGPU
For an installed ESXi host, reboot the host.
For a stateless ESXI host, take the following steps to update the host.
(These steps also work on an installed host.)
Update vmkdevmgr:
# kill -HUP $(cat /var/run/vmware/vmkdevmgr.pid)
Wait for the update to complete:
# localcli --plugin-dir /usr/lib/vmware/esxcli/int
deviceInternal bind
This is a new requirement with the NVIDIA 352.* host
driver:
# /etc/init.d/nvidia-vgpu start
Restart xorg, which is used for GPU assignment:
# /etc/init.d/xorg start
vSGA
a
Restart xorg, which is used for GPU assignment:
# /etc/init.d/xorg start
b Reboot the ESXi host.
9 Verify that the xorg service is running after the host is restarted.
Configure a Shared PCI Device for vGPU on the Linux Virtual Machine
To configure a RHEL 6.6 virtual machine to use NVIDIA GRID vGPU, you must configure a shared PCI
device for the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Linux virtual machine is prepared for use as a desktop. See “Create a Virtual Machine
and Install Linux,” on page 12 and “Prepare a Linux Guest Operating System for Remote Desktop
Deployment,” on page 13.
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Verify that View Agent is not installed on the Linux virtual machine.
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Verify that the NVIDIA VIB is installed on the ESXi host. See “Install the VIB for the NVIDIA Graphics
Card on the ESXi Host,” on page 20.
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Familiarize yourself with the virtual GPU types that are available with NVIDIA GRID vGPU, which
you select with the GPU Profile setting. The virtual GPU types provide varying capabilities on the
physical GPUs installed on the ESXi host. See “NVIDIA Virtual GPU Types,” on page 22.
Procedure
1 Power off the virtual machine. and log in to the RHEL 6.6 guest operating system as a local user
configured with sudo rights.
2 In vSphere Web Client, select the virtual machine and, under the VM Hardware tab, click Edit Settings.
3 In the New device menu, select Shared PCI Device.
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