What is Nvidia SMI?
Nvidia SMI is system management interface command line utility based on top of the NVIDIA Management Library (NVML). It can be used to monitor NVIDIA GPU devices. The nvidia-smi CLI utility targes Tesla, GRID, Quadro and Titan X products though limited support is also available on other NVIDIA GPUs.
How to monitor Nvidia SMI?
ServicePilot makes it easy to monitor Nvidia GPUs, requiring only the installation of a ServicePilot Agent on the target server. A resource of the appmon-nvidia-smi package then needs to be added via the ServicePilot web interface.
The statistics gathered in this way include:
- Fan speed
- Memory usage
- Power usage
- Temperature
- Encoder stats
How to install a nvidia-smi resource?
- Use your ServicePilot OnPremise installation or a SaaS account.
- Add a new nvidia-smi resource via the web interface (
/prmviewsor/prmresources) or via API (/prmpackagespage), the default ServicePilot agent or another agent will be provisioned automatically.
Details of the nvidia-smi package are located in the
/prmpackagespage of the software.
Benefits
ServicePilot enables you to deliver IT services faster and more securely with automated discovery and advanced monitoring features.
By correlating the technology NVIDIA SMI with APM and infrastructure monitoring, ServicePilot is able to provide a more comprehensive view of an organization's IT environment.
This allows IT teams to quickly identify and diagnose issues that may be impacting application performance, and take corrective action before end-users are affected.
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