GPU Card Installation
• Linux 32/64-bit shell (including Citrix XenServer dom0) (requires root permissions)
Note
Consult NVIDIA product release notes for the latest information on compatibility with compute and graphic
modes.
The gpumodeswitch utility supports the following commands:
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Note
After you switch GPU mode, reboot the server to ensure that the modified resources of the GPU are correctly
accounted for by any OS or hypervisor running on the server.
Using gpumodeswitch
The command line utility
• Windows 64-bit command prompt (requires administrator permissions)
• Linux 32/64-bit shell (including Citrix XenServer dom0) (requires root permissions)
Note
Consult NVIDIA product release notes for the latest information on compatibility with compute and graphic
modes.
The gpumodeswitch utility supports the following commands:
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--listgpumodes
Writes information to a log file named
--gpumode graphics
Switches to graphics mode. Switches mode of all supported GPUs in the server unless you specify
otherwise when prompted.
--gpumode compute
Switches to compute mode. Switches mode of all supported GPUs in the server unless you specify
otherwise when prompted.
gpumodeswitch
--listgpumodes
Writes information to a log file named
--gpumode graphics
Switches to graphics mode. Switches mode of all supported GPUs in the server unless you specify
otherwise when prompted.
--gpumode compute
Switches to compute mode. Switches mode of all supported GPUs in the server unless you specify
otherwise when prompted.
in the current working directory.
listgpumodes.txt
can be run in the following environments:
in the current working directory.
listgpumodes.txt
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