GRID LICENSING DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | November 2016 User Guide www.nvidia.

GRID LICENSING DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | November 2016 User Guide www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Introduction to NVIDIA GRID Licensing........................................................ 1 1.1. How GRID licensing works...............................................................................1 1.2. NVIDIA GRID license editions........................................................................... 2 1.3. How this guide is organized............................................................................ 2 Chapter 2. Licensing GRID Virtual GPU......................................................................3 2.1. vGPU license requirements............................................................................. 3 2.2. Licensing GRID vGPU on Windows..................................................................... 5 2.3. Licensing GRID vGPU on Linux......................................................................... 6 Chapter 3. Licensing GRID Virtual Workstation with passthrough..................................... 9 3.1. GRID Virtual Workstation features..................................................................... 9 3.2. Licensing GRID Virtual Workstation on Windows.................................................... 9 3.3. Disabling GRID Virtual Workstation on Windows................................................... 11 3.4. Licensing GRID Virtual Workstation on Linux....................................................... 12 Chapter 4. Advanced topics.................................................................................. 14 4.1. Licenses obtained after boot..........................................................................14 4.2. Operating with intermittent connectivity to the license server.................................14 4.3. Applying Windows license settings via registry.....................................................14 Chapter 5. Troubleshooting...................................................................................17 5.1. Known issues............................................................................................. 17 5.2. Troubleshooting steps...................................................................................17 www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | iii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 GRID licensing architecture ......................................................................... 1 Figure 2 Managing vGPU licensing in NVIDIA Control Panel ...............................................6 Figure 3 Managing Virtual Workstation Licensing in NVIDIA Control Panel ............................ 10 Figure 4 Applying a GRID Virtual Workstation license ....................................................11 Figure 5 Disabling GRID Virtual Workstation ............................................................... 12 Figure 6 Configuring vGPU licensing via registry settings ............................................... 16 www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1 GRID license editions .................................................................................. 2 Table 2 Virtual GPUs licensed on Tesla M60 .................................................................3 Table 3 Virtual GPUs licensed on Tesla M10 .................................................................4 Table 4 Virtual GPUs licensed on Tesla M6 .................................................................. 4 Table 5 Licensing registry settings ...........................................................................15 www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | 1 Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION TO NVIDIA GRID LICENSING The following NVIDIA GRID™ products are available as licensed products on NVIDIA Tesla™ GPUs: ‣ Virtual Workstation ‣ Virtual PC ‣ Virtual Applications This guide describes these licensed products and how to enable and use them on supported hardware. 1.1. How GRID licensing works Figure 1 provides an overview of GRID licensing: Figure 1 GRID licensing architecture Introduction to NVIDIA GRID Licensing www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | 2 When enabled on Tesla GPUs, licensed editions of GRID Virtual Workstation or Virtual PC are activated by obtaining a license over the network from an NVIDIA GRID License Server. The license is “checked out” or “borrowed” at the time the Virtual Machine (VM) is booted, and returned when the VM is shut down. Information on setting up and running the GRID License Server is provided in GRID License Server User Guide. 1.2. NVIDIA GRID license editions GRID licenses come in three editions that enable different classes of GRID features. The GRID software automatically selects the right license edition based on the features being used: Table 1 GRID license editions GRID License Edition GRID Features GRID Virtual Application ‣ Virtual GPUs for virtual application computing GRID Virtual PC ‣ Virtual GPUs for business desktop computing GRID Virtual Workstation ‣ Virtual GPUs for midrange and high-end workstation computing ‣ Workstation graphics on GPU passthrough 1.3. How this guide is organized The remainder of this guide is organized as follows: ‣ Licensing GRID Virtual GPU describes licensing of GRID Virtual GPU. ‣ Licensing GRID Virtual Workstation with passthrough describes licensing of GRID Virtual Workstation features with GPU passthrough. ‣ Advanced topics discusses advanced licensing settings. ‣ Troubleshooting provides guidance on troubleshooting. www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | 3 Chapter 2. LICENSING GRID VIRTUAL GPU This chapter describes licensing of NVIDIA GRID vGPU. 2.1. vGPU license requirements NVIDIA GRID Virtual GPU (vGPU) is offered as a licensable feature on Tesla M6, Tesla M10, and Tesla M60 GPUs. If licensing is configured, the Virtual Machine (VM) obtains a license from the license server when a vGPU is booted on these GPUs. The VM retains the license until it is shut down; it then releases the license back to the license server. vGPUs that require licensing run at full capability even without a license. However, on Windows, until a license is acquired, users are warned each time a vGPU fails to get a license. These warnings cease after a license is acquired. NVIDIA GRID K1 and K2 GPUs do not require a license to run vGPU. Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4 list the vGPU types that are supported on Tesla M60, Tesla M10, and Tesla M6, and the license edition that each vGPU type requires. Table 2 Virtual GPUs licensed on Tesla M60 GRID Virtual GPU Frame Buffer (Mbytes) Virtual Display Heads Maximum Resolution per Display Head Minimum GRID License Edition Required M60-8Q 8192 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M60-4Q 4096 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M60-2Q 2048 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M60-1Q 1024 2 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M60-0Q 512 21 2560×1600 GRID Virtual Workstation M60-1B 1024 4 2560×1600 GRID Virtual PC 1 This virtual GPU supports only 1 virtual display head on a Windows 10 guest OS. Licensing GRID Virtual GPU www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | 4 GRID Virtual GPU Frame Buffer (Mbytes) Virtual Display Heads Maximum Resolution per Display Head Minimum GRID License Edition Required M60-0B 512 21 2560×1600 GRID Virtual PC M60-8A 8192 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M60-4A 4096 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M60-2A 2048 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M60-1A 1024 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application Table 3 Virtual GPUs licensed on Tesla M10 GRID Virtual GPU Frame Buffer (Mbytes) Virtual Display Heads Maximum Resolution per Display Head Minimum GRID License Edition Required M10-8Q 8192 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M10-4Q 4096 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M10-2Q 2048 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M10-1Q 1024 2 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M10-0Q 512 21 2560×1600 GRID Virtual Workstation M10-1B 1024 4 2560×1600 GRID Virtual PC M10-0B 512 21 2560×1600 GRID Virtual PC M10-8A 8192 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M10-4A 4096 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M10-2A 2048 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M10-1A 1024 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application Table 4 Virtual GPUs licensed on Tesla M6 GRID Virtual GPU Frame Buffer (Mbytes) Virtual Display Heads Maximum Resolution per Display Head Minimum GRID License Edition Required M6-8Q 8192 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M6-4Q 4096 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M6-2Q 2048 4 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation 2 Virtualized applications are rendered in an off-screen buffer. Therefore, the maximum resolution is independent of the maximum resolution of the display head. Licensing GRID Virtual GPU www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | 5 GRID Virtual GPU Frame Buffer (Mbytes) Virtual Display Heads Maximum Resolution per Display Head Minimum GRID License Edition Required M6-1Q 1024 2 4096×2160 GRID Virtual Workstation M6-0Q 512 21 2560×1600 GRID Virtual Workstation M6-1B 1024 4 2560×1600 GRID Virtual PC M6-0B 512 21 2560×1600 GRID Virtual PC M6-8A 8192 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M6-4A 4096 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M6-2A 2048 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application M6-1A 1024 1 1280×10242 GRID Virtual Application The higher-end GRID license editions are inclusive of lower editions: for example virtual GPUs that require a GRID Virtual PC license are also usable with a GRID Virtual Workstation license. For more information on the virtual GPU types listed in Table 2 and Table 4, consult GRID Virtual GPU User Guide. 2.2. Licensing GRID vGPU on Windows To license GRID vGPU on Windows, follow these steps: 1. Open NVIDIA Control Panel: ‣ Right-click on the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel from the menu. ‣ Open Windows Control Panel and double-click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon. 2. In NVIDIA Control Panel, select the Manage License task in the Licensing section of the navigation pane, as shown in Figure 2. If the Licensing section and Manage License task are not displayed in NVIDIA Control Panel, the vGPU you are running on does not require a license, or the system has been configured to hide licensing controls in NVIDIA Control Panel (see Applying Windows license settings via registry on registry settings). The Manage License task pane shows that GRID vGPU is currently unlicensed. Licensing GRID Virtual GPU www.nvidia.com GRID Licensing DU-07757-001 _v4.1 (GRID) | 6 Figure 2 Managing vGPU licensing in NVIDIA Control Panel 3. Enter the address of your local GRID License Server in the License Server field. The address can be a fully-qualified domain name such as gridlicense.example.com, or an IP address such as 10.31.20.45. 4. Leave the Port Number field unset. It will default to 7070, which is the default port number used by NVIDIA GRID License Server. 5. Click Apply to assign the settings. The system will request the appropriate license for the current vGPU from the configured license server. If the system fails to obtain a license, refer to Troubleshooting for guidance on troubleshooting. Once configured in NVIDIA Control Panel, licensing settings persist across reboots. 2.3. Licensing GRID vGPU on Linux To license GRID vGPU on Linux: 1. As root, open the file /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf in a plain-text editor, such as vi. [nvidia@localhost ~]$ sudo vi /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf You can create the /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf file by copying the supplied template file /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf.template. 2. uploads/Ingenierie_Lourd/ grid-licensing-guide.pdf

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