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- 1. Release Notes
- 1.1. NVIDIA vGPU Software Driver Versions
- 1.2. Updates in Release 12.1
- New Features in Release 12.1
- 1.3. Updates in Release 12.0
- New Features in Release 12.0
- Hardware and Software Support Introduced in Release 12.0
- 2. Validated Platforms
- 2.1. Supported NVIDIA GPUs and Validated Server Platforms
- 2.1.1. Switching the Mode an NVIDIA A40 or NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPU
- 2.1.2. Switching the Mode of a Tesla M60 or M6 GPU
- 2.2. Hypervisor Software Releases
- 2.3. Guest OS Support
- 2.3.1. Windows Guest OS Support
- 2.3.2. Linux Guest OS Support
- 3. Known Issues
- 3.1. 12.0 Only: Sessions freeze when Adobe Premiere with the Adobe Mercury Engine is used
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.2. 12.0 Only: Issues occur when Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is used
- Description
- Status
- 3.3. NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver installation fails in Ubuntu guest VMs
- Description
- Version
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.4. NVIDIA Control Panel fails to start if launched too soon from a VM without licensing information
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.5. Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops session corruption occurs in the form of residual window borders
- Description
- Version
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.6. Remoting solution session freezes with VGPU message 21 failed and VGPU message 14 failed errors
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.7. On Linux, the frame rate might drop to 1 after several minutes
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.8. Microsoft DDA fails with some GPUs
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.9. DWM crashes randomly occur in Windows VMs
- Description
- Version
- Status
- 3.10. NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver fails after Linux kernel upgrade with DKMS enabled
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.11. Blue screen crash occurs or no devices are found after VM reset
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.12. Publisher not verified warning during Windows 7 driver installation
- Description
- Version
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.13. Frame capture while the interactive logon message is displayed returns blank screen
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.14. RDS sessions do not use the GPU with some Microsoft Windows Server releases
- Description
- Version
- Solution
- 3.15. A segmentation fault in DBus code causes nvidia-gridd to exit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
- Description
- Version
- Status
- 3.16. No Manage License option available in NVIDIA X Server Settings by default
- Description
- Workaround
- Status
- 3.17. Licenses remain checked out when VMs are forcibly powered off
- Description
- Resolution
- Status
- Notices
- Notice
- VESA DisplayPort
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«DCH» (Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps) refers to new packages preinstalled by OEMS implementing the Microsoft Universal Driver paradigm.
DCH drivers cannot be installed over a standard system, and Standard drivers cannot be installed over a DCH system.
To confirm the type of system you have, locate Driver Type under the System Information menu in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
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«SD» Драйверы Studio обеспечивают лучшие возможности работы в основных приложениях для профессионального творчества. NVIDIA проводит тщательное тестирование, направленное на проверку функциональности в ведущих приложениях, и гарантирует высочайший уровень производительности, стабильной работы и функциональности.
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Nvidia drivers windows server 2016
Release information for all users of NVIDIA virtual GPU software and hardware on Microsoft Windows Server.
1. Release Notes
1.1. NVIDIA vGPU Software Driver Versions
Each release in this release family of NVIDIA vGPU software includes a specific version of the NVIDIA Windows driver and NVIDIA Linux driver.
NVIDIA vGPU Software Version | NVIDIA Windows Driver Version | NVIDIA Linux Driver Version |
---|---|---|
12.1 | 461.33 | 460.32.03 |
12.0 | 461.09 | 460.32.03 |
All releases in this release family of NVIDIA vGPU software are compatible with all releases of the NVIDIA vGPU software license server.
1.2. Updates in Release 12.1
New Features in Release 12.1
1.3. Updates in Release 12.0
New Features in Release 12.0
Hardware and Software Support Introduced in Release 12.0
- Support for the following GPUs:
- NVIDIA A100 HGX 80GB
- NVIDIA A40
- NVIDIA RTX A6000
- Support for Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) as a guest OS
- Support for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
2. Validated Platforms
This release family of NVIDIA vGPU software provides support for several NVIDIA GPUs on validated server hardware platforms, Microsoft Windows Server hypervisor software versions, and guest operating systems.
2.1. Supported NVIDIA GPUs and Validated Server Platforms
This release of NVIDIA vGPU software provides support for the following NVIDIA GPUs on Microsoft Windows Server , running on validated server hardware platforms:
- GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwellв„ў graphic architecture:
- Tesla M6
- Tesla M10
- Tesla M60
- GPUs based on the NVIDIA Pascalв„ў architecture:
- Tesla P4
- Tesla P6
- Tesla P40
- Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB
- Tesla P100 SXM2 16 GB
- Tesla P100 PCIe 12GB
- GPUs based on the NVIDIA Volta architecture:
- Tesla V100 SXM2
- Tesla V100 SXM2 32GB
- Tesla V100 PCIe
- Tesla V100 PCIe 32GB
- Tesla V100S PCIe 32GB
- Tesla V100 FHHL
- GPUs based on the NVIDIA Turingв„ў architecture:
- Tesla T4
- Quadro RTX 6000 in displayless mode
- Quadro RTX 6000 passive in displayless mode
- Quadro RTX 8000 in displayless mode
- Quadro RTX 8000 passive in displayless mode
In displayless mode, local physical display connectors are disabled.
- GPUs based on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture:
- NVIDIA A100 HGX 80GB (supports only compute workloads on Linux with GPU pass through; graphics acceleration is not supported)
- NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40GB (supports only compute workloads on Linux with GPU pass through; graphics acceleration is not supported)
- NVIDIA A100 HGX 40GB (supports only compute workloads on Linux with GPU pass through; graphics acceleration is not supported)
- NVIDIA A40 in displayless mode
- NVIDIA RTX A6000 in displayless mode
In displayless mode, local physical display connectors are disabled.
For a list of validated server platforms, refer to NVIDIA GRID Certified Servers.
2.1.1. Switching the Mode an NVIDIA A40 or NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPU
NVIDIA A40 and NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs support displayless and display-enabled modes but must be used in NVIDIA vGPU software deployments in displayless mode.
NVIDIA A40 GPUs are supplied from the factory in displayless mode. However, NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs are supplied in a display-enabled mode and your NVIDIA A40 GPU might be in a display-enabled mode if its mode has previously been changed.
To change the mode of NVIDIA A40 and NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs, use the displaymodeselector tool, which you can request from the NVIDIA Display Mode Selector Tool page on the NVIDIA Developer website.
Only NVIDIA A40 and NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs support the displaymodeselector tool. Other GPUs that support NVIDIA vGPU software do not support the displaymodeselector tool and, unless otherwise stated, do not require mode switching.
2.1.2. Switching the Mode of a Tesla M60 or M6 GPU
Tesla M60 and M6 GPUs support compute mode and graphics mode. NVIDIA vGPU requires GPUs that support both modes to operate in graphics mode.
Recent Tesla M60 GPUs and M6 GPUs are supplied in graphics mode. However, your GPU might be in compute mode if it is an older Tesla M60 GPU or M6 GPU, or if its mode has previously been changed.
To configure the mode of Tesla M60 and M6 GPUs, use the gpumodeswitch tool provided with NVIDIA vGPU software releases. If you are unsure which mode your GPU is in, use the gpumodeswitch tool to find out the mode.
Only Tesla M60 and M6 GPUs support the gpumodeswitch tool. Other GPUs that support NVIDIA vGPU do not support the gpumodeswitch tool and, unless otherwise stated, do not require mode switching.
Even in compute mode, Tesla M60 and M6 GPUs do not support NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server vGPU types.
2.2. Hypervisor Software Releases
This release supports only the hypervisor software versions listed in the table.
Software Version Supported Notes Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 with Hyper-V role
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 1803 with Hyper-V role
Windows Server 2016 1709 with Hyper-V role
Windows Server 2016 1607 with Hyper-V role
Not supported on the following GPUs:
- NVIDIA A100 HGX 80GB
- NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40GB
- NVIDIA A100 HGX 40GB
2.3. Guest OS Support
NVIDIA vGPU software supports several Windows releases and Linux distributions as a guest OS using GPU pass-through .
Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V role supports GPU pass-through over Microsoft Virtual PCI bus. This bus is supported through paravirtualized drivers.
Use only a guest OS release that is listed as supported by NVIDIA vGPU software with your virtualization software. To be listed as supported, a guest OS release must be supported not only by NVIDIA vGPU software , but also by your virtualization software. NVIDIA cannot support guest OS releases that your virtualization software does not support.
NVIDIA vGPU software supports only 64-bit guest operating systems. No 32-bit guest operating systems are supported.
2.3.1. Windows Guest OS Support
NVIDIA vGPU software supports only the 64-bit Windows releases listed as a guest OS on Microsoft Windows Server .
If a specific release, even an update release, is not listed, it’s not supported.
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016 1607, 1709
- Windows Server 2012 R2 with patch Windows8.1-KB3133690-x64.msu (not supported on GPUs based on architectures after the NVIDIA Turing architecture)
- Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) and all Windows 10 releases supported by Microsoft up to and including this release
2.3.2. Linux Guest OS Support
NVIDIA vGPU software supports only the 64-bit Linux distributions listed as a guest OS on Microsoft Windows Server .
If a specific release, even an update release, is not listed, it’s not supported.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7-7.9, 8.0-8.3
- CentOS 7.6, 7.7, 8.0, 8 (1911)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
3. Known Issues
3.1. 12.0 Only: Sessions freeze when Adobe Premiere with the Adobe Mercury Engine is used
Description
Sessions freeze when Adobe Premiere with the Adobe Mercury Engine is used. The session can freeze after 15-20 minutes of use or when a project is being exported.
Workaround
Status
Resolved in NVIDIA vGPU software 12.1
3.2. 12.0 Only: Issues occur when Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is used
Description
Multiple issues, such as application crashes, application instability, and session freezes, occur when Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is used. CUDA error 702 might also be observed.
Status
Resolved in NVIDIA vGPU software 12.1
3.3. NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver installation fails in Ubuntu guest VMs
Description
Installation of the NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver from a .run file fails in Ubuntu guest VMs that are running Linux kernel version 5.8 or later.
Version
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 18.04 with Linux kernel version 5.8 or later
Workaround
Revert to a Linux kernel version earlier than 5.8.
Status
3.4. NVIDIA Control Panel fails to start if launched too soon from a VM without licensing information
Description
If NVIDIA licensing information is not configured on the system, any attempt to start NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking on the desktop within 30 seconds of the VM being started fails.
Workaround
Restart the VM and wait at least 30 seconds before trying to launch NVIDIA Control Panel .
Status
3.5. Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops session corruption occurs in the form of residual window borders
Description
When a window is dragged across the desktop in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops session, corruption of the session in the form of residual window borders occurs.
Version
This issue affects only Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops version 7 2003
Workaround
Use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops version 7 1912 or 2006.
Status
Not an NVIDIA bug
3.6. Remoting solution session freezes with VGPU message 21 failed and VGPU message 14 failed errors
Description
The remoting solution session sometimes freezes while a window is being resized. For a Windows guest VM, the error message VGPU message 21 failed is written to the log file on the hypervisor host. For a Linux guest VM, the error messages VGPU message 21 failed and VGPU message 14 failed are written to the log file on the hypervisor host.
Workaround
Try resizing the window again.
Status
3.7. On Linux, the frame rate might drop to 1 after several minutes
Description
On Linux, the frame rate might drop to 1 frame per second (FPS) after NVIDIA vGPU software has been running for several minutes. Only some applications are affected, for example, glxgears . Other applications, such as Unigine Heaven, are not affected. This behavior occurs because Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) for the Xorg server is enabled by default and the display is detected to be inactive even when the application is running. When DPMS is enabled, it enables power saving behavior of the display after several minutes of inactivity by setting the frame rate to 1 FPS.
Workaround
If necessary, stop the Xorg server.
In a plain text editor, edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to set the options to disable DPMS and disable the screen saver.
- In the Monitor section, set the DPMS option to false .
- At the end of the file, add a ServerFlags section that contains option to disable the screen saver.
- Save your changes to /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and quit the editor.
Start the Xorg server.
Status
3.8. Microsoft DDA fails with some GPUs
Description
Microsoft Discrete Device Assignment (DDA) fails with GPUs that have more than 16 GB of GPU memory. After the NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver is installed in the guest VM, a second display device appears on the GPU and the driver prompts for a reboot. After the reboot, the device disappears and the Microsoft Hyper-V Video device appears.
This issue occurs because less memory-mapped input/output (MMIO) space is configured for the operating system than the device requires.
Workaround
Perform this workaround in a Windows Power Shell window on the hypervisor host.
Set the upper MMIO space to the amount that the device requires to allow all of the MMIO to be mapped. Upper MMIO space starts at approximately 64 GB in address space.
mmio-space The amount of MMIO space that the device requires, appended with the appropriate unit of measurement, for example, 64GB for 64 GB of MMIO space.
The required amount of MMIO space depends on the amount of BAR1 memory on the installed GPUs and the number of GPUs assigned to the VM as follows:
mmio-space = 2 Лџ gpu-bar1-memory Лџ assigned-gpus
gpu-bar1-memory The amount of BAR1 memory on one of the installed GPUs. For example, in a server in which eight GPUs are installed and each GPU has 32 GB of BAR1 memory, gpu-bar1-memory is 32 GB. assigned-gpus The number of GPUs assigned to the VM. vm-name The name of the VM to which the GPU is assigned.
The following example sets the upper MMIO space to 64 GB for the VM named mygpuvm , to which one GPU with 32 GB of BAR1 memory is assigned.
For more information, see Deploy graphics devices using Discrete Device Assignment on the Microsoft technical documentation site.
Status
Not an NVIDIA bug
3.9. DWM crashes randomly occur in Windows VMs
Description
Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) crashes randomly occur in Windows VMs, causing a blue-screen crash and the bug check CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED . Computer Management shows problems with the primary display device.
Version
This issue affects Windows 10 1809, 1903 and 1909 VMs.
Status
Not an NVIDIA bug
3.10. NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver fails after Linux kernel upgrade with DKMS enabled
Description
After the Linux kernel is upgraded (for example by running sudo apt full-upgrade ) with Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) enabled, the nvidia-smi command fails to run. If DKMS is enabled, an upgrade to the Linux kernel triggers a rebuild of the NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver. The rebuild of the driver fails because the compiler version is incorrect. Any attempt to reinstall the driver fails because the kernel fails to build.
When the failure occurs, the following messages are displayed:
Workaround
When installing the NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver with DKMS enabled, specify the —no-cc-version-check option.
Status
3.11. Blue screen crash occurs or no devices are found after VM reset
Description
If a VM on Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V role is reset from the hypervisor host, a blue screen crash (BSOD) occurs on Windows VMs and the nvidia-smi command reports No devices were found on Linux VMs. This issue occurs only on Windows Server 2019 with Tesla T4 GPUs with SRIOV enabled, Quadro RTX 8000 passive GPUs, and Quadro RTX 6000 passive GPUs.
Workaround
Contact NVIDIA Enterprise Support for a workaround for this issue, referencing the knowledge base article Workaround for Blue Screen Crashes On Hyper-V DDA With SRIOV-Enabled GPUs . This article is available only to NVIDIA Enterprise Support personnel.
Status
Not an NVIDIA bug
3.12. Publisher not verified warning during Windows 7 driver installation
Description
During installation of the NVIDIA vGPU software graphics driver for Windows on Windows 7, Windows warns that it can’t verify the publisher of the driver software. If Device Manager is used to install the driver, Device Manager warns that the driver is not digitally signed. If you install the driver, error 52 ( CM_PROB_UNSIGNED_DRIVER ) occurs.
This issue occurs because Microsoft is no longer dual signing WHQL-tested software binary files by using the SHA-1 and SHA-2 hash algorithms. Instead, WHQL-tested software binary files are signed only by using the SHA-2 hash algorithm. All NVIDIA vGPU software graphics drivers for Windows are WHQL tested.
By default, Windows 7 systems cannot recognize signatures that were created by using the SHA-2 hash algorithm. As a result, software binary files that are signed only by using the SHA-2 hash algorithm are considered unsigned.
For more information, see 2019 SHA-2 Code Signing Support requirement for Windows and WSUS on the Microsoft Windows support website.
Version
Workaround
If you experience this issue, install the following updates and restart the VM or host before installing the driver:
Status
3.13. Frame capture while the interactive logon message is displayed returns blank screen
Description
Because of a known limitation with NvFBC, a frame capture while the interactive logon message is displayed returns a blank screen.
An NvFBC session can capture screen updates that occur after the session is created. Before the logon message appears, there is no screen update after the message is shown and, therefore, a black screen is returned instead. If the NvFBC session is created after this update has occurred, NvFBC cannot get a frame to capture.
Workaround
Press Enter or wait for the screen to update for NvFBC to capture the frame.
Status
3.14. RDS sessions do not use the GPU with some Microsoft Windows Server releases
Description
When some releases of Windows Server are used as a guest OS, Remote Desktop Services (RDS) sessions do not use the GPU. With these releases, the RDS sessions by default use the Microsoft Basic Render Driver instead of the GPU. This default setting enables 2D DirectX applications such as Microsoft Office to use software rendering, which can be more efficient than using the GPU for rendering. However, as a result, 3D applications that use DirectX are prevented from using the GPU.
Version
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012
Solution
Change the local computer policy to use the hardware graphics adapter for all RDS sessions.
Choose Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment .
Set the Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions option.
3.15. A segmentation fault in DBus code causes nvidia-gridd to exit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
Description
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 and 6.9, and CentOS 6.8 and 6.9, a segmentation fault in DBus code causes the nvidia-gridd service to exit.
The nvidia-gridd service uses DBus for communication with NVIDIA X Server Settings to display licensing information through the Manage License page. Disabling the GUI for licensing resolves this issue.
To prevent this issue, the GUI for licensing is disabled by default. You might encounter this issue if you have enabled the GUI for licensing and are using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 or 6.9, or CentOS 6.8 and 6.9.
Version
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 and 6.9
CentOS 6.8 and 6.9
Status
3.16. No Manage License option available in NVIDIA X Server Settings by default
Description
By default, the Manage License option is not available in NVIDIA X Server Settings . This option is missing because the GUI for licensing on Linux is disabled by default to work around the issue that is described in A segmentation fault in DBus code causes nvidia-gridd to exit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS.
Workaround
This workaround requires sudo privileges.
If you are licensing a physical GPU for vCS , you must use the configuration file /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf .
- If NVIDIA X Server Settings is running, shut it down.
If the /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf file does not already exist, create it by copying the supplied template file /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf.template .
As root, edit the /etc/nvidia/gridd.conf file to set the EnableUI option to TRUE .
Start the nvidia-gridd service.
When NVIDIA X Server Settings is restarted, the Manage License option is now available.
Status
3.17. Licenses remain checked out when VMs are forcibly powered off
Description
NVIDIA vGPU software licenses remain checked out on the license server when non-persistent VMs are forcibly powered off.
The NVIDIA service running in a VM returns checked out licenses when the VM is shut down. In environments where non-persistent licensed VMs are not cleanly shut down, licenses on the license server can become exhausted. For example, this issue can occur in automated test environments where VMs are frequently changing and are not guaranteed to be cleanly shut down. The licenses from such VMs remain checked out against their MAC address for seven days before they time out and become available to other VMs.
Resolution
If VMs are routinely being powered off without clean shutdown in your environment, you can avoid this issue by shortening the license borrow period. To shorten the license borrow period, set the LicenseInterval configuration setting in your VM image. For details, refer to Virtual GPU Client Licensing User Guide .
Status
Notices
Notice
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