Installing Special Linux Drivers¶
Before using a private image to create GPU-accelerated ECSs, install a GPU driver for the image.
There are two types of GPU drivers: GRID and Tesla.
To use graphics acceleration, such as OpenGL, DirectX, or Vulkan, install a GRID driver and separately purchase and configure a GRID license. The GRID driver with a vDWS license also supports CUDA for both computing and graphics acceleration.
A graphics-accelerated (G series) ECS created from a Linux public image does not have a GRID driver installed by default. To install a GRID driver, see Installing a GRID Driver on a GPU-accelerated ECS.
To install a GRID driver on a GPU-accelerated ECS created from a private image, see Installing a GRID Driver on a GPU-accelerated ECS.
To use computing acceleration, install a Tesla driver.
A computing-accelerated (P series) ECS created from a Linux public image does not have a Tesla driver installed by default. To install a Tesla driver, see Installing a Tesla Driver and CUDA Toolkit on a GPU-accelerated ECS.
To install a Tesla driver on a GPU-accelerated ECS created from a private image, see Installing a Tesla Driver and CUDA Toolkit on a GPU-accelerated ECS.
Driver | License | CUDA | OpenGL | DirectX | Vulkan | Application Scenario | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRID | Required | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | 3D rendering, graphics workstation, and game acceleration | The GRID driver must be paid and requires a license to accelerate graphics and image applications. |
Tesla | Not required | Supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Scientific computing, deep learning training and inference | The Tesla driver is downloaded free of charge and usually used with NVIDIA CUDA SDKs to accelerate general-computing applications. |