Nvidia DGX Os 4 Server: Software Release Notes
Nvidia DGX Os 4 Server: Software Release Notes
The NVIDIA® DGX™ servers come with a DGX OS software image. This base operating system
on DGX OS servers allows customers to use their own on-site scheduling and management
software to run GPU-accelerated applications in Docker containers provided by NVIDIA and in
customized Docker containers.
This information helps you understand the DGX OS Server release numbering convention and
your options to upgrade your DGX OS Server software.
‣ Major releases are typically based on Ubuntu releases, which include new kernel versions
and new features that are not always backwards compatible.
For example:
‣ In DGX OS 4 and earlier, minor releases were also typically aligned with NVIDIA
Graphics Drivers for Linux releases.
‣ In DGX OS 5, you now have the option to install newer NVIDIA Graphic Drivers
independently of the DGX OS release.
You should always use the latest ISO image, except when you need to restore the system to an
earlier version.
WARNING: This image allows you to install or reimage a DGX system to restore the system to
a default state, but the process erases all of the changes that you applied to the OS.
Before you update a system, refer to the DGX OS Software Release Notes for a list of the
available updates. For more information on displaying available updates and upgrade
instructions, refer to the DGX OS 5 User Guide.
This section lists the NVIDIA® DGX™ OS 4 Server software images and updates that have been
released for the NVIDIA DGX-1, and DGX-2 systems. To determine the version of the DGX OS
Server software on your system, enter the following command.
$ grep VERSION /etc/dgx-release
This will show the version installed on the system from the ISO image
(DGX_SWBUILD_VERSION) and any subsequent updates performed on the system
(DGX_OTA_VERSION). The latest version listed is the currently installed version.
ATTENTION: If your system is running a version earlier than DGX OS 4.12, you need to update
the keys on the system. Refer to Rotating the GPG Key for more information about how to
rotate the keys
‣ Highlights
‣ Updated the NVIDIA Release 450 GPU driver to 450.191.01.
‣ Updated the NVSM to 20.09.37
‣ Initial release: 4.13.0
See the following for additional changes, update instructions, and known issues.
DGX OS Server 4.13 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-4.13-
relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
Important: In DGX OS 4.12, the GPG keys that are used to sign the metadata and packages in
those repositories need to be rotated. Refer to Rotating the GPG Keys for more information.
‣ Highlights
‣ Updated the NVIDIA Release 418 GPU driver to 418.226.00.
‣ Updated the NVIDIA Release 450 GPU driver to 450.156.00
‣ Initial release: 4.10.0
See the following for additional changes, update instructions, and known issues.
DGX OS Server 4.10 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-4.10-
relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
See the following for update instructions, additional information, and known issues.
DGX OS Server 4.8 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-4.8-
relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
Important: Updates to Release 4.5 are no longer available. Attempts to update to Release 4.5
will result in upgrading your DGX Server software to the latest release of DGX OS Server 4.
‣ Highlights
‣ Updated NVIDIA GPU driver to 418.152.00.
‣ Added optional repository to install the NVIDIA Release 450 GPU driver
‣ Updated to Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
‣ Initial release: 4.5.0
See the following for update instructions, additional information, and known issues.
Important: Updates to Release 4.4 are no longer available. Attempts to update to Release 4.4
will result in upgrading your DGX Server software to the latest release of DGX OS Server 4.
‣ Highlights
‣ Updated NVIDIA GPU driver to 418.126.02.
‣ Updated NVSM software to version 20.01.15
‣ Added the ability to disable and re-enable CPU mitigations.
‣ Added support for PXE boot.
‣ Added support for Mellanox CX6 cards on DGX-1 (Tesla V100)
‣ Latest patch update: 4.4.1
‣ See the following for update instructions, additional information, and known issues.
‣ DGX OS Server 4.4 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-4.4-
relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
Important: Updates to Release 4.3 are no longer available. Attempts to update to Release 4.3
will result in upgrading your DGX Server software to the latest release of DGX OS Server 4.
‣ Highlights
‣ Updated NVIDIA GPU driver to 418.116.00.
‣ Updated NVSM software to version 19.08.6
‣ Updated DCGM software to version 1.7.2
‣ Docker updated to version 19.03.4-ce
‣ See the following for update instructions, additional information, and known issues.
‣ DGX OS Server 4.3 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-4.3-
relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
Important: Updates to Release 4.2 are no longer available. Attempts to update to Release 4.2
will result in upgrading your DGX Server software to the latest release of DGX OS Server 4.
‣ Highlights
Important: Updates to Release 4.1 are no longer available. Attempts to update to Release 4.1
will result in upgrading your DGX Server software to the latest release of DGX OS Server 4.
‣ Highlights
‣ NVIDIA GPU Driver Release 418
‣ Supports CUDA 10.1
‣ Latest patch update: 4.1.1
‣ See the following for update instructions, additional information, and known issues.
‣ DGX OS Server 4.1 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-4.1-
relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
Important: Updates to Release 4.0 are no longer available. Attempts to update to Release 4.0
will result in upgrading your DGX Server software to the latest release of DGX OS Server 4.
‣ Highlights
‣ First release to support the NVIDIA DGX-2 System
‣ Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
‣ NVIDIA GPU Driver Release 410
‣ Supports CUDA 10.0
‣ Docker CE and the NVIDIA Container Runtime for Docker are pre-installed, and the
docker daemon automatically launched.
‣ New NVIDIA System Management (NVSM) health monitoring software framework
Replaces nvsysinfo and nvhealth.
‣ See the following for additional information and known issues for the latest version.
‣ DGX OS Server v4.0.7 Release Notes (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-
server-4.0.7-relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
This section lists the NVIDIA® DGX™ OS Server software images and updates that have been
deprecated.
Release 3.1
‣ End of Support Notice
NVIDIA has announced End of Support for DGX OS Server 3, effective September 30, 2019.
DGX OS Server 3.1.8 is the last DGX OS Server 3 release. For more information, see DGX
OS Server 3, DGX OS Desktop 3 (requires login to NVIDIA Enterprise Support).
‣ Highlights
‣ Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
‣ Initialization daemon changed from Upstart to systemd.
‣ Updated network interface naming policy.
Policy now uses predictable names, rather than the native naming scheme used
in previous releases. The first and second Ethernet interfaces, enumerated as
em1 and em2 in previous releases, will now enumerate as enp1s0f0 and enp1s0f1
respectively.
‣ NVIDIA GPU Driver Release 384
Release 2.1
‣ End of Support Notice
NVIDIA will discontinue support for DGX OS Server 2.1 effective December 31, 2018. After
this date, NVIDIA will no longer provide software updates for this release. You may need
to upgrade your DGX-1 systems to a supported release to address issues or security
vulnerabilities.
Evaluate your installation to determine update needs and strategy. Systems can be
updated now to DGX OS Server 3.1 (which includes Ubuntu 16.04), or updated later to
update to a future software release that includes Ubuntu 18.04.
‣ Highlights
‣ Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Updates installed packages with the latest versions available at the time of update.
‣ NVIDIA GPU Driver Release 384
‣ Supports CUDA 9.0
‣ CUDA drivers and diagnostic packages updated to Release 384.
‣ CUDA Toolkit (if already installed) will get updated to 9.0.176.
‣ See the following for additional information and update instructions for specific versions.
‣ DGX OS Server v2.1.4 Release Notes v02 (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-
server-2.1.4-relnotes-update-guide.pdf)
‣ DGX OS Server v2.1.3 (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-2.1.3-relnotes-
update-guide_v01.pdf) Release Notes
‣ DGX OS Server v2.1.2 (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-2.1.2-relnotes-
update-guide_v02.pdf) Release Notes
‣ DGX OS Server v2.1.1 (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-2.1.1-relnotes-
upgrade-guide_v02.pdf) Release Notes
Release 2.0
‣ Highlights
‣ Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
‣ NVIDIA GPU Driver Release 375
‣ End of Support Notice
NVIDIA will discontinue support for DGX OS Server 2.0 effective December 31, 2018. After
this date, NVIDIA will no longer provide software updates for this release. You may need
to upgrade your DGX-1 systems to a supported release to address issues or security
vulnerabilities.
Evaluate your installation to determine update needs and strategy. Systems can be
updated now to DGX OS Server 3.1 (which includes Ubuntu 16.04), or updated later to
update to a future software release that includes Ubuntu 18.04.
‣ See the following for additional information and update instructions for specific versions.
‣ DGX OS Server v2.0.6 (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-2.0.6-relnotes-
upgrade-guide.pdf) Release Notes
‣ DGX OS Server v2.0.4 (http://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/pdf/DGX-OS-server-2.0.4-relnotes-
upgrade-guide.pdf) Release Notes
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