Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

The NVIDIA DGX Station A100 with the components described below has been awarded the status of certified for Ubuntu.

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Installation instructions

Graphics

Install the NVIDIA drivers:

$ sudo apt install nvidia-utils-535-server nvidia-kernel-source-535-server linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-nvidia nvidia-driver-535-server

Display

By default, X and GRUB will display only on the BMC’s video output. If you would like to change this behavior and have them display on the HDMI output you can perform the following commands. These commands will edit the respective configuration files and then reboot the system to apply the changes. Note X will move exclusively to HDMI, whereas GRUB will be available on all terminals (BMC, HDMI, IPMI Console).

X

Using man xorg.conf, check the potential locations for your xorg.conf file (the default for most users is /etc/X11/xorg.conf).

Save a copy of the existing contents in case something goes wrong, then edit the configuration file:

$ sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Paste the following into the file:

Section “Device”
Identifier “Device0″
Driver “nvidia”
VendorName “NVIDIA Corporation”
BusID “PCI:193:0:0”
EndSection

Press Ctrl+Shift+x, and then y to save.

Reboot the device:

$ sudo reboot

GRUB

Edit the grub configuration:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Add the line GRUB_TERMINAL=console to the file.

Press Ctrl+Shift+x, and then y to save.

Finally, update grub and reboot the device:

$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

The NVIDIA DGX Station A100 with the components described below has been awarded the status of certified for Ubuntu.

Download

Installation instructions

Graphics

Install the NVIDIA drivers:

$ sudo apt install nvidia-utils-535-server nvidia-kernel-source-535-server linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-nvidia nvidia-driver-535-server

Display

By default, X and GRUB will display only on the BMC’s video output. If you would like to change this behavior and have them display on the HDMI output you can perform the following commands. These commands will edit the respective configuration files and then reboot the system to apply the changes. Note X will move exclusively to HDMI, whereas GRUB will be available on all terminals (BMC, HDMI, IPMI Console).

X

Using man xorg.conf, check the potential locations for your xorg.conf file (the default for most users is /etc/X11/xorg.conf).

Save a copy of the existing contents in case something goes wrong, then edit the configuration file:

$ sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Paste the following into the file:

Section “Device”
Identifier “Device0″
Driver “nvidia”
VendorName “NVIDIA Corporation”
BusID “PCI:193:0:0”
EndSection

Press Ctrl+Shift+x, and then y to save.

Reboot the device:

$ sudo reboot

GRUB

Edit the grub configuration:

$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Add the line GRUB_TERMINAL=console to the file.

Press Ctrl+Shift+x, and then y to save.

Finally, update grub and reboot the device:

$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot