Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX-2 System
DGX-2 System User Guide
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DGX OS SOFTWARE
The DGX-2 System comes installed with a base OS incorporating
An Ubuntu server distribution with supporting packages
The NVIDIA driver
Docker CE
NVIDIA Container Runtime for Docker
The following health monitoring software
● NVIDIA System Management (NVSM)
Provides active health monitoring and system alerts for NVIDIA DGX nodes in a
data center. It also provides simple commands for checking the health of the
DGX-2 SYSTEM from the command line.
● Data Center GPU Management (DCGM)
This software enables node-wide administration of GPUs, and can be used for
cluster and data-center level management.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
Note: Some of the documentation listed below are not available at the time of
publication. See https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/ for the latest status.
DGX-2 System Service Manual
Instructions for servicing the DGX-2 System, including how to replace select
components.
DGX OS Server Release Notes
Provides software component versions as well as a list of changes and known issues
in the installed OS software.
NGC Container Registry for DGX
How to access the NGC container registry for using containerized deep learning
GPU-accelerated applications on your DGX-2 System.
NVSM Software User Guide
Contains instructions for using the NVIDIA System Management software.
DCGM Software User Guide
Contains instructions for using the Data Center GPU Management software.