- Nvidia customers can now track GPU usage and power spikes
- Location tracking is not included, so it is not a threat to Chinese exports
- Nvidia is pushing transparency by opening up the software
Nvidia is working on new software for its GPUs to verify their use, amid changed plans that see the H20 export ban lifted for the Chinese market.
The company is marketing this as a solution for “visualizing and monitoring fleets of… GPUs” — one that will be completely opt-in, the company emphasized.
While location tracking isn’t included in Nvidia’s explanation, companies will be able to track certain usage metrics to ensure patterns correlate with purchase intent.
Nvidia will offer opt-in GPU tracking software
Data center operators will be able to track power consumption spikes to align consumption with energy budgets, efficiency and performance, as well as utilization and bandwidth.
“These capabilities can help enterprises and cloud providers visualize their GPU fleet, address system bottlenecks and optimize productivity for higher return on investment,” Nvidia wrote in the blog post.
With this solution, operators can stream GPU telemetry at the node level to a dedicated portal for a global overview.
Key to the software is the fact that Nvidia will open source the client tool agent for increased transparency. “It will [also] offer a working example of how customers can incorporate NVIDIA tools into their own GPU infrastructure monitoring solutions – whether for critical compute clusters or entire fleets,” the company added.
In addition to providing real-time visibility across GPUs, Nvidia customers will also be able to generate reports for auditing purposes.
Nvidia hasn’t shared further details about availability, other than to confirm that the service is “opt-in” and “customer-installed”, so not all GPUs will be tracked by default.
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