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| author | vincentkersten <vince@3dopa4.com> | 2021-04-14 18:41:06 +0200 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-04-14 19:41:06 +0300 |
| commit | e4b5a0502cfef6b749c7e3b3adad20a6ef52c740 (patch) | |
| tree | 508fa88487d97b2d70f8bd9baf0f87eeb00e3fa6 /collectors/python.d.plugin/nvidia_smi | |
| parent | 24c85a45b6dbbd40a1a089f63aa10ce27713c89d (diff) | |
nvidia-smi: update README.md (#10214)
Co-authored-by: Joel Hans <joel.g.hans@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ilya Mashchenko <ilya@netdata.cloud>
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| -rw-r--r-- | collectors/python.d.plugin/nvidia_smi/README.md | 8 |
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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/nvidia_smi/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/nvidia_smi/README.md index 9bfb2094b1..f8ce824df9 100644 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/nvidia_smi/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/nvidia_smi/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ Monitors performance metrics (memory usage, fan speed, pcie bandwidth utilizatio ## Requirements and Notes - You must have the `nvidia-smi` tool installed and your NVIDIA GPU(s) must support the tool. Mostly the newer high end models used for AI / ML and Crypto or Pro range, read more about [nvidia_smi](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-system-management-interface). -- You must enable this plugin as its disabled by default due to minor performance issues. +- You must enable this plugin, as its disabled by default due to minor performance issues: + ```bash + cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different + sudo ./edit-config python.d.conf + ``` + Remove the '#' before nvidia_smi so it reads: `nvidia_smi: yes`. + - On some systems when the GPU is idle the `nvidia-smi` tool unloads and there is added latency again when it is next queried. If you are running GPUs under constant workload this isn't likely to be an issue. - Currently the `nvidia-smi` tool is being queried via cli. Updating the plugin to use the nvidia c/c++ API directly should resolve this issue. See discussion here: <https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/4357> - Contributions are welcome. |