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esxcli software vib list | grep -i nvidia
I get:
NVIDIA-VMware_ESXi_6.5_Host_Driver 410.68-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673 NVIDIA VMwareAccepted 2018-12-04
However when I try to run:
nvidia-smi
I get:
Failed to initialize NVML: Unknown Error
I've verified the card is in graphics mode (as opposed to compute).
I've seen a few comments suggesting that I may have the wrong VIB, but it is the only one offered in the licensing portal. Does anybody have any ideas?
you should run dmesg on your host to figure out what the issue is. I assume a BIOS issue with MMIO. Which server are we talking about? Dell R740?
Regards
Simon
To answer your question, the server is a Cisco C240-M4SX.
After I posted this message I ran across:
https://citrixguyblog.com/2017/07/25/nvidia-smi-has-failed-because-it-couldnt-communicate-with-the-nvidia-driver/#more-1506
And as an experiment I enabled DirectPath, and at that point the profiles started showing up in the VM settings. After disabling DirectPath again (and after rebooting) I get the following:
xorg will try to start, and then stop.
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/rn/esxi650-201811002.html
As I understand it, this should not be a problem on 6.7.