nVidia Tesla P4 for vgpu and Plex encoding

msupport

download XenServer iso file (https://www.xenserver.com/downloads | XenServer8_2024-06-03.iso)
copy the file (vgpu-7.4.13-1.xs8.x86_64.rpm) in the packages directory ! Do not use CitrixHypervisor-8.2.0-install-cd file vgpu-7.4.8-1.x86_64
unpack file vgpu-7.4.13-1.xs8.x86_64
copy the file \usr\lib64\xen\bin\vgpu (size 129KB) to \usr\lib64\xen\bin\ on your XCP-NG host (chmod 755)

stormi

Why unpacking and making manual changes to the filesystem instead of installing the RPM directly?

high-voltages

Thanks...

I tried at first the driver from above:
NVIDIA-GRID-CitrixHypervisor-8.2-550.54.10-550.54.14-551.61
what doesn’t work.
After this I have found the newer Version:
NVIDIA-GRID-CitrixHypervisor-8.2-550.54.16-550.54.15-551.78
Now the Error on VM startup does not came up and the driver installation in the VM works.

The Driver packages what are specially for Xenserver8 are not installable on the Xcp-NG Version 8.2.1 because the different Base "https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/80461https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/80461"

now I get one VM working with a vGPU but a second one does not detect the mapped vGPU and the windows driver cant be installed
I am currently not sure why this happens, because a copy of the working one with another vGPU config will work.
The Xentools and Windowsversions are the same and the template also

the vGPU rpm is installable without any problems

mgformula

@high-voltages hello i'm stuck at the power on issue, i can assign a vGPU profile but the VM wont power on, it sounds like a mis match in the binary file but i've tried vgpu-7.4.8.x and currently 7.4.13.x also tried host driver NVIDIA-GRID-CitrixHypervisor-8.2-550.54.10 and now running 54.16. i also tried 8.3 with their respective drivers, but same power on even issue so i did a clean install of 8.2

vm.start
{
"id": "1eadda44-c82d-69ad-5b83-514a8e421d65",
"bypassMacAddressesCheck": false,
"force": false
}
{
"code": "FAILED_TO_START_EMULATOR",
"params": [
"OpaqueRef:f44e209a-5d6f-4022-b9b0-263fddcc5f12",
"vgpu",
"Daemon exited unexpectedly"
],
"call": {
"method": "VM.start",
"params": [
"OpaqueRef:f44e209a-5d6f-4022-b9b0-263fddcc5f12",
false,
false
]
},
"message": "FAILED_TO_START_EMULATOR(OpaqueRef:f44e209a-5d6f-4022-b9b0-263fddcc5f12, vgpu, Daemon exited unexpectedly)",
"name": "XapiError",
"stack": "XapiError: FAILED_TO_START_EMULATOR(OpaqueRef:f44e209a-5d6f-4022-b9b0-263fddcc5f12, vgpu, Daemon exited unexpectedly)
at Function.wrap (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/xo-server/node_modules/xen-api/_XapiError.mjs:16:12)
at file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/xo-server/node_modules/xen-api/transports/json-rpc.mjs:38:21
at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:60:5)
at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:447:9)
at process.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:128:17)"
}

high-voltages

@mgformula i can take a look at my setup tomorrow, currently all runs fine.

8.2.1 with Tesla m10 will work with the correct drivers an patches.

mgformula

@high-voltages thanks so much!! I'm also testing with M10 cards, we are trying to find VMware alternatives and are a large vGPU shop

here is what i'm currently running
xe host-param-get param-name=software-version uuid=$(xe host-list --minimal)
product_version: 8.2.1; product_version_text: 8.2; product_version_text_short: 8.2; platform_name: XCP; platform_version: 3.2.1; product_brand: XCP-ng; build_number: release/yangtze/master/58; hostname: localhost; date: 2024-07-17; dbv: 0.0.1; xapi: 1.20; xen: 4.13.5-9.44; linux: 4.19.0+1; xencenter_min: 2.16; xencenter_max: 2.16; network_backend: openvswitch; db_schema: 5.603

i installed the nvidia host driver using rpm -iv "nvidia.rpm ive also tried other methods copying the .iso and installing the supplemental pack. One thing to mention is i grabbed the binaries from XenServer8_2024-10-03

high-voltages

@mgformula
I used this driverpackage "NVIDIA-vGPU-CitrixHypervisor-8.2-550.54.16.x86_64.iso" and installed the vgpu source with "rpm -ihv vgpu-7.4.8-1.x86_64.rpm" this I have got from the Citrix installation iso.

The binary 7.4.13 should used for the Xcp-ng 8.3 release not for the 8.2.1.

The Problem from my earlier post is also solved, a new created vm was working. some copies from a another host does not work. perhaps there some driverconflicts in this Windows Vm.

olivierlambert

Great news! Enjoy vGPU with XCP-ng

mgformula

@high-voltages thanks, i'm trying this now, Just to confirm we are not downloading the NVidia host drivers from NVidia site, we are using them from the Citrix .ISO?

and my install commands are just the binary.rpm and the nvidia host driver correct? I was basically just copying the binary and making it executable, maybe that was the issue i never installed it

mgformula

@high-voltages said in nVidia Tesla P4 for vgpu and Plex encoding:

rpm -ihv vgpu-7.4.8-1.x86_64.rpm

Here are my commands just to confirm I'm doing this right Do i still need to copy the binary to the location other have mentioned and make it executable?

mgformula

@high-voltages Just wanted to thank you again, its working now with the commands i did in the screenshot.