virtual-machines-n-series-linux-support.md

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Supported distributions and drivers

NVIDIA CUDA drivers

NVIDIA CUDA drivers for NC, NCv2, NCv3, ND, and NDv2-series VMs (optional for NV-series) are supported only on the Linux distributions listed in the following table. CUDA driver information is current at time of publication. For the latest CUDA drivers, visit the NVIDIA website. Ensure that you install or upgrade to the latest CUDA drivers for your distribution.

Tip

As an alternative to manual CUDA driver installation on a Linux VM, you can deploy an Azure Data Science Virtual Machine image. The DSVM editions for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or CentOS 7.4 pre-install NVIDIA CUDA drivers, the CUDA Deep Neural Network Library, and other tools.

Distribution	Driver
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or 7.4 CentOS-based 7.3 or 7.4, CentOS-based 7.4 HPC	NVIDIA CUDA 10.0, driver branch R410

NVIDIA GRID drivers

Microsoft redistributes NVIDIA GRID driver installers for NV and NVv2-series VMs used as virtual workstations or for virtual applications. Install only these GRID drivers on Azure NV VMs, only on the operating systems listed in the following table. These drivers include licensing for GRID Virtual GPU Software in Azure. You do not need to set up an NVIDIA vGPU software license server.

Distribution	Driver
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or 7.4 CentOS-based 7.3 or 7.4	NVIDIA GRID 6.2, driver branch R390

Warning

Installation of third-party software on Red Hat products can affect the Red Hat support terms. See the Red Hat Knowledgebase article.