nvidia-driver-install

name	nvidia-driver-install
description	Install NVIDIA drivers + CUDA via extension or HPC image

Nvidia Driver Install

When to use this skill

• Standing up a GPU VM

Key concepts

• NvidiaGpuDriverLinux / Windows extension — installs vendor drivers automatically.
• Azure HPC/AI Ubuntu/Rocky images come with drivers, CUDA, NCCL, OFED preinstalled.
• GRID drivers for NV-series visualization SKUs.
• Verify with nvidia-smi; check CUDA toolkit version compatibility with frameworks.

Azure CLI examples

az vm extension set --publisher Microsoft.HpcCompute --name NvidiaGpuDriverLinux \
  --vm-name vm-gpu -g rg

Common pitfalls

• Mixing extension-installed drivers with manual install — package conflicts.

References

• Microsoft Learn: search for "Nvidia Driver Install Azure VM" on https://learn.microsoft.com

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