Nvidia DGX Station User Manual

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Table of Contents
About this Guide....................................................................................................................v
Chapter1.Introduction to the NVIDIA
®
DGX Station
™
....................................................... 1
1.1.What's in the Box......................................................................................................................2
1.2.DGX OS Desktop Software Summary...................................................................................... 2
1.3.DGX Station Hardware Summary.............................................................................................3
Chapter2.Setting Up the NVIDIA DGX Station................................................................... 4
2.1.Siting the DGX Station.............................................................................................................. 4
2.2.Removing or Replacing the Packing Inside the DGX Station..................................................5
2.3.Connecting and Powering on the DGX Station........................................................................7
2.4.Completing the Initial Ubuntu OS Configuration...................................................................12
2.5.Adding Support for Additional Languages to the DGX Station..............................................12
2.6.Registering Your DGX Station.................................................................................................13
2.7.Configuring the DGX Station To Use Multiple Displays........................................................ 13
2.8.Enabling Multiple Users to Access the DGX Station Remotely............................................ 15
2.9.Preparing the DGX Station for Use with Docker...................................................................16
2.9.1.Enabling Users To Run Docker Containers....................................................................16
2.9.2.Preventing IP Address Conflicts Between Docker and the DGX Station........................17
2.10.Managing CPU Mitigations................................................................................................... 18
2.10.1.Determining the CPU Mitigation State of the DGX System.......................................... 18
2.10.2.Disabling CPU Mitigations............................................................................................. 18
2.10.3.Re-enabling CPU Mitigations.........................................................................................19
Chapter3.Upgrading DGX OS Desktop Software on DGX Station.................................... 20
3.1.Upgrading Within the Same DGX OS Desktop Major Release.............................................. 20
3.1.1. Upgrading Within the Same DGX OS Desktop Major Release from the Software
Updater Application...............................................................................................................21
3.1.2.Upgrading Within the Same DGX OS Desktop Major Release from the Command
Line......................................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.Upgrading to a New DGX OS Desktop Major Release.......................................................... 22
3.3.Opting in to DGX OS Desktop Patch Updates........................................................................25
3.4.Available DGX Station Software Updates...............................................................................26
3.4.1.Updates to Docker and Software Exclusive to the DGX Station.....................................27
3.4.2.Updates to the Ubuntu Software on the DGX Station.....................................................28
3.5.Checking for Updates to DGX Station Software.................................................................... 29
3.6.Getting Release Information for DGX Station........................................................................29
3.7.Updating Software on an Air-Gapped DGX Station System.................................................. 30

Nvidia DGX Station Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	DGX Station
Category	Desktop
Language	English