Solution Overview
NVIDIA Base Command
The operating system of the DGX data center.
Providing a robust AI infrastructure for a large enterprise is about much more than
Key Challenges
hardware. To reach maximum performance and usability takes purposeful design
and orchestration of the entire data center. This requires not only choosing best-of- > ROI on AI investment can be
breed technology such as the NVIDIA DGXTM platform, NVIDIA networking, optimized slow to realize.
storage, and more, but also advanced infrastructure software to ensure everything
> It can be challenging to manage
is managed optimally and utilization is maximized to provide AI development
and scale AI infrastructure.
capabilities across the entire organization.
> Available hardware is often both
NVIDIA Base CommandTM is the operating system of the DGX data center,
oversubscribed and underutilized.
helping organizations speed the ROI of AI. Base Command powers the DGX
platform, enabling organizations to leverage the best of NVIDIA software > There’s a lack of enterprise-
innovation. Enterprises can tap into the full potential of their DGX infrastructure grade support.
with a proven platform that includes AI workflow management, enterprise-grade
cluster management, libraries that accelerate compute, storage and network Benefits
infrastructure, and system software optimized for running AI workloads. > Speed up ROI with a full gamut
of hardened software for
The Best of NVIDIA Software accelerated data centers.
The same software that supports NVIDIA’s thousands of in-house developers,
> Manage clusters of any size,
researchers, and AI practitioners is now available across the DGX platform. Best-
spanning DGX systems, other
of-breed developer software, AI workflow and infrastructure management, and
GPU, CPU, and cloud nodes.
accelerated infrastructure libraries have been incorporated into a single powerful
software stack to power DGX infrastructure, with ongoing enhancements and > Maximize utilization with
innovations. As organizations evolve their infrastructure from simple single-node enterprise-grade job scheduling
environments to clusters to infrastructure at NVIDIA DGX SuperPODTM scale, and workload orchestration with
Base Command supports their needs. integrated monitoring.
> Base Command is backed
Comprehensive AI Workflow Management by world-class NVIDIA
Within Base Command, NVIDIA Base Command Platform is a software service for Enterprise Support.
enterprise-class AI training that enables businesses and their data scientists to
accelerate AI development. Base Command Platform provides centralized, hybrid
control of AI training projects to increase developer productivity. Base Command
also provides Kubernetes, Slurm, and Jupyter Notebook environments for DGX
systems, delivering an easy-to-use, enterprise-proven scheduling and orchestration
solution based on well-established enterprise standards. With Base Command,
you get unified management and the backing of world-class NVIDIA support to
meet enterprise service-level agreements (SLAs).
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Enterprise-Grade Cluster Management
Automate the end-to-end management of DGX systems, from a single node to
thousands, with full-featured cluster management in Base Command. Whether
it’s initial provisioning, operating system and firmware updates, on-demand system
reconfiguration, or health checks and real-time monitoring, Base Command provides
a single pane-of-glass view that gives you complete control of heterogeneous
clusters of any size, including DGX, other GPU, CPU, and cloud nodes.
Fully Optimized, Hardened, and Supported
for Enterprise Requirements
The complete Base Command software stack is optimized for DGX environments
that scale from a single node to large-scale clusters, ensuring maximum performance
and productivity. And NVIDIA AI Enterprise, included with NVIDIA DGX Cloud and
every DGX system, enables organizations to harness the power of AI with a fully
supported suite of software optimized to streamline AI development and deployment.
Enabling Your Journey to an AI Center of Excellence
The DGX platform has always offered the highest performance and scalability,
giving every enterprise AI infrastructure that supports their business objectives.
DGX is architected to remove limitations and achieve aspirations, taking organizations
where no other AI platform can. Base Command and the rest of the DGX platform
enables those aspirations, delivering capabilities that are ready when customers
need them, helping them achieve the art of the possible. Base Command supports
an organization’s AI journey, from their first system all the way to a TOP500-
class DGX SuperPOD.
Realize Faster ROI on AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA Base Command delivers the best of NVIDIA software innovation, making
Ordering Information
it faster, easier, and more cost-effective to realize the ROI on AI infrastructure.
NVIDIA Base Command is available
with the DGX platform. Contact
your NVIDIA sales representative
to learn more.
Ready to Get Started?
To learn more about NVIDIA Base Command visit:
nvidia.com/base-command
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