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Add gpu_driver_version settings to the gke gpu blueprints - #6232

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This pull request updates several GKE GPU blueprint configurations to explicitly set the GPU driver version to 'LATEST'. This change ensures that deployments consistently utilize the most recent driver versions, improving compatibility and performance for GPU-accelerated workloads across the provided examples.

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  • GPU Driver Configuration: Added the gpu_driver_installation_config block with gpu_driver_version: LATEST to multiple GKE GPU blueprint examples to ensure consistent driver installation.

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This pull request updates several GKE GPU blueprint configurations to explicitly set the GPU driver version to 'LATEST'. This change ensures that deployments consistently utilize the most recent driver versions, improving compatibility and performance for GPU-accelerated workloads across the provided examples.

Highlights

  • GPU Driver Configuration: Added the gpu_driver_installation_config block with gpu_driver_version: LATEST to multiple GKE GPU blueprint examples to ensure consistent driver installation.
  • Cleanup: Removed a TODO comment in the gke-g4.yaml file regarding the GPU driver version, standardizing the configuration across all blueprints.
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This pull request updates several GKE blueprints to explicitly configure the GPU driver installation version to LATEST for guest accelerators. However, using LATEST in high-performance AI/ML blueprints (such as A3 and A4) is risky because these clusters rely on GPUDirect TCPX/TCPXO and specific RXDM sidecar versions that are tightly coupled with specific NVIDIA driver versions. It is highly recommended to use DEFAULT or pin to a specific stable driver version to prevent potential incompatibilities or performance degradation.

Comment thread examples/gke-a3-highgpu/gke-a3-highgpu.yaml
Comment thread examples/gke-a3-megagpu/gke-a3-megagpu.yaml
Comment thread examples/gke-a4/gke-a4.yaml
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