The article introduces the process of visualizing NVIDIA GPUs' operating status using DCGM Exporter with Prometheus and Grafana.
DCGM (Data Center GPU Manager) helps in monitoring and managing GPUs, providing metrics in Prometheus format through DCGM Exporter.
Using DCGM Exporter eliminates limitations of manual polling and allows centralized monitoring of GPU status.
The setup involves a GPU server with DCGM Exporter and a monitoring server with Prometheus and Grafana.
Steps include setting up DCGM Exporter on the GPU server and launching Prometheus and Grafana on the monitoring server.
Verification steps ensure proper installation and running of DCGM Exporter and Prometheus targets.
Users can create Grafana dashboards to visualize GPU metrics like temperature, utilization, and memory bandwidth in real time.
Multiple GPU servers can be managed collectively in Grafana, and essential operational aspects like alert settings and data retention are highlighted.
References to DCGM Exporter GitHub, NVIDIA Docs, Prometheus and Grafana installation guides, and a specific Grafana dashboard template are provided for further exploration.
The article concludes by emphasizing the flexibility of the setup for both single and multiple server environments for GPU monitoring.