Chainguard Container for nvidia-gpu-driver

Tools necessary for GPU and feature discovery for NVIDIA GPU driver container that allows the provisioning of the NVIDIA driver through the use of containers.

Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.

Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/nvidia-gpu-driver:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Important Considerations

This image provides tools necessary for GPU and feature discovery, but it does not include the functionality to compile drivers directly within the container. It is important to understand that running the initialization scripts to configure the driver as provided will not be feasible without a host node and a Helm chart that correctly mounts all the required volumes from the host into the container.

1. Host Node and Helm Chart Requirements:

   • To use this image effectively, you need a host node with the appropriate hardware and drivers already installed.
   • A Helm chart is required to mount all the expected volumes from the host into the container. This includes device files, driver files, and other necessary resources.

2. Initialization Scripts:

   • The initialization scripts included in this image are meant for configuration purposes only. They cannot compile drivers within the container.
   • Ensure that the host node is properly configured before attempting to use these scripts.

3. Volume Mounts:

   • Proper volume mounts are crucial for the functionality of the tools provided in this image.
   • The Helm chart must define the necessary volume mounts to pass through GPU device files, configuration files, and other dependencies from the host node into the container.

Usage

1. Container Entry Point:

   • The entry point is set to sleep infinity, which keeps the container running indefinitely. This allows for interactive configuration and troubleshooting.
   • Example command to run the container:

     docker run -d --name test-nvidia cgr.dev/chainguard/nvidia-gpu-driver:latest

2. Interacting with the Container:

   • Once the container is running, you can exec into the container to run the provided GPU and feature discovery tools.
   • Example command to exec into the container:

     docker exec -it test-nvidia /bin/bash

What are Chainguard Containers?

Chainguard Containers are minimal container images that are secure by default.

In many cases, the Chainguard Containers tagged as :latest contain only an open-source application and its runtime dependencies. These minimal container images typically do not contain a shell or package manager. Chainguard Containers are built with Wolfi, our Linux undistro designed to produce container images that meet the requirements of a more secure software supply chain.

The main features of Chainguard Containers include:

• Minimal design, without unnecessary software bloat
• Daily builds to ensure container images are up-to-date with available security patches
• High quality build-time SBOMs attesting to the provenance of all artifacts within the image
• Verifiable signatures provided by Sigstore
• Reproducible builds with Cosign and apko (read more about reproducibility)

For cases where you need container images with shells and package managers to build or debug, most Chainguard Containers come paired with a -dev variant.

Although the -dev container image variants have similar security features as their more minimal versions, they feature additional software that is typically not necessary in production environments. We recommend using multi-stage builds to leverage the -dev variants, copying application artifacts into a final minimal container that offers a reduced attack surface that won’t allow package installations or logins.

Learn More

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