TECHNICAL GUIDE
GPU & Guest Tools · GT-01

STRATUM GPU & Guest Tools Overview

The normal STRATUM GPU path is simple: attach STRATUM GPU, install STRATUM Guest Tools, then run ordinary CUDA applications.

GPU & GUEST TOOLS

Normal guest workflow

The normal STRATUM GPU path is simple: attach STRATUM GPU, install STRATUM Guest Tools, then run ordinary CUDA applications. The physical GPU can be far away—on another host, at another site, or anywhere else reachable through the STRATUM Continuum.

The guest does not require the NVIDIA kernel GPU driver for the STRATUM virtual GPU path. Normal customer setup is zero-configuration after Guest Tools installation: it should work out of the box. Manual LD_LIBRARY_PATH overrides, native-port variables, and mock-provider settings are diagnostic or development tools, not part of the supported customer path.

INTERFACE

Interface tour

REFERENCE 01

Attach STRATUM GPU

Edit the VM and enable STRATUM GPU in the AI Accelerator Fabric section. Select the GPU class/count required by the workload, then save the VM configuration.

FIGURE 01Attach STRATUM GPU
RESULT

The outcome you should see

A VM can be configured with STRATUM GPU, then completed through the Guest Tools installation and validation pages without application-specific STRATUM configuration.