Exam NCP-AII Topic 1 Question 222 Discussion

Actual exam question for NVIDIA's NCP-AII exam
Question #: 222
Topic #: 1
You're deploying a multi-GPU training job on a cluster using Slurm. You need to ensure that the GPUs allocated to the job are healthy and functioning correctly before the training starts. What's the MOST effective approach to pre-validate the GPU hardware?

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Using the DCGM diagnostic suite is the most thorough way to pre-validate GPU hardware. DCGM provides comprehensive tests to check GPU health, including memory, compute, and interconnects. A simple CUDA program or checking nvidia-smr provides basic validation, but not as comprehensive as DCGM. Monitoring temperature is reactive, not proactive. Assuming GPUs are healthy without validation is risky.

by Alston at Oct 07, 2025, 04:49 PM

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