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feat: add support for DCGM 4.7.1+ in gpu-health-monitor and preflight and lifecycle-manager - #2187
DCGM 4.7.1 changed the client/hostengine API message versions. A client on one side of 4.7.1 cannot talk to a hostengine on the other side. Calls fail with DCGM_ST_VER_MISMATCH (-12). A single gpu-health-monitor image or preflight image therefore cannot serve both old and new hostengines.
What changed
Labeler
Splits the nvsentinel.dgxc.nvidia.com/dcgm.version label into three lanes: 3.x, 4.x (4.0–4.7.0) and 4.7.1-plus (4.7.1 and later).
A DCGM 4 image tag that cannot be parsed falls back to 4.x, the previous behavior.
gpu-health-monitor
New image variant dcgm-4.7.1-plus, built on the DCGM 4.7.1 client. The dcgm-4.x image stays on the DCGM 4.7.0 client.
New DaemonSet gpu-health-monitor-dcgm-4.7.1-plus, scheduled by the new label lane. Only one lane runs per node.
On a version mismatch, the monitor exits with a clear termination message and a version_mismatch metric. It does not send a GpuDcgmConnectivityFailure event, so a DCGM upgrade does not cordon nodes while the labeler moves them to the new lane.
Preflight (dcgm-diag) and lifecycle-manager
The dcgm-diag image now ships the DCGM 4.7.1 client plus a DCGM 4.7.0 client. It reads the hostengine version and switches to the 4.7.0 client when the hostengine is older than 4.7.1.
New optional imageByNodeLabel field in the ValidationConfiguration test config. It picks the test image from a node label. The default config maps 4.x → DCGM 4.7.0 and 4.7.1-plus → DCGM 4.7.1. Nodes without the label use image.
Build, CI and docs
Makefile, publish and container-build workflows, image list and attestation scripts now include the new image variant.
Updated ADR-044 (DCGM source modes), the gpu-health-monitor, preflight, validation and labeler docs, and the DCGM failures runbook.
The CI default DCGM version stays 4.7.0.
Compatibility
Hostengine version
Label lane
gpu-health-monitor image
3.x
3.x
dcgm-3.x
4.0 – 4.7.0
4.x
dcgm-4.x (DCGM 4.7.0 client)
4.7.1 and later
4.7.1-plus
dcgm-4.7.1-plus (DCGM 4.7.1 client)
Type of Change
🐛 Bug fix
✨ New feature
💥 Breaking change
📚 Documentation
🔧 Refactoring
🔨 Build/CI
Component(s) Affected
Health Monitor
Core Service
Fault Management
Janitor
Deployment/Config
API/Interface
Preflight
Plugins
Documentation/CI
New Component
Multiple Components
Other
Testing
Tests pass locally
Manual testing completed
No breaking changes (or documented)
Checklist
Self-review completed
Documentation updated (if needed)
Ready for review
Test results
Setup:
The dcgm-4.x GHM image uses the DCGM 4.7.0 client. The dcgm-4.7.1-plus GHM image uses the DCGM 4.7.1 client.
Faults were injected with dcgmi test --inject: thermal margin (field 153), power brake (field 112) and XID 95 (field 230).
Thermal and power brake ran as STORE_ONLY. Fault remediation was disabled.
1. operator-service (default)
Scenario
Observed
Result
GPU Operator hostengine 4.5.2 → 4.7.1
Labeler moved each node to lane 4.7.1-plus. The DCGM 4.7.1-client GHM replaced the DCGM 4.7.0-client GHM and connected with no version mismatch, as expected
✅ PASS
Hostengine 4.7.1 → 4.7.0
Nodes moved back to lane 4.x. The DCGM 4.7.0-client GHM connected, as expected
✅ PASS
Hostengine 4.7.0 → 4.5.2 (same lane)
The DCGM 4.7.0-client GHM stayed in place and reconnected after the hostengine restart, as expected
✅ PASS
Thermal, power brake, XID 95 injection
Thermal and power brake sent a fatal STORE_ONLY event, then recovered, with no cordon. XID 95 sent DCGM_FR_UNCONTAINED_ERROR and cordoned the node. All as expected
✅ PASS
2. embedded-mode
Scenario
Observed
Result
Chart rendered without runtimeClassName
Render failed with runtimeClassName is required in embedded-mode, as expected
GHM exited with "DCGM API version mismatch … check the nvsentinel.dgxc.nvidia.com/dcgm.version node label" and sent no GpuDcgmConnectivityFailure event, as expected
✅ PASS
Hostengine changed 4.7.1 → 4.7.0 while the DCGM 4.7.0-client GHM was in CrashLoop
GHM connected on its next restart, sent healthy events and uncordoned the node, as expected
Added a GPU health monitor image and Kubernetes deployment lane for DCGM 4.7.1 and newer, alongside the existing 3.x and 4.0.0–4.7.0 lanes.
Preflight diagnostics now select a compatible DCGM client based on the hostengine version. Lifecycle-manager validation can select its diagnostic image based on the node’s DCGM lane.
DCGM API version mismatches are tracked separately from connectivity failures. Affected monitor pods exit and restart until the node’s lane is corrected.
Documentation
Updated configuration and troubleshooting guidance for DCGM lanes, node labels, and version mismatches.
The changes split DCGM 4.x support at version 4.7.1. They add a GPU health monitor lane, handle client-hostengine version mismatches, and select compatible DCGM clients for lifecycle-manager tests and preflight diagnostics.
Changes: DCGM version lanes
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Define and classify DCGM lanes labeler/pkg/labeler/*, docs/labeler.md, docs/designs/044-dcgm-source-modes.md, docs/configuration/gpu-health-monitor.md
The labeler maps DCGM image tags to 3.x, 4.x, or 4.7.1-plus. Documentation describes the 4.7.1 compatibility boundary, lane labels, and client selection.
Build and deploy the 4.7.1-plus monitor health-monitors/gpu-health-monitor/Makefile, docker/Makefile, Makefile, .github/workflows/*, distros/kubernetes/nvsentinel/charts/gpu-health-monitor/*, scripts/*, tilt/Tiltfile, DEVELOPMENT.md, RELEASE.md
Build and publish targets, CI workflows, image checks, and development examples include the new lane. The chart adds its DaemonSet template and tests lane-specific rendering and configuration.
Handle monitor API version mismatches health-monitors/gpu-health-monitor/gpu_health_monitor/*, health-monitors/gpu-health-monitor/gpu_health_monitor/tests/*, docs/configuration/gpu-health-monitor.md, docs/runbooks/gpu-monitor-dcgm-failures.md
The monitor reports version mismatches separately from connectivity failures, writes a termination message, and exits with status 1. Tests and operator documentation cover mismatch handling and recovery.
Select lifecycle-manager test images by node label lifecycle-manager/api/v1alpha1/validationconfiguration_types.go, lifecycle-manager/internal/controller/*, distros/kubernetes/nvsentinel/charts/lifecycle-manager/values.yaml, docs/configuration/validation.md
Test configuration can map a node-label value to an image. The controller selects an image from the first node’s label and uses the configured image when there is no mapping.
Select a compatible preflight client preflight-checks/dcgm-diag/*, docs/configuration/preflight.md
The preflight image includes DCGM 4.7.1 and 4.7.0 clients. The diagnostic checks hostengine build information and re-executes with the 4.7.0 client for older hostengines when the legacy files are available.
sequenceDiagram
participant dcgm_diag
participant select_lane
participant DCGMDiagnostic
participant Hostengine
participant LegacyClientProcess
dcgm_diag->>select_lane: call select_lane with diagnostic
select_lane->>DCGMDiagnostic: get_hostengine_build_info
DCGMDiagnostic->>Hostengine: fetch rawBuildInfoString
Hostengine-->>DCGMDiagnostic: return build information
DCGMDiagnostic-->>select_lane: return build information
alt Hostengine version is below 4.7.1
select_lane->>LegacyClientProcess: re-exec with legacy bindings and libraries
else Hostengine version is 4.7.1 or newer
select_lane-->>dcgm_diag: continue with default client
end
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NVIDIA/NVSentinel#2160 — The issue requests DCGM 4.7.1. This PR adds 4.7.1-plus support across the GPU health monitor, preflight checks, and lifecycle-manager.
Preflight can report a fatal failure after a transient connection error. Resolve that behavior and the ADR convention violation before merging.
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The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding DCGM 4.7.1+ support across gpu-health-monitor, preflight, and lifecycle-manager.
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[#2160] The issue asks to keep NVSentinel up to date with DCGM versions. It names DCGM 4.7.1 as the target. Its Proposed Solution is TBD, and it gives no other acceptance criteria. The PR implements D…
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All changed areas connect to the DCGM 4.7.1 objective in [#2160] or to the compatibility work that the objective needs: - Labeler and labeler tests: the lane split and the unparseable-tag fallback. - …
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[#2160] The issue asks to keep NVSentinel up to date with DCGM versions. It names DCGM 4.7.1 as the target. Its Proposed Solution is TBD, and it gives no other acceptance criteria. The PR implements DCGM 4.7.1 support in these ways:
dcgm-diag Dockerfile and Makefile move the primary DCGM image to 4.7.1 (DCGM_VERSION).
A new dcgm-4.7.1-plus gpu-health-monitor image is built on the DCGM 4.7.1 client, with a matching Makefile, Docker, publish, and CI target.
The labeler adds a 4.7.1-plus lane (labeler.go) and a new DaemonSet template selects that lane.
The preflight lane selector (lane.py) and the lifecycle-manager imageByNodeLabel mapping send 4.7.1 hostengines to the 4.7.1 client.
The PR keeps the 4.7.0 client for hostengines 4.0–4.7.0 and for 3.x. The current PR description gives a protocol reason: DCGM 4.7.1 changed the message versions, so a client and hostengine on opposite sides fail with DCGM_ST_VER_MISMATCH. The issue does not forbid this. Automated tests cover the labeler, the watcher, the Helm lanes, lane selection, and the lifecycle-manager image selection. The manual test results in the PR description cover the 4.7.1 pairs. This evidence supports the issue's DCGM 4.7.1 upgrade objective. The excluded generated file lifecycle-manager/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go is not reviewed. It does not change this verdict, because the issue's requirement does not depend on its contents.
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All changed areas connect to the DCGM 4.7.1 objective in [#2160] or to the compatibility work that the objective needs:
Labeler and labeler tests: the lane split and the unparseable-tag fallback.
gpu-health-monitor: the new image variant, the DaemonSet, the version-mismatch handling (no GpuDcgmConnectivityFailure, termination message, metric), and the matching unit tests.
preflight dcgm-diag: the 4.7.1 primary client, the 4.7.0 legacy client, and the lane selection with its tests.
lifecycle-manager: imageByNodeLabel and resolveTestImage, which select the correct dcgm-diag image per lane, with tests.
Build, CI, scripts, Tiltfile, and docs: these register or describe the new image and lane. They do not add unrelated features.
No change was found that is unrelated to DCGM version support. The PR is broad, but each part serves the DCGM upgrade and the lane design. The excluded file zz_generated.deepcopy.go is generated code for the new API type. It is not reviewed, and no unrelated change was found in the reviewable files.
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Write a new ADR for the DCGM version lanes. Do not extend ADR-044.
This change alters the dcgm.version label contract. The label no longer selects a DCGM major version. It now selects a version lane split at 4.7.1. The PR describes this new decision inside ADR-044 by editing its Context, Decision, Rationale, Consequences, Mitigations and Alternatives sections. That rewrites the record of what was decided at the time.
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Retry version detection before running diagnostics.
main() calls select_lane() only once. If get_hostengine_build_info() raises, the handler returns, and diag.run() later reconnects without selecting a lane. The image then uses its default DCGM 4.7.1 client. Against a reachable supported 4.7.0 hostengine, the diagnostic can fail because lane.py declares these versions incompatible. The base image used DCGM 4.7.0 by default, so this changes a previously working path into a fatal preflight failure. Retry the version probe before running diagnostics; abort if the lane remains unknown instead of using an incompatible default client.
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Summary
Adds support for DCGM 4.7.1+ hostengines while keeping DCGM 3.x and 4.0–4.7.0 working.
Fixes #2160
Why
DCGM 4.7.1 changed the client/hostengine API message versions. A client on one side of 4.7.1 cannot talk to a hostengine on the other side. Calls fail with
DCGM_ST_VER_MISMATCH(-12). A single gpu-health-monitor image or preflight image therefore cannot serve both old and new hostengines.What changed
Labeler
nvsentinel.dgxc.nvidia.com/dcgm.versionlabel into three lanes:3.x,4.x(4.0–4.7.0) and4.7.1-plus(4.7.1 and later).4.x, the previous behavior.gpu-health-monitor
dcgm-4.7.1-plus, built on the DCGM 4.7.1 client. Thedcgm-4.ximage stays on the DCGM 4.7.0 client.gpu-health-monitor-dcgm-4.7.1-plus, scheduled by the new label lane. Only one lane runs per node.version_mismatchmetric. It does not send aGpuDcgmConnectivityFailureevent, so a DCGM upgrade does not cordon nodes while the labeler moves them to the new lane.Preflight (dcgm-diag) and lifecycle-manager
imageByNodeLabelfield in the ValidationConfiguration test config. It picks the test image from a node label. The default config maps4.x→ DCGM 4.7.0 and4.7.1-plus→ DCGM 4.7.1. Nodes without the label useimage.Build, CI and docs
Compatibility
3.xdcgm-3.x4.xdcgm-4.x(DCGM 4.7.0 client)4.7.1-plusdcgm-4.7.1-plus(DCGM 4.7.1 client)Type of Change
Component(s) Affected
Testing
Checklist
Test results
Setup:
dcgm-4.xGHM image uses the DCGM 4.7.0 client. Thedcgm-4.7.1-plusGHM image uses the DCGM 4.7.1 client.dcgmi test --inject: thermal margin (field 153), power brake (field 112) and XID 95 (field 230).1. operator-service (default)
4.7.1-plus. The DCGM 4.7.1-client GHM replaced the DCGM 4.7.0-client GHM and connected with no version mismatch, as expected4.x. The DCGM 4.7.0-client GHM connected, as expectedDCGM_FR_UNCONTAINED_ERRORand cordoned the node. All as expected2. embedded-mode
runtimeClassNameruntimeClassName is required in embedded-mode, as expectedGpuMemWatchfatal event cordoned the node, as expected3. external-hostengine
nvsentinel.dgxc.nvidia.com/dcgm.versionnode label" and sent noGpuDcgmConnectivityFailureevent, as expectedSummary by CodeRabbit