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NVIDIA Kubernetes Device Plugin
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NVIDIA Kubernetes Device Plugin

The NVIDIA Kubernetes Device Plugin registers GPUs as compute resources in the Kubernetes cluster.

  • NVIDIA Device Plugin

    The NVIDIA device plugin for Kubernetes is an implementation of the Kubernetes device plugin framework that advertises GPUs as available resources to the kubelet. It is provided as a Daemonset that automatically: Exposes the number of GPUs on each nodes of the cluster Keeps track of the health of GPUs Runs GPU enabled containers in a Kubernetes cluster.

    The NVIDIA Device Plugin container is used with the NVIDIA GPU Operator. This container has been validated to work with and without FIPS enabled Linux and K8s distributions. See the NVIDIA GPU Operator documentation for the list of validated Linux distributions and Kubernetes distributions. documentation.

    Government Ready: STIG/FIPS Hardening

    This ensures the highest level of security and compliance for regulated environments, the container image is:

    • hardened

    Learn more about NVIDIA's hardened image in the AI Software for Regulated Environments White Paper.

    Security Vulnerabilities in Open Source Packages

    Please review the Security Scanning tab to view the latest security scan results. For certain open-source vulnerabilities listed in the scan results, NVIDIA provides a response in the form of a Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) document. The VEX information can be reviewed and downloaded from the Security Scanning tab.

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    Publisher
    NVIDIA
    Latest Tagv0.20.0
    UpdatedAugust 19, 2026 UTC
    Compressed Size52.53 MB
    Multinode SupportNo
    Multi-Arch SupportYes