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NVIDIA Validators for the GPU Operator Components

From gpu-operator-25.3-validator 25.3.4-r27 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running nvidia-validator --help (exit 0). permalink

time="2026-11-08T04:17:23Z" level=info msg="version: v25.3.4, commit: d73a0086a6ba41c5972a704f8d36e3a162ee656f"
NAME:
   nvidia-validator - A new cli application

USAGE:
   nvidia-validator [global options] command [command options]

VERSION:
   v25.3.4, commit: d73a0086a6ba41c5972a704f8d36e3a162ee656f

COMMANDS:
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --kubeconfig value                             absolute path to the kubeconfig file [$KUBECONFIG]
   --node-name value, -n value                    the name of the node to deploy plugin validation pod [$NODE_NAME]
   --namespace value, --ns value                  the namespace in which the operator resources are deployed [$OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]
   --with-wait, -w                                indicates to wait for validation to complete successfully (default: false) [$WITH_WAIT]
   --with-workload, -l                            indicates to validate with GPU workload (default: true) [$WITH_WORKLOAD]
   --component value, -c value                    the name of the operator component to validate [$COMPONENT]
   --cleanup-all, -r                              indicates to cleanup all previous validation status files (default: false) [$CLEANUP_ALL]
   --output-dir value, -o value                   output directory where all validation status files are created (default: "/run/nvidia/validations") [$OUTPUT_DIR]
   --sleep-interval-seconds value, -s value       sleep interval in seconds between command retries (default: 5) [$SLEEP_INTERVAL_SECONDS]
   --mig-strategy value, -m value                 MIG Strategy (default: "single") [$MIG_STRATEGY]
   --metrics-port value, -p value                 port on which the metrics will be exposed. 0 means disabled. (default: 0) [$METRICS_PORT]
   --default-gpu-workload-config value, -g value  default GPU workload config. determines what components to validate by default when sandbox workloads are enabled in the cluster. [$DEFAULT_GPU_WORKLOAD_CONFIG]
   --disable-dev-char-symlink-creation            disable creation of symlinks under /dev/char corresponding to NVIDIA character devices (default: false) [$DISABLE_DEV_CHAR_SYMLINK_CREATION]
   --host-root value                              root path of the underlying host (default: "/") [$HOST_ROOT]
   --driver-install-dir value                     the path on the host where a containerized NVIDIA driver installation is made available (default: "/run/nvidia/driver") [$DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR]
   --driver-install-dir-ctr-path value            the path where the NVIDIA driver install dir is mounted in the container (default: "/run/nvidia/driver") [$DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR_CTR_PATH]
   --help, -h                                     show help
   --version, -v                                  print the version
Options (18)
OptionDescriptionSource
--kubeconfig valueabsolute path to the kubeconfig file [$KUBECONFIG]help
--node-name, -n valuethe name of the node to deploy plugin validation pod [$NODE_NAME]help
--namespace, --ns valuethe namespace in which the operator resources are deployed [$OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]help
--with-wait, -windicates to wait for validation to complete successfully (default: false) [$WITH_WAIT]help
--with-workload, -lindicates to validate with GPU workload (default: true) [$WITH_WORKLOAD]help
--component, -c valuethe name of the operator component to validate [$COMPONENT]help
--cleanup-all, -rindicates to cleanup all previous validation status files (default: false) [$CLEANUP_ALL]help
--output-dir, -o valueoutput directory where all validation status files are created (default: "/run/nvidia/validations") [$OUTPUT_DIR]help
--sleep-interval-seconds, -s valuesleep interval in seconds between command retries (default: 5) [$SLEEP_INTERVAL_SECONDS]help
--mig-strategy, -m valueMIG Strategy (default: "single") [$MIG_STRATEGY]help
--metrics-port, -p valueport on which the metrics will be exposed.help
--default-gpu-workload-config, -g valuedefault GPU workload config.help
--disable-dev-char-symlink-creationdisable creation of symlinks under /dev/char corresponding to NVIDIA character devices (default: false) [$DISABLE_DEV_CHAR_SYMLINK_CREATION]help
--host-root valueroot path of the underlying host (default: "/") [$HOST_ROOT]help
--driver-install-dir valuethe path on the host where a containerized NVIDIA driver installation is made available (default: "/run/nvidia/driver") [$DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR]help
--driver-install-dir-ctr-path valuethe path where the NVIDIA driver install dir is mounted in the container (default: "/run/nvidia/driver") [$DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR_CTR_PATH]help
--help, -hshow helphelp
--version, -vprint the versionhelp

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