time="2026-11-09T14:48:35Z" level=info msg="version: v26.3.3, commit: b0a49c0e7b2e061dcd83f2bb2fe4fe960c5d0338"
NAME:
   nvidia-validator - A new cli application

USAGE:
   nvidia-validator [global options]

VERSION:
   v26.3.3, commit: b0a49c0e7b2e061dcd83f2bb2fe4fe960c5d0338

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