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Kubernetes component for seamless upgrades of NVIDIA drivers on cluster nodes

From k8s-driver-manager 0.12.1-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running driver-manager --help (exit 0). permalink

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NAME:
   driver-manager - The NVIDIA Driver Manager is a Kubernetes component which assists in the seamless upgrades of NVIDIA  GPU Driver Container on each node of the cluster. This component ensures that all pre-requisites are met before driver upgrades can be performed on the gpu driver container.

USAGE:
   driver-manager [global options] command [command options]

VERSION:
   0.12.1, commit: 34ea7db330d26d3fde416ec7776d16562a9b6112

COMMANDS:
   uninstall_driver  Uninstall NVIDIA driver and manage GPU operator components
   preflight_check   Perform preflight checks
   help, h           Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --node-name value                        The name of the node to manage [$NODE_NAME]
   --drain-use-force                        Use force when draining nodes (default: false) [$DRAIN_USE_FORCE]
   --drain-pod-selector-label value         Pod selector label for draining [$DRAIN_POD_SELECTOR_LABEL]
   --drain-timeout-seconds value            Timeout for drain operations (default: 0s) [$DRAIN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS]
   --drain-delete-emptydir-data             Delete emptyDir data during drain (default: false) [$DRAIN_DELETE_EMPTYDIR_DATA]
   --enable-auto-drain                      Enable automatic node draining (default: true) [$ENABLE_AUTO_DRAIN]
   --enable-gpu-pod-eviction                Enable GPU pod eviction (default: true) [$ENABLE_GPU_POD_EVICTION]
   --operator-namespace value               Namespace where the GPU operator is installed in (default: "gpu-operator") [$OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]
   --node-label-for-gpu-pod-eviction value  Node label for GPU pod eviction [$NODE_LABEL_FOR_GPU_POD_EVICTION]
   --gpu-direct-rdma-enabled                Enable GPU Direct RDMA (default: false) [$GPU_DIRECT_RDMA_ENABLED]
   --use-host-mofed                         Use host MOFED driver (default: false) [$USE_HOST_MOFED]
   --kubeconfig value                       Path to kubeconfig file [$KUBECONFIG]
   --force-reinstall                        Force driver reinstall regardless of current state (default: false) [$FORCE_REINSTALL]
   --help, -h                               show help
   --version, -v                            print the version
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
--node-name valueThe name of the node to manage [$NODE_NAME]help
--drain-use-forceUse force when draining nodes (default: false) [$DRAIN_USE_FORCE]help
--drain-pod-selector-label valuePod selector label for draining [$DRAIN_POD_SELECTOR_LABEL]help
--drain-timeout-seconds valueTimeout for drain operations (default: 0s) [$DRAIN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS]help
--drain-delete-emptydir-dataDelete emptyDir data during drain (default: false) [$DRAIN_DELETE_EMPTYDIR_DATA]help
--enable-auto-drainEnable automatic node draining (default: true) [$ENABLE_AUTO_DRAIN]help
--enable-gpu-pod-evictionEnable GPU pod eviction (default: true) [$ENABLE_GPU_POD_EVICTION]help
--operator-namespace valueNamespace where the GPU operator is installed in (default: "gpu-operator") [$OPERATOR_NAMESPACE]help
--node-label-for-gpu-pod-eviction valueNode label for GPU pod eviction [$NODE_LABEL_FOR_GPU_POD_EVICTION]help
--gpu-direct-rdma-enabledEnable GPU Direct RDMA (default: false) [$GPU_DIRECT_RDMA_ENABLED]help
--use-host-mofedUse host MOFED driver (default: false) [$USE_HOST_MOFED]help
--kubeconfig valuePath to kubeconfig file [$KUBECONFIG]help
--force-reinstallForce driver reinstall regardless of current state (default: false) [$FORCE_REINSTALL]help
--help, -hshow helphelp
--version, -vprint the versionhelp

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