PowerEdge: VMs may fail to power on when implementing NVIDIA MIG configurations

Summary: Virtual Machines may fail to power on when implementing NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) configurations.

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Symptoms

Virtual Machines (VMs) may fail to power on when implementing NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) configurations.

Cause

Changes to MIG configurations may require the hypervisor host to be rebooted in order for the changes to take effect. Attempting to power on VMs prior to rebooting the hypervisor host may prevent VMs from powering up.

Resolution

This is working as designed. Reboot the hypervisor host prior to powering up VMs.

Affected Products

OEMR R750, OEMR R750xa, OEMR R7525, OEMR R760, OEMR R760xa, OEMR R7625, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760

Products

PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R7725
Article Properties
Article Number: 000226186
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 16 Apr 2025
Version:  3
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