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nvidia-smi:tldr:bad9e
The command nvidia-smi dmon
is used to monitor the performance metrics of NVIDIA GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) in real-time. It provides information about various GPU usage and performance statistics.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
-
nvidia-smi
: It refers to the NVIDIA System Management Interface command-line utility. It allows users to manage and monitor NVIDIA GPUs on a system. -
dmon
: It is a flag or argument provided to thenvidia-smi
command. Thedmon
flag stands for "device monitor" and is used to specifically display GPU device monitoring information.
When executed together, nvidia-smi dmon
will invoke the device monitor functionality of the nvidia-smi
utility and present real-time monitoring information regarding GPU usage and performance metrics, such as GPU temperature, memory usage, power usage, GPU clock speeds, and utilization percentages for different GPU components.