A private NGC pull fails with an authorization error. What do you check?
Why B is the answer
The NGC API key
Authenticated pulls need a valid key.
In detail
- Authenticated pulls need a valid key.
- Authenticated pulls need a valid key.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
A private pull fails, and the NGC API key turns out to have expired.
See it in different ways
flowchart LR A["NGC catalog"] --> B["API key if needed"] B --> C["Pull from nvcr.io"] C --> D["Run with GPUs"]
sequenceDiagram participant U as Operator participant R as nvcr.io participant H as GPU host U->>R: Signs in with an NGC API key R-->>H: GPU-optimized image H->>H: Runs with GPUs
flowchart TD
Q{"Is the API key valid?"}
Q -->|"No"| A0["Create a new key"]
Q -->|"Yes"| A1["Check access to the image"]Key point: Check the API key.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. The fan speed
- Fan speed is unrelated.
- C. The GPU clock speed
- Clock speed is unrelated.
- D. The Slurm fairshare
- Fairshare is unrelated.