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$templateFile = "Path to addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
$templateParameterFile = "Path to addGPUExtLinuxVM.parameters.json"
$RGName = "<Name of your resource group>"
New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "<Name for your deployment>"

Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName <Name of resource group> -VMName <Name of VM> -Name <Name of the extension>

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myasegpuvm1 -VMName VM2 -Name windowsgpuext

ResourceGroupName       : myasegpuvm1
VMName                  : VM2
Name                    : windowsgpuext
Location                : dbelocal
Etag                    : null
Publisher               : Microsoft.HpcCompute
ExtensionType           : NvidiaGpuDriverWindows
TypeHandlerVersion      : 1.3
Id                      : /subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/myasegpuvm1/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VM2/extensions/windowsgpuext
PublicSettings          : {
                            "DriverURL": "http://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/442.50/442.50-tesla-desktop-winserver-2019-2016-international.exe",
                            "DriverCertificateUrl": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=871664",
                            "DriverType": "CUDA"
                          }
ProtectedSettings       :
ProvisioningState       : Creating
Statuses                :
SubStatuses             :
AutoUpgradeMinorVersion : True
ForceUpdateTag          :

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

"status":  {
                       "formattedMessage":  {
                                                "message":  "Enable Extension",
                                                "lang":  "en"
                                            },
                       "name":  "NvidiaGpuDriverWindows",
                       "status":  "success",

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> ssh -l Administrator 10.57.50.60
    Administrator@10.57.50.60's password:
    Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.0.0-1031-azure x86_64)
     * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
     * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
     * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage
      System information as of Thu Dec 10 22:57:01 UTC 2020

      System load:  0.0                Processes:           133
      Usage of /:   24.8% of 28.90GB   Users logged in:     0
      Memory usage: 2%                 IP address for eth0: 10.57.50.60
      Swap usage:   0%

    249 packages can be updated.
    140 updates are security updates.

    Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.0.0-1031-azure x86_64)
     * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
     * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
     * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage
      System information as of Thu Dec 10 22:57:01 UTC 2020
      System load:  0.0                Processes:           133
      Usage of /:   24.8% of 28.90GB   Users logged in:     0
      Memory usage: 2%                 IP address for eth0: 10.57.50.60
      Swap usage:   0%

    249 packages can be updated.
    140 updates are security updates.

    New release '20.04.1 LTS' available.
    Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it.

    *** System restart required ***
    Last login: Thu Dec 10 21:49:29 2020 from 10.90.24.23
    To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
    See "man sudo_root" for details.

    Administrator@VM1:~$
    
PS C:\azure-stack-edge-deploy-vms> Remove-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName rgl -VMName WindowsVM -Name windowsgpuext
Virtual machine extension removal operation
This cmdlet will remove the specified virtual machine extension. Do you want to continue? [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Requestld IsSuccessStatusCode StatusCode ReasonPhrase
--------- ------------------- ---------- ------------
          True                OK         OK

"parameters": {
	"vmName": {
	"value": "<name of the VM>"
	},
	"extensionName": {
	"value": "<name for the extension. Example: windowsGpu>"
	},
	"publisher": {
	"value": "Microsoft.HpcCompute"
	},
	"type": {
	"value": "NvidiaGpuDriverWindows"
	},
	"typeHandlerVersion": {
	"value": "1.5"
	},
	"settings": {
	"value": {
	"DriverURL" : "http://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/511.65/511.65-data-center-tesla-desktop-winserver-2016-2019-2022-dch-international.exe",
	"DriverCertificateUrl" : "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=871664",
	"DriverType":"CUDA"
	}
	}
	}

"parameters": {
	"vmName": {
	"value": "<name of the VM>"
	},
	"extensionName": {
	"value": "<name for the extension. Example: windowsGpu>"
	},
	"publisher": {
	"value": "Microsoft.HpcCompute"
	},
	"type": {
	"value": "NvidiaGpuDriverWindows"
	},
	"typeHandlerVersion": {
	"value": "1.3"
	},
	"settings": {
	"value": {
	"DriverURL" : "http://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/442.50/442.50-tesla-desktop-winserver-2019-2016-international.exe",
	"DriverCertificateUrl" : "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=871664",
	"DriverType":"CUDA"
	}
	}
	}

$templateFile = "<Path to addGPUextensiontoVM.json>"
$templateParameterFile = "<Path to addGPUExtWindowsVM.parameters.json>"
RGName = "<Name of your resource group>"
New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "<Name for your deployment>"

   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
   C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateParameterFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUExtWindowsVM.parameters.json"
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RGName = "myasegpuvm1"
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "deployment3"

   DeploymentName          : deployment3
   ResourceGroupName       : myasegpuvm1
   ProvisioningState       : Succeeded
   Timestamp               : 12/16/2020 12:18:50 AM
   Mode                    : Incremental
   TemplateLink            :
   Parameters              :
                          Name             Type                       Value
                          ===============  =========================  ==========
                          vmName           String                     VM2
                          extensionName    String                     windowsgpuext
                          publisher        String                     Microsoft.HpcCompute
                          type             String                     NvidiaGpuDriverWindows
                          typeHandlerVersion  String                     1.3
                          settings         Object                     {
                            "DriverURL": "http://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/442.50/442.50-tesla-desktop-winserver-2019-2016-international.exe",
                            "DriverCertificateUrl": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=871664",
                            "DriverType": "CUDA"
                          }

   Outputs                 :
   DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
   
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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateParameterFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUExtLinuxVM.parameters.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RGName = "rg2"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "deployment7"

DeploymentName          : deployment7
ResourceGroupName       : rg2
ProvisioningState       : Succeeded
Timestamp               : 12/10/2020 10:43:23 PM
Mode                    : Incremental
TemplateLink            :
Parameters              :
                          Name             Type                       Value
                          ===============  =========================  ==========
                          vmName           String                     VM1
                          extensionName    String                     gpuLinux
                          publisher        String                     Microsoft.HpcCompute
                          type             String                     NvidiaGpuDriverLinux
                          typeHandlerVersion  String                     1.3
                          settings         Object                     {
                            "DRIVER_URL": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=874271",
                            "PUBKEY_URL":
                          "http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/F/A/FFAC979D-AD9C-4684-A6CE-C92BB9372A3B/7fa2af80.pub",
                            "CUDA_ver": "10.0.130",
                            "InstallCUDA": "true"
                          }

Outputs                 :
DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroup -VMName <VM Name> -Name <Extension Name>

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName rg2 -VMName VM1 -Name gpulinux

ResourceGroupName       : rg2
VMName                  : VM1
Name                    : gpuLinux
Location                : dbelocal
Etag                    : null
Publisher               : Microsoft.HpcCompute
ExtensionType           : NvidiaGpuDriverLinux
TypeHandlerVersion      : 1.3
Id                      : /subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/rg2/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VM1/extensions/gpuLinux
PublicSettings          : {
                            "DRIVER_URL": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=874271",
                            "PUBKEY_URL": "http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/F/A/FFAC979D-AD9C-4684-A6CE-C92BB9372A3B/7fa2af80.pub",
                            "CUDA_ver": "10.0.130",
                            "InstallCUDA": "true"
                          }
ProtectedSettings       :
ProvisioningState       : Creating
Statuses                :
SubStatuses             :
AutoUpgradeMinorVersion : True
ForceUpdateTag          :

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

PS C:\Users\Administrator> cd "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI"
PS C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI> ls

    Directory: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
-a----        2/26/2020  12:00 PM         849640 MCU.exe
-a----        2/26/2020  12:00 PM         443104 nvdebugdump.exe
-a----        2/25/2020   2:06 AM          81823 nvidia-smi.1.pdf
-a----        2/26/2020  12:01 PM         566880 nvidia-smi.exe
-a----        2/26/2020  12:01 PM         991344 nvml.dll

PS C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI> .\nvidia-smi.exe
Wed Dec 16 00:35:51 2020
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 442.50       Driver Version: 442.50       CUDA Version: 10.2     |
|-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name            TCC/WDDM | Bus-Id        Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp  Perf  Pwr:Usage/Cap|         Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|===============================+======================+======================|
|   0  Tesla T4            TCC  | 0000503C:00:00.0 Off |                    0 |
| N/A   35C    P8    11W /  70W |      8MiB / 15205MiB |      0%      Default |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                       GPU Memory |
|  GPU       PID   Type   Process name                             Usage      |
|=============================================================================|
|  No running processes found                                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
PS C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI>