NCP-AII Question 123
Select 3You are tasked with installing the NVIDIA NGC CLI on a Linux host to allow users to interact with the NGC Catalog and manage AI workloads. Which of the following steps must you perform to complete the installation successfully?
- A
Download the NGC CLI binary from the official NVIDIA NGC website.
- B
Configure the NGC CLI by generating an API key from the NGC website and using it during setup.
- C
Install Docker and ensure it is running before installing the NGC CLI.
- D
Run the 'ngc configure' command to set up the CLI with the appropriate credentials and default settings.
- E
Use the package manager (e.g., apt, yum) to install the NGC CLI directly from NVIDIA repositories.
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
Installing the NGC CLI requires downloading the binary from the official NVIDIA NGC website, generating an API key for authentication, and running the 'ngc configure' command to complete the setup. Docker is not mandatory for the installation process, and the NGC CLI is not available via package managers like apt or yum.
- A. Correct.
Correct. The NGC CLI binary must be downloaded from the official NVIDIA NGC website as it is not available in standard package repositories.
- B. Correct.
Correct. The NGC CLI requires an API key for authentication, which must be generated from the NGC website and configured during setup.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While Docker is a useful tool for running containerized AI workloads, it is not a prerequisite for installing the NGC CLI.
- D. Correct.
Correct. Running 'ngc configure' is a required step to set up the CLI with credentials and other configuration details.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. The NGC CLI is not distributed through traditional package managers like apt or yum; it must be downloaded as a binary from the NVIDIA NGC website.