From b51bc11087f4758aafe561bcfa9973f0b540e81d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:41:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Add partner validated table to platform support page
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
gpu-operator/platform-support.rst | 364 ++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 198 insertions(+), 166 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
index 970b7cd0c..b9e64500e 100644
--- a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
+++ b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
@@ -295,181 +295,213 @@ Supported Operating Systems and Kubernetes Platforms
The GPU Operator has been validated in the following scenarios:
-.. tab-set::
- :sync-group: container-platforms
-
- .. tab-item:: Bare Metal / Virtual Machines with GPU Passthrough and NVIDIA vGPU
- :sync: bare-metal
-
- .. list-table::
- :header-rows: 1
- :stub-columns: 1
-
- * - | Operating
- | System
- - Kubernetes |fn1|_
- - | Red Hat
- | OpenShift
- - | VMware vSphere
- | Kubernetes Service (VKS)
- - | Rancher Kubernetes
- | Engine 2 |fn4|_
- - | K3s
- - | Mirantis k0s |fn4|_
- - | Canonical
- | MicroK8s
- - | Nutanix
- | NKP
-
- * - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |fn2|_
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.33---1.35
- - 2.15 2.16 2.17
-
- * - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.33---1.35
- - 2.17
-
- * - Red Hat Core OS
- -
- - | 4.18---4.22
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-
- * - | Red Hat
- | Enterprise
- | Linux 10.0, 10.1, 10.2
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- -
- -
-
- * - | Red Hat
- | Enterprise
- | Linux 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8 |fn3|_
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- -
- - 2.17
-
- * - | Red Hat
- | Enterprise
- | Linux 8.8,
- | 8.10
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- -
- - 2.15, 2.16, 2.17
-
- * - Rocky Linux 10.1
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-
- * - Rocky Linux 9.7
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-
- * - Rocky Linux 8.10
- - 1.32---1.36
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-
- .. _kubernetes-version:
-
- :sup:`1`
- The Kubernetes community only supports the last three minor `releases `_.
- Older releases may be supported through enterprise distributions of Kubernetes such as Red Hat OpenShift.
-
- .. _ubuntu-kernel:
-
- :sup:`2`
- For Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, kernel versions 6.8 (non-precompiled driver containers only) 6.5 and 5.15 are LTS ESM kernels.
- The GPU Driver containers support these Linux kernels.
- Refer to the Kernel release schedule on Canonical's
- `Ubuntu kernel lifecycle and enablement stack `_ page for more information.
- NVIDIA recommends disabling automatic updates for the Linux kernel that are performed
- by the ``unattended-upgrades`` package to prevent an upgrade to an unsupported kernel version.
-
- .. _rhel-9:
-
- :sup:`3`
- Non-precompiled driver containers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 versions are available for x86 based platforms only.
- They are not available for ARM based systems.
+* :ref:`bare-metal`
+* :ref:`cloud-service-providers`
+* :ref:`partner-validated`
- .. note::
+.. _bare-metal:
+
+Bare Metal / Virtual Machines with GPU Passthrough and NVIDIA vGPU
+******************************************************************
+
+
+.. list-table::
+ :header-rows: 1
+ :stub-columns: 1
+
+ * - | Operating
+ | System
+ - Kubernetes |fn1|_
+ - | Red Hat
+ | OpenShift
+ - | VMware vSphere
+ | Kubernetes Service (VKS)
+ - | Rancher Kubernetes
+ | Engine 2 |fn4|_
+ - | K3s
+ - | Mirantis k0s |fn4|_
+ - | Canonical
+ | MicroK8s
+ - | Nutanix
+ | NKP
+
+ * - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |fn2|_
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.33---1.35
+ - 2.15 2.16 2.17
+
+ * - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.33---1.35
+ - 2.17
+
+ * - Red Hat Core OS
+ -
+ - | 4.18---4.22
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+
+ * - | Red Hat
+ | Enterprise
+ | Linux 10.0, 10.1, 10.2
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+
+ * - | Red Hat
+ | Enterprise
+ | Linux 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8 |fn3|_
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ - 2.17
+
+ * - | Red Hat
+ | Enterprise
+ | Linux 8.8,
+ | 8.10
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ - 2.15, 2.16, 2.17
+
+ * - Rocky Linux 10.1
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+
+ * - Rocky Linux 9.7
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+
+ * - Rocky Linux 8.10
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+ -
+
+.. _kubernetes-version:
+
+:sup:`1`
+The Kubernetes community only supports the last three minor `releases `_.
+Older releases may be supported through enterprise distributions of Kubernetes such as Red Hat OpenShift.
+
+.. _ubuntu-kernel:
+
+:sup:`2`
+For Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, kernel versions 6.8 (non-precompiled driver containers only) 6.5 and 5.15 are LTS ESM kernels.
+The GPU Driver containers support these Linux kernels.
+Refer to the Kernel release schedule on Canonical's
+`Ubuntu kernel lifecycle and enablement stack `_ page for more information.
+NVIDIA recommends disabling automatic updates for the Linux kernel that are performed
+by the ``unattended-upgrades`` package to prevent an upgrade to an unsupported kernel version.
+
+.. _rhel-9:
+
+:sup:`3`
+Non-precompiled driver containers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 versions are available for x86 based platforms only.
+They are not available for ARM based systems.
+
+.. note::
+
+ |ocp_csp_support|
- |ocp_csp_support|
+.. _partner-validated:
- .. _partner-validated:
+:sup:`4`
+Refer to the `Partner Validated `__ documentation for information on other operating systems support.
- :sup:`4`
- Refer to the `Partner Validated `__ documentation for information on other operating systems support.
+.. _cloud-service-providers:
- .. tab-item:: Cloud Service Providers
- :sync: cloud-service-providers
+Cloud Service Providers
+***********************
+
+.. list-table::
+ :header-rows: 1
+ :stub-columns: 1
+
+ * - | Operating
+ | System
+ - | Amazon EKS
+ | Kubernetes
+ - | Google GKE
+ | Kubernetes
+
+ * - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+
+ * - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
+ - 1.32---1.36
+ - 1.32---1.36
+
+.. _partner-validated:
+
+Partner Validated Operating Systems and Driver Container
+********************************************************
+Partners have validated the GPU Operator with the following configurations.
+
+.. list-table::
+ :header-rows: 1
- .. list-table::
- :header-rows: 1
- :stub-columns: 1
+ * - | Partner
+ - | Operating System
+ - | Custom Artifacts
+ - | Documentation
- * - | Operating
- | System
- - | Amazon EKS
- | Kubernetes
- - | Google GKE
- | Kubernetes
+ * - SUSE
+ - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, 16
+ - Signed and precompiled driver container by SUSE
+ - | :external+pv:doc:`suse-rke2`
+ |
+ | `SUSE AI Factory with NVIDIA `_
- * - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
+Support for these configurations is provided by the corresponding partner.
+To report an issue with the GPU Operator on one of these configurations, open a GitHub issue directly with the partner's support channel or GitHub repository.
- * - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- - 1.32---1.36
- - 1.32---1.36
+For more details about partners and their supported configurations, refer to the :external+pv:doc:`index` page.
.. _supported-precompiled-drivers:
From e4f46d2ef41ca84abb53d867ba830217ba65becf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:52:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] fix build error
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
gpu-operator/platform-support.rst | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
index b9e64500e..e4a5397a4 100644
--- a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
+++ b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ The GPU Operator has been validated in the following scenarios:
* :ref:`bare-metal`
* :ref:`cloud-service-providers`
-* :ref:`partner-validated`
+* :ref:`partner-validated-table`
.. _bare-metal:
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ Cloud Service Providers
- 1.32---1.36
- 1.32---1.36
-.. _partner-validated:
+.. _partner-validated-table:
Partner Validated Operating Systems and Driver Container
********************************************************
From bc92f53a410ba05300b0daf402b8d1c2d7b064b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:03:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Add partner links
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
repo.toml | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/repo.toml b/repo.toml
index 3420e5ed8..20adf4dd3 100644
--- a/repo.toml
+++ b/repo.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ sphinx_conf_py_extra = """
("_build/docs/edge/latest/objects.inv", None)),
"cc": ("https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/confidential-containers/latest/",
("_build/docs/confidential-containers/latest/objects.inv", None)),
+ "pv": ("https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/partner-validated/latest/",
+ ("_build/docs/partner-validated/latest/objects.inv", None)),
}
rst_epilog = ".. |gitlab_mr_url| replace:: Sorry Charlie...not a merge request."
if os.environ.get("CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID") is not None:
From 0b9e4aa93f728d3af268d1d0af8240773f639118 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:29:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Make partner section separate
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
gpu-operator/platform-support.rst | 57 ++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
index e4a5397a4..663c4cd7b 100644
--- a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
+++ b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
@@ -293,11 +293,10 @@ Supported Operating Systems and Kubernetes Platforms
.. _fn4: #partner-validated
.. |fn4| replace:: :sup:`4`
-The GPU Operator has been validated in the following scenarios:
+The GPU Operator has been validated with the following operating systems and Kubernetes platforms:
* :ref:`bare-metal`
* :ref:`cloud-service-providers`
-* :ref:`partner-validated-table`
.. _bare-metal:
@@ -477,31 +476,6 @@ Cloud Service Providers
- 1.32---1.36
- 1.32---1.36
-.. _partner-validated-table:
-
-Partner Validated Operating Systems and Driver Container
-********************************************************
-Partners have validated the GPU Operator with the following configurations.
-
-.. list-table::
- :header-rows: 1
-
- * - | Partner
- - | Operating System
- - | Custom Artifacts
- - | Documentation
-
- * - SUSE
- - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, 16
- - Signed and precompiled driver container by SUSE
- - | :external+pv:doc:`suse-rke2`
- |
- | `SUSE AI Factory with NVIDIA `_
-
-Support for these configurations is provided by the corresponding partner.
-To report an issue with the GPU Operator on one of these configurations, open a GitHub issue directly with the partner's support channel or GitHub repository.
-
-For more details about partners and their supported configurations, refer to the :external+pv:doc:`index` page.
.. _supported-precompiled-drivers:
@@ -525,6 +499,35 @@ See the :doc:`precompiled-drivers` page for more information about using precomp
| | AWS, Oracle | | |
+----------------------------+------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
+********************************
+Partner Validated Configurations
+********************************
+.. _partner-validated-table:
+
+Partners have validated the GPU Operator with the following configurations:
+
+.. list-table::
+ :header-rows: 1
+
+ * - | Partner
+ - | Operating System
+ - | Custom Artifacts
+ - | Documentation
+ - | Support Channel
+
+ * - SUSE
+ - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, 16
+ - Signed and precompiled driver container
+ - | :external+pv:doc:`suse-rke2`
+ |
+ | `SUSE AI Factory with NVIDIA `_
+ - | `RKE2 GitHub repository `_
+
+
+Support for these configurations is provided by the corresponding partner.
+To report an issue with the GPU Operator on one of these configurations, open an issue in the partner's support channel.
+
+For more details about partners and their supported configurations, refer to the :external+pv:doc:`index` page.
****************************
Supported Container Runtimes
From 6d17384507b3b2d65ce47f12aeaf182e813a7d35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:57:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Add date validated to template
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
partner-validated/PARTNER-VALIDATED-TEMPLATE.rst | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/partner-validated/PARTNER-VALIDATED-TEMPLATE.rst b/partner-validated/PARTNER-VALIDATED-TEMPLATE.rst
index 2f888a5bc..3233e6099 100644
--- a/partner-validated/PARTNER-VALIDATED-TEMPLATE.rst
+++ b/partner-validated/PARTNER-VALIDATED-TEMPLATE.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ the Operator.
- Helm
- NVIDIA GPU
- Hardware Model
+ - Date Validated
* - |prod-name-long|
- v23.3.1
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ the Operator.
- | Dell PowerEdge R740
| 2 $\times$ Intel Xeon Silver 2.2 GHz
| 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe
+ - Month YYYY
Include at least the following pieces of information:
From 297ecea8bf735e1e9bb23eebfb7535862312d5c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:53:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Remove extra doc links
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
gpu-operator/platform-support.rst | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
index 663c4cd7b..084a261cf 100644
--- a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
+++ b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
@@ -519,8 +519,6 @@ Partners have validated the GPU Operator with the following configurations:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, 16
- Signed and precompiled driver container
- | :external+pv:doc:`suse-rke2`
- |
- | `SUSE AI Factory with NVIDIA `_
- | `RKE2 GitHub repository `_
From ad72e179b2e39dd7a9e88b0b9da8e39f21b7bdac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:12:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Update suse support link
Signed-off-by: Abigail McCarthy <20771501+a-mccarthy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
gpu-operator/platform-support.rst | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
index 084a261cf..c9077752c 100644
--- a/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
+++ b/gpu-operator/platform-support.rst
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Partners have validated the GPU Operator with the following configurations:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, 16
- Signed and precompiled driver container
- | :external+pv:doc:`suse-rke2`
- - | `RKE2 GitHub repository `_
+ - | `SUSE Customer Center `_
Support for these configurations is provided by the corresponding partner.