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NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.
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This post shows how to deal with the following error:
(base) [dushu@ip-172-20-149-210 ~]$ nvidia-smi
NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver.
Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.
Solution
Just install the latest nvidia driver.
Process
1) check current GPU info
(base) [dushu@ip-172-20-149-210 installers]$ lspci
00:1e.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GV100GL [Tesla V100 SXM2] (rev a1)
2) download corresponding driver from https://www.nvidia.co.jp/Download/index.aspx?lang=jp
3) install the driver
sudo bash NVIDIA-XXX.run
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