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27

2023-06-28

This issue is the twenty-seventh official release.

Added the compatibility checker link in Hardware Compatibility.

26

2023-01-09

This issue is the twenty-sixth official release.

• Modified System Architecture.

• Optimized the descriptions about AI Processors and memory specifications, and added the width dimension in Specifications.
• Added the ASHRAE 2015 standard about the altitude in Environmental Conditions.
• Modified Hot Swap.
• Optimized Heat Dissipation Requirements.
• Added Hardware Compatibility.
• Added reference document links in Out-of-Band Management.

25

2022-07-29

This issue is the twenty-fifth official release.

Added Installation and Maintenance (for Version 5.1.RC2 and Later) and Introduction to the npu-smi Command (for Version 5.1.RC and Later).

24

2022-07-11

This issue is the twenty-fourth official release.

Changed the software package names.

23

2022-05-25

This issue is the twenty-third official release.

Modified Overview.

22

2022-04-26

This issue is the twenty-second official release.

Added Process Occupation Error Reported During Driver Uninstallation.

Modified Installation in a Container.

21

2022-03-07

This issue is the twenty-first official release.

Modified document links in Installing a Driver.

Optimized the default data.

Added the installation dependencies of Ubuntu 20.04 in Installing Dependencies.

20

2022-01-06

This issue is the twentieth official release.

Added descriptions in Installing a Driver and Uninstalling the Driver.

19

2021-11-01

This issue is the nineteenth official release.

Added:

Tools

Modified:

Updated the compatibility list in Overview.

18

2021-10-22

This issue is the eighteenth official release.

Modified:

Installation Modes

Installing the Firmware (*.rpm)

17

2021-08-24

This issue is the seventeenth official release.

Added NPU One-Click Log Collection Tool.

16

2021-07-31

This issue is the sixteenth official release.

Adjusted the outline and added Installation and Maintenance (for Version 1.0.11-1.0.15) and Introduction to the npu-smi Command (for Version 1.0.11-1.0.15).

15

2021-04-29

This issue is the fifteenth official release.

Added the installation dependencies of SLES 12 SP5 and Linx 6.0.90 in Installing Dependencies.

14

2021-03-30

This issue is the fourteenth official release.

Removed the reference document Atlas 300I Inference Card Earlier than 1.0.0.SPC200 Upgrade Guide (Models 3000, 3010) from Installing the npu-smi Tool.

13

2021-03-04

This issue is the thirteenth official release.

Adjusted the outline, added the installation process, and confirmed the OS content.

12

2021-01-25

This issue is the twelfth official release.

Updated the section "Installation Dependencies."

Added:

Error Message "cp: cannot overwrite directory '/usr/local/sbin/npu-smi' with non-directory" Is Displayed During Driver Installation

An Error Occurred During Driver Installation or Service Startup

Ascend 310 AI Processor Cannot Be Started Properly

11

2020-11-30

This issue is the eleventh official release.

Updated the versions used by the HwHiAiUser user.

10

2020-11-19

This issue is the tenth official release.

Updated the method to obtain the software packages.

09

2020-10-26

This issue is the ninth official release.

Adjusted the outline and added the contents of the NPU 20.1.X series software packages.

Added:

• Querying the PCIe Error Count of All Chips
• Querying the PCIe Error Count of a Specified Chip
• Clearing the PCIe Error Count of All Chips
• Clearing the PCIe Error Count of a Specified Chip
• Modprobe Failure Reported During Installation After a Successful Driver Recompilation
• Permission Denied When mkdir -p /var/log/npu/slog/slogd Is Run
• An Error Occurred When Starting slogd
• Ascend_monitor Communication Error
• After the driver and firmware are installed and the system is restarted, "[ERROR] raise script failed, cmd run failed, errno = 0" is reported in /var/log/npu/slog/host-0.

Added:

• Check items for the source code driver package.
• Procedure for installing the source code driver package.
• Description of the parameters for resetting a standard card in in-band mode to Resetting the Standard PCIe Card.
• Description of the parameters for resetting the chip in in-band mode to Resetting a Chip.

08

2020-09-14

This issue is the eighth official release.

• Modified the driver and firmware installation sequence.
• Added usage restrictions to Resetting the Standard PCIe Card.
• Added usage restrictions to Resetting a Chip.

07

2020-08-28

This issue is the seventh official release.

Added:

Description that the SSH function must be enabled before configuring IP addresses for versions earlier than NPU 20.0.0 to Setting the IP Information of an AI Chip.

Compatibility relationships between the hosts and the container OSs to Overview.

06

2020-07-15

This issue is the sixth official release.

Adjusted the outline and added the content of installing the software package of NPU 20.0.0 or later.

Added the following sections:

• Querying the IP Information of an AI Chip
• Setting the IP Information of an AI Chip
• Installation in a Container

05

2020-07-08

This issue is the fifth official release.

Modified:

OS kernel versions.

04

2020-04-30

This issue is the fourth official release.

Modified:

Software package paths.

03

2020-03-30

This issue is the third official release.

Adjusted the document structure and added the procedures for installing and uninstalling the driver and using tools.

02

2019-11-28

This issue is the second official release.

Added hyperlinks to reference documents.

01

2019-11-22

This issue is the first official release.