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Summary

Managed vLLM no longer treats unavailable numeric memory fields as a missing or unhealthy GPU on qualified N1x and DGX Spark profiles. When the selected GPU has a valid index and UUID but reports [N/A] for both total and free memory, onboarding warns that utilization cannot be pre-validated and continues without inferring available memory.

Related Issue

Fixes #10082

Changes

  • Preserve selected-device identity when nvidia-smi reports the exact [N/A] sentinel for both memory fields.
  • Require canonical GPU indices, UUIDs, and decimal memory values before conversion.
  • Limit the compatibility path to qualified N1x and DGX Spark profiles. Missing identity, partial or malformed telemetry, selected-device mismatch, and other profiles remain fail-closed.
  • Emit the unavailable-telemetry warning once even though managed vLLM checks memory before downloads and again before launch.
  • Add parser, preflight, and install-path regression coverage.
  • Document the bounded exception and recovery command in the managed-vLLM setup guide.

Accepted behavior and validation contract: #10082 (comment)

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  • Code change with doc updates
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  • Doc only (includes code sample changes)

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  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
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  • Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging)
  • Sensitive-path review completed — fix(inference): accept unavailable unified-memory telemetry #10131 (comment)
  • Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue:

Required N1x or DGX Spark Hardware Evidence

  • Tested on N1x or DGX Spark
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  • Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks passed
  • Targeted behavior tests passed — vitest run --project cli src/lib/inference/vllm-compute-capability.test.ts (31 tests)
  • Applicable broad gate passed — vitest run --project cli src/lib/inference/vllm*.test.ts (24 files, 610 tests); npm run typecheck:cli
  • Quality Gates section completed with required justifications or waivers
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials committed
  • npm run docs exited 0. Its two warnings concern unchanged redirect authentication and light-mode contrast.
  • Doc pages follow the style guide
  • New-page header requirements do not apply because this PR does not add a page
  • Documentation writer review passed — fix(inference): accept unavailable unified-memory telemetry #10131 (comment)

Remaining merge evidence: attach a commit-bound N1x or DGX Spark onboarding run showing managed vLLM proceeds past the memory preflight and reaches launch.


Signed-off-by: Prekshi Vyas prekshiv@nvidia.com

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved GPU compatibility checks when memory telemetry is unavailable or malformed.
    • DGX Spark and N1x systems can proceed with installation when valid GPU memory values are unavailable, with a warning.
    • Other GPU profiles continue to block installation when required telemetry is missing or invalid.
    • Improved handling of GPU selection and incomplete telemetry.
    • Warnings are shown consistently during initial setup and launch checks.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified GPU memory requirements, warning behavior, and resume instructions after remediation.

Signed-off-by: Prekshi Vyas <prekshiv@nvidia.com>
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GPU memory telemetry now accepts unavailable total and free values for valid NVIDIA GPU UUIDs. N1x and DGX Spark profiles continue with warnings, while other profiles fail preflight. Installation and launch paths report warnings once.

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GPU memory telemetry handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Telemetry parsing and validation
src/lib/inference/vllm.ts, src/lib/inference/vllm-compute-capability.test.ts, src/lib/inference/vllm-install.test-support.ts
The parser accepts paired [N/A] memory fields as null values for valid GPU rows. It validates indices, UUIDs, and numeric memory fields. Tests cover malformed, partial, unavailable, and valid telemetry.
Profile preflight and warning flow
src/lib/inference/vllm.ts, src/lib/inference/vllm-compute-capability.test.ts, docs/inference/set-up-vllm.mdx
N1x and DGX Spark profiles continue with one warning when both memory fields are unavailable. Other profiles fail closed. Installation and launch checks report warnings before continuing. Documentation describes the allowed case and resume guidance.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ab07b

The change allows qualified systems with unavailable memory telemetry to continue onboarding, but malformed GPU index, identity, or memory values may still cause incorrect preflight decisions and allow setup to proceed when validation should fail. Merge should wait for these validation issues to be fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Installer
  participant gpuMemoryPreflight
  participant WarningReporter
  participant vLLMContainer
  Installer->>gpuMemoryPreflight: Check GPU memory telemetry
  gpuMemoryPreflight->>Installer: Return success with warning or failure
  Installer->>WarningReporter: Report warning once
  Installer->>vLLMContainer: Start local vLLM container
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In `@src/lib/inference/vllm.ts`:
- Around line 514-515: Validate indexRaw as non-empty, non-negative decimal text
before converting it with Number, rejecting empty and exponent-form values even
when the UUID is valid. Preserve the existing safe-integer and UUID checks, and
add parser coverage for empty and exponent-form indices in the relevant
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515-531: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject malformed GPU identity and memory text before numeric parsing.

The strict index check does not make the remaining telemetry fail closed. UUID validation runs only in the paired [N/A] branch, so an ordinary row with a malformed UUID remains selectable. Number() also accepts values such as 1e3, and an empty free-memory field becomes 0.

Validate the UUID and both numeric memory fields as decimal text before calling Number. Add parser cases for malformed UUIDs and malformed or blank numeric memory fields.

Proposed fix
 const NVIDIA_GPU_INDEX_PATTERN = /^\d+$/;
+const NVIDIA_GPU_MEMORY_MIB_PATTERN = /^\d+$/;
 const NVIDIA_GPU_UUID_PATTERN = /^GPU-[0-9a-f]{8}(?:-[0-9a-f]{4}){3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i;

-    if (!NVIDIA_GPU_INDEX_PATTERN.test(indexRaw) || !uuid) continue;
+    if (
+      !NVIDIA_GPU_INDEX_PATTERN.test(indexRaw) ||
+      !NVIDIA_GPU_UUID_PATTERN.test(uuid)
+    ) {
+      continue;
+    }

     const index = Number(indexRaw);
     if (!Number.isSafeInteger(index) || index < 0) continue;
     if (totalMiBRaw === "[N/A]" && freeMiBRaw === "[N/A]") {
-      if (!NVIDIA_GPU_UUID_PATTERN.test(uuid)) continue;
       devices.push({ index, uuid, totalBytes: null, freeBytes: null });
       continue;
     }
+    if (
+      !NVIDIA_GPU_MEMORY_MIB_PATTERN.test(totalMiBRaw) ||
+      !NVIDIA_GPU_MEMORY_MIB_PATTERN.test(freeMiBRaw)
+    ) {
+      continue;
+    }
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The numeric telemetry path still accepts malformed GPU identity and numeric text in src/lib/inference/vllm.ts:515-524. UUID validation applies only to paired [N/A] fields. Number() also accepts exponent-form values and converts an empty free-memory field to zero. A malformed row can therefore become the selected device and pass the memory preflight. Validate the UUID for every row. Require decimal text for both numeric memory fields before conversion, while preserving the range checks and paired [N/A] handling. Add parser cases for malformed UUID, exponent-form memory, and blank memory fields.

Signed-off-by: Carlos Villela <cvillela@nvidia.com>
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cv dismissed their stale review August 24, 2026 21:19

Commit e28f3f8 addresses the requested parser validation. Remaining neutral while exact-commit checks and automated reviews run.

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Validation evidence for commit e28f3f88e943ba91e623bd91f8b3c89f3f4893ee:

  • Focused CLI Vitest: src/lib/inference/vllm-compute-capability.test.ts — 31 tests passed.
  • npm run typecheck:cli passed.
  • npm run checks:repository passed.
  • Oxfmt and Oxlint passed for the three changed files.
  • Pre-commit hooks, commitlint, and pre-push CLI TypeScript hooks passed.
  • GitHub reports this commit verified, and DCO passes.
  • The review thread is resolved; complete thread pagination reports 1 total and 0 unresolved.

The earlier changes-requested review targeted 8b3b01be9a and is dismissed because this commit addresses that defect. This comment is neutral. Exact-commit automation is incomplete: Advisor synthesis was skipped, CodeRabbit was rate limited, and required checks remain pending or failed. No approval is appropriate until complete exact-commit gates settle.

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Security review

Reviewed commit: ab07bec918fbabaa11a954c5480cccdbc5773b1c

Outcome: PASS. No blocking security findings.

Category Result Evidence
Secrets and credentials PASS The change does not add or expose credentials. The repository secret scan passed.
Input validation PASS GPU indices, UUIDs, and numeric memory fields require canonical text before conversion. Negative tests cover malformed UUIDs, exponents, blanks, partial [N/A] values, missing devices, and mismatches.
Authentication and authorization PASS The change does not alter an authentication or authorization boundary.
Dependencies PASS The change adds no dependency.
Errors and logging PASS The warning is limited to the accepted N1x and DGX Spark case and does not include a secret. Other unavailable or malformed telemetry remains fail-closed.
Cryptography PASS The change does not add or modify cryptography.
Configuration and security controls PASS Continuation requires a qualified N1x or DGX Spark profile, a selected GPU with a valid index and UUID, and exact paired [N/A] memory fields.
Security testing PASS The vLLM suite passed 610 tests across 24 files. The tests cover the accepted continuation path and its fail-closed boundaries.
System security PASS NemoClaw checks before downloads and again before launch, warns once, and does not treat unknown memory as available memory.

This review does not replace issue #10082's separate commit-bound N1x or DGX Spark onboarding run showing managed vLLM reaches launch after the memory preflight.

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Documentation Writer Review Receipt

  • Reviewer: independent documentation writer (/root/pr10131_final_docs_review)
  • Commit under review: ab07bec918fbabaa11a954c5480cccdbc5773b1c
  • Base commit: 60110b53af28711a2a0db5a8592696945518e65f
  • Outcome: PASS
  • Blocking findings: None
  • Non-blocking suggestions: None

Files reviewed:

  • docs/inference/set-up-vllm.mdx
  • src/lib/inference/vllm.ts
  • src/lib/inference/vllm-compute-capability.test.ts
  • src/lib/inference/vllm-install.test-support.ts

Review categories completed:

  • Attribution and history
  • Accepted product scope and claim accuracy
  • The bounded N1x and DGX Spark [N/A] behavior
  • Fail-closed boundaries
  • Documentation ownership and companion-page impact
  • OpenClaw, Hermes, and Deep Agents Code variants
  • Recovery guidance
  • Terminology, writing style, and test titles
  • Validation and rendering evidence

The documentation accurately describes the accepted issue #10082 behavior. NemoClaw continues only for a qualified N1x or DGX Spark profile when the selected GPU has a valid index and UUID and both memory fields are exactly [N/A]. It warns without inferring available memory. Missing or malformed identity, partial or malformed memory values, an absent selected device, other profiles, and insufficient numeric free memory continue to stop onboarding.

docs/inference/set-up-vllm.mdx owns this workflow. No navigation, platform-status, routing-skill, reference, troubleshooting, or companion-page change is required. The shared source publishes the correct OpenClaw, Hermes, and Deep Agents Code variants.

Evidence reviewed: 610 vLLM tests passed across 24 files; CLI type-check passed; normal commit hooks passed; npm run docs exited 0; and git diff --check passed. The two Fern warnings concern unchanged redirect authentication and light-mode contrast.

This receipt covers documentation writer review only. It does not replace issue #10082's separate commit-bound physical N1x or DGX Spark launch evidence or the required security review.

@wscurran wscurran added area: inference Inference routing, serving, model selection, or outputs area: install Install, setup, prerequisites, or uninstall flow area: local-models Local model providers, downloads, launch, or connectivity bug-fix PR fixes a bug or regression platform: dgx-spark Affects DGX Spark hardware or workflows platform: n1x Affects N1X hardware or workflows provider: vllm vLLM local or hosted provider behavior labels Aug 24, 2026
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