Device Management Scenario

Scenario

In this scenario, you already have a Kubernetes cluster and want to use your own scheduler to deploy NPU jobs. In addition, the features of NPU Device Management can be used. You need to deploy the NPU management component of the worker node on the newly managed NPU server.

List of Components to Be Installed

**Table 1** Components to be installed in the device management scenario
Component	Description
Ascend Docker Runtime	Allows containers to use Ascend NPUs.
Ascend Device Plugin	Supports NPU device management.
(Optional) NPU-Exporter	Supports monitoring of NPU device management status. Install it when you need to use the function.

Parent topic: Supported Installation Scenarios