Allocate or release a GPU

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You can reserve a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) for your account and release it at your convenience.
This reservation gives you the ability to attach this GPU to a VM (Virtual Machine).

Permissions

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These actions require the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

• compute.gpu.create

Allocate a GPU

Console

1 / 3From the left-hand side menu, click Compute → GPUs.

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1. Log in to the Numspot console using your credentials.

2. From the left-hand side menu, click Compute → GPU.

3. In the GPU dashboard, click Allocate a GPU at the top right of the screen.

4. The GPU allocation screen appears.

5. In the "Availability Zone" list, select the sub-region for the GPU.

6. In the "GPU model" list, select the GPU model you want to allocate.

7. Select the "Behavior on VM deletion":

   • "Release the GPU": the GPU will be automatically released from your account when the VM to which it is linked is terminated.
   • "Keep the allocation": the GPU will be detached and will remain allocated to your account when the VM to which it is linked is terminated.

8. Click Allocate the GPU.

9. A confirmation message appears at the bottom indicating that the GPU is successfully allocated, and you are redirected to the list of GPU.

API

The POST /compute/spaces/{spaceId}/flexibleGpus command allocates a flexible GPU (fGPU) to your account. You can then attach this fGPU to a VM.

Example request: Creating an fGPU

Release a GPU

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This action requires the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

• compute.gpu.delete

Console

1. Open the Numspot console.

2. From the left-hand side menu, click Compute → GPU.

   

3. Select the GPU you want to release and choose the Release the GPU action.
   The "GPU release" dialog box appears.

   

4. To confirm the deletion, enter the ID of the GPU, then click Release.

   

The GPU is released from your account and a confirmation message appears at the bottom of the page.

API

The DELETE /compute/spaces/{spaceId}/flexibleGpus/{id} command releases a flexible GPU (fGPU) from your account. The fGPU then becomes available for use by another user.

Example request: Deleting an fGPU