# `nvidia-smi` Input Plugin

This plugin uses a query on the [`nvidia-smi`](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-system-management-interface) binary to pull GPU stats including memory and GPU usage, temp and other.

### Configuration

```toml
# Pulls statistics from nvidia GPUs attached to the host
[[inputs.nvidia_smi]]
  ## Optional: path to nvidia-smi binary, defaults to $PATH via exec.LookPath
  # bin_path = "/usr/bin/nvidia-smi"

  ## Optional: timeout for GPU polling
  # timeout = "5s"
```

#### Windows

On Windows, `nvidia-smi` is generally located at `C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI\nvidia-smi.exe`

### Metrics
- measurement: `nvidia_smi`
  - tags
    - `name` (type of GPU e.g. `GeForce GTX 1070 Ti`)
    - `compute_mode` (The compute mode of the GPU e.g. `Default`)
    - `index` (The port index where the GPU is connected to the motherboard e.g. `1`)
    - `pstate` (Overclocking state for the GPU e.g. `P0`)
    - `uuid` (A unique identifier for the GPU e.g. `GPU-f9ba66fc-a7f5-94c5-da19-019ef2f9c665`)
  - fields
    - `fan_speed` (integer, percentage)
    - `memory_free` (integer, MiB)
    - `memory_used` (integer, MiB)
    - `memory_total` (integer, MiB)
    - `power_draw` (float, W)
    - `temperature_gpu` (integer, degrees C)
    - `utilization_gpu` (integer, percentage)
    - `utilization_memory` (integer, percentage)
    - `pcie_link_gen_current` (integer)
    - `pcie_link_width_current` (integer)
    - `encoder_stats_session_count` (integer)
    - `encoder_stats_average_fps` (integer)
    - `encoder_stats_average_latency` (integer)
    - `clocks_current_graphics` (integer, MHz)
    - `clocks_current_sm` (integer, MHz)
    - `clocks_current_memory` (integer, MHz)
    - `clocks_current_video` (integer, MHz)

### Sample Query

The below query could be used to alert on the average temperature of the your GPUs over the last minute

```
SELECT mean("temperature_gpu") FROM "nvidia_smi" WHERE time > now() - 5m GROUP BY time(1m), "index", "name", "host"
```

### Example Output
```
nvidia_smi,compute_mode=Default,host=8218cf,index=0,name=GeForce\ GTX\ 1070,pstate=P2,uuid=GPU-823bc202-6279-6f2c-d729-868a30f14d96 fan_speed=100i,memory_free=7563i,memory_total=8112i,memory_used=549i,temperature_gpu=53i,utilization_gpu=100i,utilization_memory=90i 1523991122000000000
nvidia_smi,compute_mode=Default,host=8218cf,index=1,name=GeForce\ GTX\ 1080,pstate=P2,uuid=GPU-f9ba66fc-a7f5-94c5-da19-019ef2f9c665 fan_speed=100i,memory_free=7557i,memory_total=8114i,memory_used=557i,temperature_gpu=50i,utilization_gpu=100i,utilization_memory=85i 1523991122000000000
nvidia_smi,compute_mode=Default,host=8218cf,index=2,name=GeForce\ GTX\ 1080,pstate=P2,uuid=GPU-d4cfc28d-0481-8d07-b81a-ddfc63d74adf fan_speed=100i,memory_free=7557i,memory_total=8114i,memory_used=557i,temperature_gpu=58i,utilization_gpu=100i,utilization_memory=86i 1523991122000000000
```