Background

Warning: The GPU cloud server must be equipped with relevant drivers before it can be used normally. If you need to uninstall the current driver for any reason, be sure to install the correct driver that matches the instance specification and operating system. Otherwise, there is a risk of service failure due to mismatch between the GPU cloud server and the installed driver.

Uninstall the GRID driver from Windows OS

The following uses the GPU computing accelerated cloud server PI7 running Windows 2019-DataCenter-GRID13.2 as an example.

1. Log in to the console.

2. Click Service List in the left navigation bar, select Computing > Elastic Cloud Server.

3. Get the GPU cloud server password. When logging in to the GPU cloud server via VNC, you need to know its password, and then use VNC to log in.

4. In the cloud server list, select the target GPU cloud server, click Remote Login under its corresponding Action column.

5. (Optional) If it prompts "Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on", click the Send CtrlAltDel button in the upper right corner of the remote login panel to log in.

6. According to the prompts, enter the password of the GPU cloud server to log in.

7. Click the icon in the lower left corner of the Windows desktop, and then click Control Panel.

8. In Control Panel, select Program > Uninstall Program.

9. Right-click the GPU driver to be uninstalled, and then click Uninstall/Change(U).

10. In the Uninstall Program dialog box that pops up, click Uninstall(U).

After uninstallation, click Restart Now(R). After restart, the GPU driver is successfully uninstalled.

Uninstall the GRID driver from Linux OS

Execute the following command to uninstall the GRID driver and follow the prompts to complete the operation.

1. Execute the following command to uninstall the driver.

sudo nvidia-uninstall

1. When the following message is displayed asking if you want to back up X screen's configuration file, it is recommended that you keep the default option NO and press Enter.

Note: There may be some differences in the echo content of different operating systems, so you only need to select them based on your business scenarios.

1. When the following message is displayed, the uninstallation is complete. Select OK and press Enter.