NVidia software disappearing on new version of existing/working platform layer

[Calvin Chan]

Latest version of ELM (as of today)

7.15 LTSR CU3, PVS

Windows v 1709

Full Elastic enabled for User Layer, but no elastic layering are used for apps. So the VM's are running image only + user layer.

 

Trying to update something on the platform layer, however the new versions coming out are missing the Nvidia /GRID components, the folders are still there, but emptied or only containing a blank shortcut. Got a screenshot here.. http://prntscr.com/q7qhed

 

The NVidia program files folder are already added to the registry HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\unifltr

 

[Rob Zylowski]

Do you have a vm template defined in tour connector that includes the nvidea hardware?

[Calvin Chan]

9 minutes ago, Rob Zylowski1709158051 said:

Do you have a vm template defined in tour connector that includes the nvidea hardware?

Yeah, connector is pointing to the GPU-enabled template. It's been working fine, I've add many versions before, until today. I've cleaned up the previous versions, restarted the ELM too.

[Rob Zylowski]

Did you start using the compositing engine?  If so try without it. 

[Calvin Chan]

Just now, Rob Zylowski1709158051 said:

Did you start using the compositing engine?  If so try without it. 

 

Haha, I tried that as well.

 

I've also tried using an earlier version of the layer as the base, still nothing.. so i assume whatever happens, it's doing it on generating the new version.

[Rob Zylowski]

I guess i would try a new platform layer at that point. 

[Thomas Rodgers]

Does your platform layer contain a hypervisor tools installation at all or is that in your OS layer?

 

[Calvin Chan]

On 12/8/2019 at 5:33 PM, Thomas Rodgers said:

Does your platform layer contain a hypervisor tools installation at all or is that in your OS layer?

 

 

Hypervisor tool is on the platform layer, along with the NVidia grid software

[Thomas Rodgers]

On 12/14/2019 at 3:09 AM, Calvin Chan said:

 

Hypervisor tool is on the platform layer, along with the NVidia grid software

 

OK we had a similar issue with this when the Hypervisor tool was installed into the platform layer, we ended up having to recreate it. Installing the Hypervisor tools into a new platform layer > Finalizing the layer > Add New version > Then continue on with the Nvidia drivers, VDA Agent etc.

 

In our experience, the platform layer has issues if it isn't finalized straight after the Hypervisor tools are installed

 

Doing it this way also negated the need to add the Unifilter Registry keys for the Nvidia Installation folders

[Calvin Chan]

13 hours ago, Thomas Rodgers said:

 

OK we had a similar issue with this when the Hypervisor tool was installed into the platform layer, we ended up having to recreate it. Installing the Hypervisor tools into a new platform layer > Finalizing the layer > Add New version > Then continue on with the Nvidia drivers, VDA Agent etc.

 

In our experience, the platform layer has issues if it isn't finalized straight after the Hypervisor tools are installed

 

Doing it this way also negated the need to add the Unifilter Registry keys for the Nvidia Installation folders

 

Oof, that's quite troublesome... and it seems like no matter which base version i go to, the NVidia comes out missing on the new version. Wonder if the app layering team has something like this in their KB... probably should start a ticket at this point.