Merge pull request #17423 from sethmanheim/aks-scale

Move GPU sizes to scale article

Author: sethmanheim

AKS-Arc/deploy-ai-model.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn how to deploy an AI model on AKS Arc with the Kubernetes AI t
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.author: sethm
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 12/06/2024
+ms.date: 03/21/2025
 ms.reviewer: haojiehang
 ms.lastreviewed: 12/03/2024
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ To create a GPU node pool using the Azure portal, follow these steps:
 
 ### [Azure CLI](#tab/azurecli)
 
-To create a GPU node pool using Azure CLI, run the following command. The GPU VM SKU used in the following example is for the **A16** model; for the full list of VM SKUs, see [Supported VM sizes](deploy-gpu-node-pool.md#supported-vm-sizes).
+To create a GPU node pool using Azure CLI, run the following command. The GPU VM SKU used in the following example is for the **A16** model; for the full list of VM SKUs, see [Supported VM sizes](scale-requirements.md#supported-vm-sizes).
 
 ```azurecli
 az aksarc nodepool add --name "samplenodepool" --cluster-name "samplecluster" --resource-group "sample-rg" --node-vm-size "Standard_NC16_A16" --os-type "Linux"

AKS-Arc/deploy-gpu-node-pool.md

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ title: Use GPUs for compute-intensive workloads (AKS on Azure Local, version 23H
 description: Learn how to deploy GPU-enabled node pools in AKS enabled by Arc.
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/29/2024
+ms.date: 03/21/2025
 ms.author: sethm 
-ms.lastreviewed: 06/05/2024
-ms.reviewer: baziwane
+ms.lastreviewed: 03/21/2025
+ms.reviewer: abha
 
 # Intent: As an IT Pro, I want to learn how to deploy GPU-enabled node pools
 # Keyword: Run GPU workloads on Kubernetes
@@ -21,45 +21,6 @@ ms.reviewer: baziwane
 
 Graphical Processing Units (GPU) are used for compute-intensive workloads such as machine learning, deep learning, and more. This article describes how to use GPUs for compute-intensive workloads in AKS enabled by Azure Arc.
 
-## Supported GPU models
-
-The following GPU models are supported by AKS on Azure Local, version 23H2:
-
-| Manufacturer | GPU model | Supported version |
-|--------------|-----------|-------------------|
-| NVidia       | A2        | 2311.2            |
-| NVidia       | A16       | 2402.0            |
-| NVidia       | T4        | 2408.0            |
-
-## Supported VM sizes
-
-The following VM sizes for each GPU models are supported by AKS on Azure Local, version 23H2. 
-
-### Nvidia T4 is supported by NK T4 SKUs
-
-| VM size | GPUs | GPU Memory: GiB | vCPU | Memory: GiB |
-|-----------------|---|----|-----|----|
-| Standard_NK6    | 1 | 8  | 6   | 12 |
-| Standard_NK12   | 2 | 16 | 12  | 24 |
-
-### Nvidia A2 is supported by NC2 A2 SKUs
-
-| VM size | GPUs | GPU Memory: GiB | vCPU | Memory: GiB |
-|-------------------|---|----|----|----|
-| Standard_NC4_A2   | 1 | 16 | 4  | 8  |
-| Standard_NC8_A2   | 1 | 16 | 8  | 16 |
-| Standard_NC16_A2  | 2 | 48 | 16 | 64 |
-| Standard_NC32_A2  | 2 | 48 | 32 | 128 | 
-
-### Nvidia A16 is supported by NC2 A16 SKUs
-
-| VM size | GPUs | GPU Memory: GiB | vCPU | Memory: GiB |
-|--------------------|---|----|----|----|
-| Standard_NC4_A16   | 1 | 16 | 4  | 8  |
-| Standard_NC8_A16   | 1 | 16 | 8  | 16 |
-| Standard_NC16_A16  | 2 | 48 | 16 | 64 |
-| Standard_NC32_A16  | 2 | 48 | 32 | 128 | 
-
 ## Before you begin
 
 To use GPUs in AKS Arc, make sure you installed the necessary GPU drivers before you begin the deployment of the cluster. Follow the steps in this section.
@@ -277,5 +238,6 @@ If an upgrade is triggered on a cluster without extra GPU resources to facilitat
 
 ## Next steps
 
+- [Supported VM sizes](scale-requirements.md)
 - [Use GPUs (AKS on Azure Local 22H2)](deploy-gpu-node-pool-22h2.md)
 - [AKS overview](aks-hybrid-options-overview.md)

AKS-Arc/scale-requirements.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Scale requirements for AKS on Azure Local
 description: Learn about scale requirements for AKS on Azure Local.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/10/2025
+ms.date: 03/21/2025
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.author: sethm 
 ms.reviewer: abha
@@ -64,7 +64,46 @@ This article describes the maximum and minimum supported scale count for AKS on
 | Standard_D8s_v3             | 8    | 32           |
 | Standard_K8S3_v1            | 4    | 6            |
 
-For more worker node sizes with GPU support, see [Use GPUs](deploy-gpu-node-pool.md). 
+For more worker node sizes with GPU support, see the next section.
+
+## Supported GPU models
+
+The following GPU models are supported by AKS on Azure Local, version 23H2:
+
+| Manufacturer | GPU model | Supported version |
+|--------------|-----------|-------------------|
+| NVidia       | A2        | 2311.2            |
+| NVidia       | A16       | 2402.0            |
+| NVidia       | T4        | 2408.0            |
+
+## Supported VM sizes
+
+The following VM sizes for each GPU models are supported by AKS on Azure Local, version 23H2.
+
+### Nvidia T4 is supported by NK T4 SKUs
+
+| VM size | GPUs | GPU Memory: GiB | vCPU | Memory: GiB |
+|-----------------|---|----|-----|----|
+| Standard_NK6    | 1 | 8  | 6   | 12 |
+| Standard_NK12   | 2 | 16 | 12  | 24 |
+
+### Nvidia A2 is supported by NC2 A2 SKUs
+
+| VM size | GPUs | GPU Memory: GiB | vCPU | Memory: GiB |
+|-------------------|---|----|----|----|
+| Standard_NC4_A2   | 1 | 16 | 4  | 8  |
+| Standard_NC8_A2   | 1 | 16 | 8  | 16 |
+| Standard_NC16_A2  | 2 | 48 | 16 | 64 |
+| Standard_NC32_A2  | 2 | 48 | 32 | 128 | 
+
+### Nvidia A16 is supported by NC2 A16 SKUs
+
+| VM size | GPUs | GPU Memory: GiB | vCPU | Memory: GiB |
+|--------------------|---|----|----|----|
+| Standard_NC4_A16   | 1 | 16 | 4  | 8  |
+| Standard_NC8_A16   | 1 | 16 | 8  | 16 |
+| Standard_NC16_A16  | 2 | 48 | 16 | 64 |
+| Standard_NC32_A16  | 2 | 48 | 32 | 128 | 
 
 ## Next steps