GPU Deployment in Milvus 2.4

[qchenzi]

I am considering deploying Milvus 2.4 in K8S and would like to confirm the feasibility of the following configuration:

• GPU Nodes: Deploying only the IndexNode and QueryNode components on GPU-equipped nodes.
• Non-GPU Nodes: Deploying the remaining components—DataNode, MixCoord, Proxy—on nodes without GPU capabilities.

This setup aims to leverage GPU acceleration for indexing and query processing while utilizing non-GPU nodes for other tasks. Could you please confirm if this configuration is supported in Milvus.

Thank you for your assistance.

[haorenfsa]

Yes, it's supported.
By the way, 2 things to be noted:

1. Check our prerequisite guides for setup in https://milvus.io/docs/prerequisite-gpu.md.
2. Use GPU Index Types, otherwise Milvus will still use CPU for Indexing https://milvus.io/docs/gpu_index.md

[haorenfsa]

• Add docs for GPU deployment using milvus-operator

[qchenzi]

Thank you for confirming that the configuration is supported.