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Node Capability Labeler

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A node agent that detects hardware features such as GPU vendor, device and model and applies them as node labels for targeted scheduling.

Responsibility. Labels cluster nodes with discovered hardware capabilities.

Also known as: Node Feature Discovery (NFD)

deployed onsends data tois orchestrated byGPU Node: deployed onGPU NodeContainer Orchestrator: sends data toContainer OrchestratorAccelerator Operator: is orchestrated byAccelerator Operator
Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

deployed on structural

sends data to dynamic

is orchestrated by control

Classification

Patterns
Label-based node targeting
Technologies
Kubernetes Node Feature Discovery
Quality attributes
Maintainability (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated
GPU workloads scheduled on non-GPU nodes

Sources

  1. Ref4.07: NVIDIA, "About the NVIDIA GPU Operator," NVIDIA GPU Operator Documentation. Accessed: Sep. 27, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/gpu-operator/latest/index.html