How to use the GPU validation test provided by Exxact. Tested with NVIDIA cards.

Pre-requisites:

NVIDIA drivers installed (you can check with 'nvidia-smi' command to see if it properly outputs the NVIDIA hardware devices)

Instructions

Download/unpack files into root directoy

wget https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/exxact-support/Test+Folder/Stand_Alone_Validation_v3.1.tar.gz
tar -xvzf Stand_Alone_Validation_v3.1.tar.gz

Change directory to unpacked folder
```
cd Stand_Alone_Validation
```
Set amount of GPU's/test cycles desired by editing 'run_test.x' file
```
nano run_test.x#How many GPUs in node
gpu_count=4

#How many tests to run of each type
#Large test requires 5GB memory
#Xlarge test requires 11GB memory
small_test_count=20
large_test_count=10
xlarge_test_count=5
```
Note: Duration of tests varies depending on GPU's being used. If you are using a smaller GPU specifically for display, you need to remove that GPU and use this system using terminal-view only or SSH to run the test.
Save changes using 'ctrl+c' and answering 'y' to the prompt; I typically like to set 5/5/2 tests. The default amount of cycles are typically meant for overnight/long duration testing
Run test in the background by using
```
nohup ./run_test.x &
```
Monitor GPU temps by opening another terminal and using
```
nvidia-smi -l
```