NVIDIA Mission Control
NVIDIA Mission Control is an integrated management platform for enterprise AI infrastructure, bringing cluster automation and operational practices into one …
What NVIDIA Mission Control is
NVIDIA Mission Control is an integrated management platform for enterprise AI infrastructure, bringing cluster automation and operational practices into one control plane. It supports AI factory operations from cluster deployment and workload orchestration through monitoring and autonomous recovery. Its validated software stack supports multi-node scheduling with Slurm and Kubernetes, and includes health checks and Grafana dashboards for workload uptime, infrastructure, and facilities visibility. Facilities integration coordinates power and cooling events, including leakage detection. NVIDIA says the platform can operate at 85% power with 93% performance throughput in constrained environments, and that its recovery engine can identify, isolate, and recover from problems 10 times faster without manual intervention. The purchase includes Base Command Manager, Run:ai, Unified Fabric Manager, and NetQ as integrated software licensing. Mission Control is self-hosted, with a virtualized control plane and air-gapped deployment options added in version 2.3. Pricing is available on request; there is no free plan. NVIDIA Resiliency Extensions are not bundled and must be installed separately.
Good
- Supports multi-node scheduling with Slurm and Kubernetes.
- Includes health checks and Grafana dashboards.
- Coordinates power and cooling with facilities systems.
- Offers virtualized and air-gapped deployment options.
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request.
- No free plan.
- NVIDIA Resiliency Extensions must be installed separately.
Who it suits
NVIDIA Mission Control is intended for enterprise AI infrastructure teams, AI architects, and HPC operators managing AI factories. It is relevant to organizations using Slurm or Kubernetes for multi-node scheduling.
Verdict
Mission Control combines AI infrastructure operations, workload scheduling, monitoring, and recovery in a self-hosted platform. Teams should account for its on-request pricing and the separate installation required for NVIDIA Resiliency Extensions.
Plans and prices
From NVIDIA Mission Control's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Mission Control | Priced on request | Purchase through NVIDIA sales or an authorized enterprise partner; license entitlement is required for access to Mission Control artifacts |
The facts
Each one read from NVIDIA Mission Control's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Deployment
- The 2.3 release adds an option for a virtualized control plane and deployment in air-gapped environments.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Facilities integration
- Building management integration coordinates power and cooling events, including leakage detection, with system and data center facilities automation and dashboards.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Hardware support
- NVIDIA Mission Control 2.3 supports NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 and GB300 NVL72, and the product page says DGX systems with Blackwell architectures can access its full capabilities.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Included components
- The purchase includes NVIDIA Base Command Manager, NVIDIA Run:ai, NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager and NVIDIA NetQ as integrated software delivery licensing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- NVIDIA describes Mission Control for enterprise AI infrastructure, AI architects and HPC operators managing AI factories.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- The product includes health checks and ready-to-use Grafana dashboards for visibility into workload uptime, cluster infrastructure and facilities.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- NVIDIA Resiliency Extensions are not bundled with Mission Control and must be installed separately.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Operations
- It supports AI factory operations from cluster deployment and workload orchestration through monitoring and autonomous recovery.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Power optimization
- NVIDIA says it can run at 85% power with 93% performance throughput in power-constrained or cost-conscious environments.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- NVIDIA Mission Control is an integrated AI factory management platform for enterprise AI infrastructure that combines cluster automation and operational best practices in one control plane.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Recovery
- Its autonomous recovery engine identifies, isolates and recovers from problems, and NVIDIA says it can do this 10 times faster without manual intervention.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Schedulers
- Its validated software stack supports multi-node scheduling with Slurm and Kubernetes.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Mission Control offers secure configurations with validated namespace isolation and provides Kubernetes security policy files through its artifact collection.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- NVIDIA directs Mission Control customers to NVIDIA Enterprise Support Services for expert support and guidance.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1993checked 23 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California, USAchecked 23 Sep 2026
