Release 1.44.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.09

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Release 1.43.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.08

v1.43.0

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Release 1.42.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.07

New Features and Improvements

• Optuna search mode
  • Allows you to search any parameter that can be specified in the model configuration, using a hyperparameter optimization framework

Release 1.41.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.06

v1.41.0

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Release 1.40.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.05

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Release 1.39.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.04

New Features and Improvements

• Model Analyzer now supports profiling Large Language Models (LLMs) using GenAI-Perf

Release 1.38.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.03

v1.38.0

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Release 1.37.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.02

v1.37.0

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Release 1.36.0 corresponding to NGC container 24.01

New Features and Improvements

• Model Analyzer now correctly loads and optimizes ensemble models
• Model Analyzer now correctly works with SSL via gRPC
• Model Analyzer now handles the case of optimizing a model on a remote Triton server without requiring a local GPU

Release 1.35.0 corresponding to NGC container 23.12

Known issues

• Model Analyzer is not able to analyze and optimize ensemble model configs due to a bug in the way composing models are loaded.
• Model Analyzer does not work with SSL via gRPC