NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM)
NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM): InfiniBand fabric operations with automation, telemetry, validation and scheduler integrations. Ranked #8 of 20 in Data Center Fabric Software by our editors (8.5/10); pricing: Pricing on request · 60-day trial; best for infiniBand HPC fabric management.
At a glance
- Editor score8.5 / 10
- PricingPricing on request · 60-day trial
- Best forInfiniBand HPC fabric management
- Free planNo
- Fabric automationYes
- Founded1993 · Santa Clara, California, USA
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Automates discovery, provisioning, validation and software updates
- Streams telemetry with traffic and congestion monitoring
- Integrates job scheduling through Slurm and IBM Spectrum LSF
Where it doesn't
- Supports InfiniBand fabrics only
- Purchase uses sales and licensing rather than published plan prices
- No perpetual free plan; the free offer is a 60-day trial
Our verdict on NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM)
NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) is a host-based platform for operating scale-out, InfiniBand-connected data centers. It is designed for research, industrial and other high-performance computing operators managing mid-market or enterprise environments. The platform combines automated discovery and provisioning with validation, telemetry, traffic monitoring, congestion tracking, troubleshooting workflows, reporting and global software updates. A web-based GUI and REST API support day-to-day administration, while high-availability server deployment addresses environments that need resilient management services.
UFM Enterprise is purchased through sales and licensing. The published offer includes a free 60-day trial, rather than a perpetual free plan. Deployment is self-hosted and on-premises, with software containers or dedicated appliances available. Its ecosystem connects to Slurm and IBM Spectrum LSF for job scheduling, and to Grafana, FluentD and Zabbix for monitoring and data workflows. REST API access provides another integration path for operational tooling, while the web interface gives administrators a central view of fabric state and activity.
The product’s depth is concentrated on InfiniBand fabric operations: discovery, provisioning, assurance, telemetry, congestion analysis, remediation workflows and coordinated updates are covered in one management layer. That focus suits HPC teams that need scheduler-aware fabric control and high-availability deployment. Organizations operating other fabric technologies, or seeking a broad multi-fabric management product, should look elsewhere because the supported fabric scope is InfiniBand-only. Teams that require a clearly published subscription price should also expect to engage NVIDIA sales before planning procurement.
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NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Fabric automation | Yes |
| Supported fabrics | InfiniBand |
| Multi-vendor management | Yes |
| Fabric assurance | Yes |
| Deployment model | On-premises |
| API access | Yes |
| Free trial | 60 days |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Docs, Live chat |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 5 integrations: Slurm, IBM Spectrum LSF, Grafana, FluentD, Zabbix |
| Pricing | Pricing on request · 60-day trial |
| Website | nvidia.com |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) integrations
NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) lists 5 integrations on its own site.
- Slurm
- IBM Spectrum LSF
- Grafana
- FluentD
- Zabbix
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