Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports AMI versioning and auto-patching
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Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports AMI versioning and auto-patching to improve cluster security and consistency while reducing operational burden.
- View exact AMI versions across all instance groups and nodes in semantic versioning format
- Detect version drift quickly and roll back to previous versions using UpdateClusterSoftware API
- Auto-patching applies backward-compatible security patches when nodes are idle without disrupting workloads
- Critical packages like NVIDIA driver and CUDA never upgrade to different major or minor versions
- New AMI support policy publishes timelines for security patch availability
- Available for EKS-orchestrated HyperPod clusters in all supported AWS Regions
These capabilities help cluster administrators maintain security and consistency while eliminating manual patching overhead for long-running AI/ML training jobs.
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