NVIDIA Base Command Manager (previously Bright Cluster Manager) offers fast deployment and end-to-end management for heterogeneous high-performance computing (HPC) and AI server clusters at the edge, in the data center, and in multi/hybrid-cloud environments. It automates provisioning and administration for clusters ranging in size from a couple of nodes to hundreds of thousands, supports CPU-based and NVIDIA GPU-accelerated systems, and enables orchestration with Kubernetes. NVIDIA Base Command Manager is a proven solution for managing and building heterogeneous high-performance Linux clusters. If you are new to Base Command Manager and looking to learn the basics of what it does and prepare for a NVIDIA Base Command Manager deployment, this is the place to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills.