Surveyor

Collects common configuration elements from a linux host that are important to ML workloads including:

• kernel modules.
• nvidia SMI details.
• OS release.
• package list.
• uname.
• sysctl.

Data Format

Currently the default is to output a CycloneDX JSON compatible file.

Example Data

Source	Name	Value
/proc/cmdline	nokaslr	false
sysctl	nofiles	4096
dkms	nvidia	2
nvidia-smi	model	H100 80GB HBM3
ethtool	driver
env	hosting	aws
/proc/cpuinfo	cpu.model	AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
/etc/os-release	os.release	Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
uname	kernel	6.2.0-1018-aws
date	capture.date	2025-01-28 11h33 UTC
identifier	capture.uid	f3f2e850-b5d4-11ef-ac7e-96584d5248b2

Use cases

1. Collection and export.
2. Comparison to other systems.
3. Verification of all systems within the same environment.