Where to find ISO for fresh installation

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Hi dear forum

I need to to a fresh installation of the DGX 7 OS as documented here: Reimaging the System — NVIDIA DGX OS 7 User Guide

But when registering for the support to get to the download center, I only get the following error:
“We can’t log you in because of an authentication error.”

Is there any other option to obtain the ISO?

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards
Pascal

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https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgx-spark/system-recovery.html

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Thanks Fabio for your quick reply. But this is only the recovery image, not the ISO I am looking for.

I actually really need the DGX OS ISO in order to reimage the DGX system (need to encrypt the root filesystem). Again, officially documented here: Reimaging the System — NVIDIA DGX OS 7 User Guide

Is there any way I can get hold of this ISO?

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Hi @pascal.albisser

For DGX Spark Founders Edition, the supported recovery path is the Spark-specific recovery media and Spark installation workflows — not the Enterprise Download Center DGX OS ISO.

A few important points:

  • The DGX Spark documentation explicitly notes that Spark uses a different recovery process from enterprise DGX systems, and that the Founders Edition OS is not distributed as an ISO.

  • For Founders Edition systems, recovery media is provided as the DGX Spark recovery image.

  • If your requirement is specifically to deploy an encrypted root filesystem, there is a Spark-specific supported path for that, but it is through the Spark install / provisioning workflow rather than the older Enterprise Download Center DGX ISO path.

  • In practice, that means using the Spark-specific installation path such as Spark PXE or custom installation workflows, depending on how you plan to provision the system.

  • If your device is an OEM GB10-based partner system rather than NVIDIA Founders Edition, the recovery image and process need to come from the OEM.

Can you confirm whether this is a DGX Spark Founders Edition system or an OEM GB10-based system?

If it is Founders Edition, the right next step is the Spark-specific recovery / install workflow for encrypted root filesystem. If it is an OEM platform, the correct next step is to obtain the platform image and recovery guidance from that OEM.

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