HPUAccelerator().is_available() returns False on a Gaudi instance

[ekintel]

🐛 Bug

HPUAccelerator().is_available() returns False on a Gaudi instance

To Reproduce

Run the code sample below on a Gaudi instance on Intel Tiber AI Cloud.

Code sample

from lightning_habana.pytorch.accelerator import HPUAccelerator

print(f"HPU accelerator available: {HPUAccelerator().is_available()}") # False

Expected behavior

The accelerator is indeed available as the command below shows.

hl-smi -L

returns
...

Firmware [FIT] Version          : Linux gaudi2 5.10.18-hl-gaudi2-1.15.0-fw-48.2.1-sec-8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Mar 3 13:30:54 IST 2024 aarch64 GNU/Linux

...

Environment

requires-python = ">=3.9"
dependencies = [
    "lightning-habana>=1.6.0",
]

Additional context

[github-actions]

Hi! thanks for your contribution!, great first issue!

[jeromean]

@ekintel thanks for trying out. Please ensure you have the requisites by following https://docs.habana.ai/en/latest/Installation_Guide/Driver_Installation.html and https://docs.habana.ai/en/latest/Installation_Guide/System_Verification_and_Final_Tests.html

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