GCLOUD GPU

1. TLDR; Run two lines of code and you're done (almost)
2. Create Instance Script
3. Instance Setup Script
4. Almost: The rest of the setup

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TLDR;

TLDR; TLDR;

# from local computer
. create_instance.sh gpu-84 4 500

# from remote instance
. instance-setup.sh

SLIGHTLY MORE DETAIL

LOCAL COMPUTER:

# example: create instance named gpu-84 with 4 GPUs 500GB of memory 
. create_instance.sh gpu-84 4 500

# example: copy setup script to remote instance named gpu-84
gcloud compute scp instance-setup.sh gpu-84:~/

# example: ssh into instance named gpu-84
gcloud compute ssh gpu-84

# --OR-- using alias (https://github.com/brookisme/gcloud_gpu/wiki/Local-Setup#gcloud_alias)
gssh gpu-84

REMOTE INSTANCE:

# example: run setup script installing TensorFlow from pip
. instance-setup.sh

# --OR-- example: run setup script installing TensorFlow later from sources (https://github.com/brookisme/gcloud_gpu/wiki/TensorFlow:-Install-from-Sources)
. instance-setup.sh gpu skip-tf

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CREATE INSTANCE

Use the script create_instance.sh to create new instances.

USAGE:

. create_instance.sh \
    <NAME> \
    <COUNT> \
    [DISK_SIZE: 200] \
    [SNAPSHOT_NAME: No snapshot]

VARS:

• NAME: (required) name of instance

• COUNT: (required) GPUs -1,2,4 | CPUs 0

• DISK_SIZE:

  • defaluts to 200 (GB)
  • consider decreasing disk-size and adding a persistent disk

• SNAPSHOT_NAME (see note below):

  • must first create snapshot (see above note)
  • DISK_SIZE is ignored so pass in anything as a space filler (like "skip" in example below)

EXAMPLES:

# 4 gpu, default disk size (200GB)
. create_instance.sh gpu-84 4

# 4 gpu, from snapshot
. create_instance.sh gpu-84-snapshot-name 4 skip snapshot_name

NOTE ON SNAPSHOTS: If creating instance from a snapshot you must first create the disk

gcloud compute disks create DISK_NAME --source-snapshot SNAPSHOT_NAME

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INSTANCE SETUP

Use the script instance-setup.sh to setup new instances. You can find a list of what is being installed here.

Copy setup script to instance

gcloud compute scp instance-setup.sh <INSTANCE_NAME>:~/

Run setup script

NOTE: The Anaconda install is interactive. The default for add anaconda to PATH is no -- type yes!!!

You can choose to install with TensorFlow or, if you are going to install from sources, skip the tensorflow installs. You also have the option of skipping the "geo tools" listed here.

# CPU (with TF)
. instance-setup.sh cpu

# GPU (with TF)
. instance-setup.sh

# GPU (without TF)
. instance-setup.sh gpu skip-tf

# GPU (without TF or GEO-tools)
. instance-setup.sh gpu skip-tf skip-geo

# GPU (including TF but without GEO-tools)
. instance-setup.sh gpu tf skip-geo

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THE REST

There are still a small handful of steps (most of which are optional).

REQUIRED:

• GPU Setup
• IP Config

OPTIONAL:

REMOTE INSTANCE:

• TMUX
• Pretty Prompt
• Jupyter-PWD

LOCAL COMPUTER:

• GCloud Aliases
• Sublime-SFTP and Sublime-Remote

Also consider installing TensorFlow from sources.