Distributed Deep Learning Training

  1. System and Hardware Considerations
    1. Network Infrastructure
      1. Ethernet Networks
        1. Bandwidth Characteristics
          1. Latency Properties
            1. Cost Considerations
            2. InfiniBand Networks
              1. High-Performance Features
                1. RDMA Capabilities
                  1. Scalability Benefits
                  2. Network Topology Design
                    1. Fat-Tree Topologies
                      1. Leaf-Spine Architectures
                        1. Bandwidth Provisioning
                      2. GPU Interconnects
                        1. PCIe Connections
                          1. Bandwidth Limitations
                            1. Multi-GPU Configurations
                            2. NVSwitch Architecture
                              1. All-to-All GPU Connectivity
                                1. Scalability Features
                              2. Storage Systems
                                1. Distributed File Systems
                                  1. Parallel I/O Strategies
                                    1. Data Loading Optimization
                                      1. Caching Mechanisms
                                      2. Cluster Management
                                        1. Resource Allocation
                                          1. CPU and GPU Scheduling
                                            1. Memory Management
                                              1. Network Resource Allocation
                                              2. Job Scheduling Systems
                                                1. Slurm Integration
                                                  1. Kubernetes Orchestration
                                                    1. Gang Scheduling
                                                    2. Fault Tolerance
                                                      1. Failure Detection
                                                        1. Checkpointing Strategies
                                                          1. Recovery Mechanisms
                                                            1. Elastic Training

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                                                        6. Communication Optimization

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                                                        8. Frameworks and Libraries