Platform For AI:Submit a standalone training job that uses PyTorch

Step 1: Prepare data

In this topic, the data used for training is pre-stored in a public storage medium. You can download the data directly and do not need to prepare additional data.

Step 2: Prepare the training code and model storage file

In this topic, the training code package is pre-stored in a public storage medium. You can download the code package directly and do not need to develop additional code.

Step 3: Create a job

1. Go to the Create Job page.

   1. Log on to the PAI console.

   2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Workspaces. On the Workspaces page, click the name of the workspace that you want to manage.

   3. In the left-side navigation pane of the Workspace page, choose Model Development and Training > Deep Learning Containers (DLC). On the Distributed Training Jobs page, click Create Job. The Create Job page appears.

2. On the Create Job page, configure the parameters listed in the following table, and use default values for the remaining parameters.

   

   Parameter	Description
   Job Name	Enter a name for the job. Example: torch-sample.
   Node Image	Click Alibaba Cloud Image and select a PyTorch image.
   Startup Command	Enter the following command to perform the following operations: download data, download code package, run training jobs, and check models. wget https://pai-public-data.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/hol-pytorch-transfer-cv/data.tar.gz && tar -xf ./data.tar.gz && mv ./hymenoptera_data/ ./input && mkdir output && wget https://pai-public-data.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/hol-pytorch-transfer-cv/main.py && python main.py -i ./input -o ./output && ls ./output
   Source	Select Public Resources.
   Framework	Select PyTorch.
   Job Resource	Number of Nodes: Set the value to 1. Instance Type: Click and select the ecs.gn6e-c12g1.3xlarge GPU instance type.

3. Click OK.

   The Deep Learning Containers (DLC) page appears.

Step 4: View the details and logs of the training job

1. On the Deep Learning Containers (DLC) page, click the job name.

2. On the job details page, view Basic Information and Resource Information of the job.

3. In the Instance section at the bottom of the job details page, find the desired node and click Log in the Actions column to view the logs of the node.