The cs_input_analyzer Script#

We recommend that you run the cs_input_analyzer Bash script before running your model on the Cerebras system. This script analyzes your model’s input pipeline to determine optimal distributed CPU compute resources you need.

Note

This applies only to TensorFlow pipeline models and the Slurm / Singularity Workflow.

CS Input Analyzer Script vs Input Function Analyzer Report

This cs_input_analyzer Bash script is different from the Input Function Report. The Input Function Report is generated automatically during compile time and contains a report on your TensorFlow model’s input function.

The cs_input_analyzer Bash script first compiles your model on the CPU and then analyzes your model’s input pipeline. The script then generates a report containing the recommended Slurm configurations that you should use with the The csrun_wse Script script to train your model on the Cerebras system. The report also contains an estimate of the input performance.

Important

Follow the Cerebras Command Line Pattern to use the cs_input_analyzer Bash script correctly.

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For example:

The following command:

cs_input_analyzer python run.py --mode=train --compile_only

will run compile and then return an input performance estimate.

and the following command:

cs_input_analyzer --available-nodes=3 python run.py --mode=train --validate_only

will run validation and then return an input performance estimate assuming that three nodes are available for training.

Important

All command examples showing command line options for validate, compile or train and so on, for example, python run.py --validate_only, are for the run script run.py written by Cerebras. If you have your own run script, make sure you pass the command line options defined in your run script.

Usage#

$ ./cs_input_analyzer --help
Usage: cs_input_analyzer [--help] [--available-nodes] [--mount-dirs] command_for_validate_compile
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Description#

Analyzes your input pipeline after completing a compile or validation. A report containing recommended Slurm configurations for use when running on the CS system, along with the estimated input performance, is logged at the end. See the description for the command_for_validate_compile argument for how to specify full-compile or validate-only options.

To adhere to the recommended Slurm settings printed in the report, you must specify them when calling the The csrun_wse Script script.

Improve performance

The quality of the performance estimates and the generated Slurm settings improves if:

  1. A full-compile is performed instead of validate-only, and

  2. The cs_ip argument is set in CSRunConfig (generally this can be set in the run.py also).

Important

To ensure consistent results, this script allocates a whole node while executing.

Arguments#

  • command_for_validate_compile: A Python command to initiate a full-compile or validation-only. For example:

    python run.py --mode=train --compile_only --cs_ip=0.0.0.0

    python run.py --mode=train --validate_only

  • --available-nodes: Optional. Set this to the number of nodes available when executing on the CS system.

    Note

    This value is only used for estimating the performance and generating recommended Slurm configuration. Default is 1.

  • --mount-dirs: Optional. A string of comma-separated paths to mount in addition to the standard paths listed in the csrun_cpu script. Default is an empty string (only the paths listed in csrun_cpu are mounted).

    See also

    For how to list the paths in csrun_cpu, see config-csrun-cpu.

Example#

The following command:

cs_input_analyzer --available-nodes=3 python run.py --mode=train --validate_only

Executes the command python run.py --mode=validate_only --cs_ip=0.0.0.0, which sets the cs_ip in the CSRunConfig and runs the validation inside the Cerebras container on a CPU node. The input pipeline performance is then analyzed using the validation information to print a performance report.

Note

Providing the cs_ip enhances the quality of the estimates.

The following command:

cs_input_analyzer --mount-dirs="/data/ml,/lab/ml" python run.py --mode=train --compile_only --cs_ip=0.0.0.0

Mounts /data/ml and /lab/ml in addition to the default mount directories, and executes the command python run.py --mode=compile_only, which runs a full compilation inside the Cerebras container on a CPU node. The input pipeline performance is then analyzed using the compile information to print a performance report and recommended Slurm settings.

Note

Unless the input pipeline is a bottleneck, the input pipeline performance in the report will likely be higher than the actual training performance.

See also