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# How to Install Conda-based Horovod

Horovod uses a common standard MPI model for message passing and communication management in high-performance distributed computing environments. Horovod's MPI implementation offers a simplified programming model compared to the standard TensorFlow distributed training model. In the NEURON system, if you want to train models using multiple nodes based on a Conda environment, you can install and run it using the following method.

※ For details on using Horovod, refer to \[Appendix 8].

## **A.** Installing TensorFlow-Horovod

### 1. Create a conda environment

```shell-session
$ module load gcc/10.2.0 cuda/11.4 cudampi/openmpi-4.1.1 python/3.7.1 cmake/3.16.9
$ conda create -n my_tensorflow
$ source activate my_tensorflow
(my_tensorflow)  $
```

※ For detailed instructions on using Conda, refer to \[Appendix 5]

### 2. Installing TensorFlow and horovod

```shell-session
(my_tensorflow) $ conda install tensorflow-gpu=2.0.0 tensorboard=2.0.0 tensorflow-estimator=2.0.0 python=3.7 cudnn cudatoolkit=10 nccl=2.8.3
(my_tensorflow) $ HOROVOD_WITH_MPI=1 HOROVOD_GPU_OPERATIONS=NCCL HOROVOD_NCCL_LINK=SHARED HOROVOD_WITH_TENSORFLOW=1 \
pip install --no-cache-dir horovod==0.23.0
```

### 3. Verifying Horovod installation

```shell-session
(my_tensorflow) $ pip list | grep horovod
horovod 0.23.0
(my_tensorflow) $ python
>>> import horovod
>>> horovod.__version__
'0.23.0'
```

### 4. Example of Horovod Execution

#### 1) Example of interactive execution

```shell-session
$ salloc --partition=cas_v100_4 -J debug --nodes=2 --ntasks-per-node=2 --time=08:00:00 --gres=gpu:2 --comment=tensorflow
$ echo $SLURM_NODELIST
gpu[12-13]
$ module load gcc/10.2.0 cuda/11.4 cudampi/openmpi-4.1.1 python/3.7.1
$ source activate my_tensorflow
(my_tensorflow) $ horovodrun -np 4 -H gpu12:2,gpu13:2 python tensorflow2_mnist.py
```

#### 2) Example of batch script execution

```bash
#!/bin/bash
#SBATCH -J test_job
#SBATCH -p cas_v100_4
#SBATCH -N 2
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=2
#SBATCH -o %x.o%j
#SBATCH -e %x.e%j
#SBATCH --time 00:30:00
#SBATCH --gres=gpu:2
#SBATCH --comment tensorflow

module purge
module load gcc/10.2.0 cuda/11.4 cudampi/openmpi-4.1.1 python/3.7.1

source activate my_tensorflow

horovodrun -np 2 python tensorflow2_mnist.py
```

## **B. I**nstalling PyTorch-horovod

### 1. Creating a Conda Environment

```shell-session
$ module load gcc/10.2.0 cuda/11.4 cudampi/openmpi-4.1.1 python/3.7.1 cmake/3.16.9
$ conda create -n my_pytorch  
$ source activate my_pytorch
(my_pytorch) $  
```

### 2. Installing PyTorch and horovod

```shell-session
(my_pytorch) $ conda install pytorch=1.11.0 python=3.9 torchvision=0.12.0 torchaudio=0.11.0 cudatoolkit=10.2 -c pytorch 
(my_pytorch) $ HOROVOD_WITH_MPI=1 HOROVOD_NCCL_LINK=SHARED HOROVOD_GPU_OPERATIONS=NCCL HOROVOD_WITH_PYTORCH=1 \
pip install --no-cache-dir horovod==0.24.0(my_pytorch) $  
```

### 3. Verifying Horovod Installation

```shell-session
(my_pytorch) $ pip list | grep horovod
horovod 0.24.0

(my_pytorch) $ python
>>> import horovod
>>> horovod.__version__
'0.24.0'
```

### 4. Example of Horovod Execution

#### 1) Example of interactive execution

```shell-session
$ salloc --partition=cas_v100_4 -J debug --nodes=2 --ntasks-per-node=2 --time=08:00:00 --gres=gpu:2 --comment=pytorch
$ echo $SLURM_NODELIST
gpu[22-23]
$ module load gcc/10.2.0 cuda/11.4 cudampi/openmpi-4.1.1 python/3.7.1 
$ source activate my_pytorch
(my_pytorch) $ horovodrun -np 4 -H gpu22:2,gpu23:2 python pytorch_ex.py
```

#### 2) Example of batch script execution

```bash
#!/bin/bash
#SBATCH -J test_job
#SBATCH -p cas_v100_4
#SBATCH -N 2
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=2
#SBATCH -o %x.o%j
#SBATCH -e %x.e%j
#SBATCH --time 00:30:00
#SBATCH --gres=gpu:2
#SBATCH --comment pytorch

module purge
module load gcc/10.2.0 cuda/11.4 cudampi/openmpi-4.1.1 python/3.7.1

source activate my_pytorch

horovodrun -np 2 python pytorch_ex.py
```

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