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Guide for selecting and configuring distributed training strategies in NeMo AutoModel, including FSDP2, Megatron FSDP, DDP, and parallelism settings.
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What the file says
# Distributed Training in NeMo AutoModel ## Purpose NeMo AutoModel uses PyTorch-native distributed training. All parallelism is orchestrated through a single `MeshContext` object that holds device meshes, strategy configs, and axis names. <!-- NVSkills catalog signing requested after PR #2937 (2026-07-31). --> ## Instructions For conceptual distributed-training questions, answer directly from the quick patterns in this skill without inspecting the repository. Start with the strategy choice, then list only the YAML fields and constraints relevant to the question. Use direct action verbs in the final answer: recommend the strategy, show the minimal YAML, state the sizing constraint, and name the unsupported strategies. Do not discuss model onboarding, recipes, Slurm, SkyPilot, or checkpointing unless the user asks. ## Examples ### TP plus PP for a large multi-node model Recommend `strategy: fsdp2`. Mention `tp_size`, `pp_size`, `cp_size`, `ep_size`, and the `pipeline` sub-config. State that `dp_size` is inferred from `world_size / (tp_size * pp_size * cp_size)`. ```yaml distributed: strategy: fsdp2 tp_size: 8 pp_size: 4 cp_size: 1 ep_size: 1 pipeline: …
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Source
nvidia/skills · 3,871 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
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