gswarm 0.4.1

Distributed GPU cluster management system with profiling and model orchestration

gswarm

A comprehensive distributed GPU cluster management system combining profiling, model storage, and orchestration capabilities.

Overview

gswarm is an integrated platform for managing GPU clusters, providing:

• GPU Profiling: Multi-node GPU monitoring and performance analysis
• Model Management: Distributed model storage, deployment, and serving
• Data Pooling: Efficient data management across nodes
• Task Orchestration: Queue-based asynchronous task execution

The system uses a host-client architecture where a central host node coordinates operations across multiple client nodes, enabling unified management of your entire GPU infrastructure.

Key Features

Profiling Capabilities

• Monitor GPU utilization and memory usage across multiple machines
• Track PCIe bandwidth (GPU-DRAM) and NVLink (GPU-GPU) connections
• Configurable sampling frequency with JSON output
• Built on nvitop for accurate GPU metrics
• Fault tolerance with automatic reconnection
• Session recovery after crashes

Model Management

• Distributed model storage across disk, DRAM, and GPU memory
• Automatic model deployment and serving
• Cross-node model transfer and replication
• Support for multiple model frameworks (vLLM, Transformers, TGI)
• Real-time model status tracking

Data Pool System

• Distributed data chunk management
• Automatic data migration between devices
• Reference counting and garbage collection
• Transparent cross-node data access
• Support for model inputs/outputs chaining

Task Queue System

• Asynchronous task execution with priorities
• Dependency management and resource conflict detection
• Parallel execution of independent tasks
• Automatic retry with exponential backoff

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• NVIDIA GPUs with installed drivers
• Network connectivity between cluster nodes

Installing gswarm

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gswarm.git
cd gswarm

# Install the package
pip install .

Quick Start

1. Start the Host Node

# Start host with both profiling and model management
gswarm host start --port 8090 --http-port 8091 --model-port 9010

2. Connect Client Nodes

On each GPU machine:

# Connect client with resilient mode
gswarm client connect <host-ip>:8090 --resilient

3. Profile GPU Usage

# Start profiling
gswarm profiler start --name training_run

# Check status
gswarm profiler status

# Stop profiling
gswarm profiler stop --name training_run

4. Manage Models

# List available models
gswarm model list

# Download a model (on host node)
gswarm model download llama-7b --source huggingface --url https://huggingface.co/meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct --node node1 --type llm
# or use hf:// format
gswarm model download llama-7b --source hf://meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct --node node1 --type llm

# Download a model (on client node, if node-id is not specified, it will download local)
gswarm model download llama-7b --source huggingface --url https://huggingface.co/meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct --type llm
# or use hf:// format
gswarm model download llama-7b --source hf://meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct --type llm

# Deploy model to GPU (on client node)
gswarm model move llama-7b --from disk --to gpu0 
# if i am on host, i must specify the node id
gswarm model move llama-7b --from disk --to gpu0 --node node1

# Start model serving (on client node)
# each model requires different method to implement serving, this is provideed in model/instance/xxx.py
# xxx is the model type, we use type to support different model inference methods
gswarm model serve llama-7b --device gpu0 --port 8080
# if i am on host, i must specify the node id
gswarm model serve llama-7b --device gpu0 --port 8080 --node node1

# Check model status
gswarm model status llama-7b
gswarm model status llama-7b --node node1

5. Manage Data

# Create data chunk
gswarm data create --source s3://bucket/data --device dram

# List data chunks
gswarm data list

# Transfer data to another node
gswarm data transfer chunk-123 --to node2:dram

Architecture

System Components

1. Host Node: Central coordinator

   • Model registry management
   • Task orchestration
   • Global resource tracking
   • API gateway

2. Client Nodes: Worker nodes

   • Local model storage
   • Model serving
   • GPU profiling
   • Task execution
   • Data pool management

3. Communication:

   • gRPC for high-performance metric streaming
   • HTTP REST API for control and management
   • WebSocket for real-time updates

Port Configuration

Default ports used by gswarm:

• gRPC Server: 8090 (profiling metrics)
• HTTP API: 8091 (control panel)
• Model API: 9010 (model management)
• Model Services: 8080+ (dynamic allocation)

CLI Reference

Host Commands

# Host management
gswarm host start [--port PORT] [--http-port HTTP_PORT]
gswarm host stop
gswarm host status

# System overview
gswarm status              # Overall system status
gswarm nodes               # List all nodes
gswarm health              # Health check

Profiler Commands

# Profiling operations
gswarm profiler start [--name NAME] [--freq FREQ]
gswarm profiler stop [--name NAME]
gswarm profiler status
gswarm profiler sessions   # List all sessions
gswarm profiler recover    # Recover crashed sessions

# Analysis
gswarm profiler analyze --data <file.json> --plot <output.pdf>

Model Commands

# Model management
gswarm model list [--location LOCATION]
gswarm model info <model_name>
gswarm model register <model_name> --type TYPE --source URL

# Model operations
gswarm model download <model_name> [--device DEVICE]
gswarm model move <model_name> --from SOURCE --to DEST [--keep-source]
gswarm model copy <model_name> --from SOURCE --to DEST
gswarm model delete <model_name> --device DEVICE

# Model serving
gswarm model serve <model_name> --device DEVICE [--port PORT]
gswarm model stop <model_name>
gswarm model services      # List all running services

Data Commands

# Data pool management
gswarm data list [--device DEVICE]
gswarm data create --source SOURCE --device DEVICE
gswarm data info <chunk_id>
gswarm data move <chunk_id> --to DEVICE
gswarm data transfer <chunk_id> --to NODE:DEVICE
gswarm data delete <chunk_id>

Queue Commands

# Task queue management
gswarm queue status
gswarm queue tasks [--status STATUS]
gswarm queue cancel <task_id>
gswarm queue history [--limit N]

API Reference

Model Management APIs

# List models
GET /api/v1/models

# Get model info
GET /api/v1/models/{model_name}

# Register model
POST /api/v1/models

# Download model
POST /api/v1/models/{model_name}/download

# Move model
POST /api/v1/models/{model_name}/move

# Start serving
POST /api/v1/services

# Get service status
GET /api/v1/services/{service_id}/status

Data Pool APIs

# List data chunks
GET /api/v1/data

# Create data chunk
POST /api/v1/data

# Get chunk info
GET /api/v1/data/{chunk_id}

# Move data
POST /api/v1/data/{chunk_id}/move

# Transfer data
POST /api/v1/data/{chunk_id}/transfer

Queue APIs

# Get queue status
GET /api/v1/queue

# Get task details
GET /api/v1/queue/tasks/{task_id}

# Cancel task
POST /api/v1/queue/tasks/{task_id}/cancel

# Get history
GET /api/v1/queue/history

Configuration

Config File Location

~/.gswarm/config.yaml

Example Configuration

cluster:
  host: "master.cluster.local"
  port: 8090
  
profiling:
  default_frequency: 1000
  enable_bandwidth: true
  enable_nvlink: false
  
models:
  storage_path: "/data/models"
  cache_size: "100GB"
  
queue:
  max_concurrent_tasks: 4
  task_timeout: 3600
  retry_count: 3
  
nodes:
  - name: "node1"
    address: "192.168.1.101"
    capabilities:
      gpus: ["gpu0", "gpu1"]
      storage:
        disk: 1000000000000
        dram: 64000000000
        
  - name: "node2"
    address: "192.168.1.102"
    capabilities:
      gpus: ["gpu0"]
      storage:
        disk: 500000000000
        dram: 32000000000

Example Workflows

Distributed Model Deployment

name: "distributed-deployment"
description: "Deploy model across multiple nodes"

actions:
  # Download model to primary node
  - action_id: "download"
    action_type: "download"
    model_name: "llama-7b"
    target_device: "node1:disk"
    
  # Replicate to other nodes
  - action_id: "replicate_node2"
    action_type: "copy"
    model_name: "llama-7b"
    source_device: "node1:disk"
    target_device: "node2:disk"
    dependencies: ["download"]
    
  # Load models to GPUs
  - action_id: "load_gpu_node1"
    action_type: "move"
    model_name: "llama-7b"
    source_device: "node1:disk"
    target_device: "node1:gpu0"
    dependencies: ["download"]
    
  - action_id: "load_gpu_node2"
    action_type: "move"
    model_name: "llama-7b"
    source_device: "node2:disk"
    target_device: "node2:gpu0"
    dependencies: ["replicate_node2"]
    
  # Start services
  - action_id: "serve_node1"
    action_type: "serve"
    model_name: "llama-7b"
    device: "node1:gpu0"
    port: 8080
    dependencies: ["load_gpu_node1"]
    
  - action_id: "serve_node2"
    action_type: "serve"
    model_name: "llama-7b"
    device: "node2:gpu0"
    port: 8081
    dependencies: ["load_gpu_node2"]

Data Pipeline with Model Chaining

name: "ml-pipeline"
description: "Process data through multiple models"

actions:
  # Prepare input data
  - action_id: "load_data"
    action_type: "data_create"
    source: "s3://bucket/input"
    target_device: "node1:dram"
    
  # First model processing
  - action_id: "model1_process"
    action_type: "inference"
    model_name: "preprocessor"
    input_data: "${load_data.chunk_id}"
    output_device: "node1:dram"
    dependencies: ["load_data"]
    
  # Transfer intermediate data
  - action_id: "transfer_data"
    action_type: "data_transfer"
    data_id: "${model1_process.output}"
    target_device: "node2:dram"
    dependencies: ["model1_process"]
    
  # Second model processing
  - action_id: "model2_process"
    action_type: "inference"
    model_name: "classifier"
    input_data: "${transfer_data.chunk_id}"
    output_device: "node2:dram"
    dependencies: ["transfer_data"]

Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Health Checks

# System health
gswarm health

# Node-specific health
gswarm node status node1

# Service health
gswarm model service-health llama-7b

Logs

Logs are stored in ~/.gswarm/logs/:

• host.log: Host node logs
• client-<node>.log: Client node logs
• profiler.log: Profiling session logs
• model.log: Model operation logs

Common Issues

1. Connection Issues

   • Check firewall rules for ports 8090-8091, 9010-9011
   • Verify network connectivity between nodes
   • Use --resilient flag for automatic reconnection

2. Model Download Failures

   • Check internet connectivity
   • Verify HuggingFace token if needed
   • Check disk space on target device

3. GPU Memory Issues

   • Monitor GPU memory with gswarm profiler
   • Use model quantization for large models
   • Distribute model across multiple GPUs

4. Task Queue Blockage

   • Check task dependencies with gswarm queue tasks
   • Look for resource conflicts
   • Cancel stuck tasks with gswarm queue cancel

Migration from Legacy Components

If you're migrating from separate gswarm-profiler and gswarm-model:

1. Backup existing data:

   cp -r ~/.gswarm_profiler_data ~/.gswarm_profiler_data.backup
   cp -r ~/.gswarm_model_data ~/.gswarm_model_data.backup
   

2. Update CLI commands:

   • gsprof → gswarm profiler
   • gsmodel → gswarm model

3. Update API endpoints:

   • Model APIs now use /api/v1/ prefix
   • Same ports are maintained for compatibility

See the Migration Guide for detailed instructions.

Development

Running Tests

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run specific test suite
pytest tests/test_profiler.py
pytest tests/test_model.py
pytest tests/test_queue.py

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

Documentation

• Architecture Overview
• API Reference
• Migration Guide
• Model Storage Design
• Profiler Protocol Design

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Acknowledgments

• Built on nvitop for GPU monitoring
• Inspired by distributed computing frameworks
• Thanks to all contributors

Roadmap

• Kubernetes operator for cluster deployment
• Web UI for cluster management
• Advanced scheduling algorithms
• Model optimization toolkit
• Integration with popular ML frameworks
• Multi-cloud support

For more information, see the documentation.