1. Overview

This Graphcloud Quick Start describes how to run a simple PyTorch application from the Graphcore tutorials repository and is one of a set of quick starts for Graphcloud.

1.1. Graphcloud Quick Starts

The full set of Graphcloud Quick Starts leads you from learning about Graphcloud and how to access it, to running simple applications to monitoring the running programs and hardware.

Note

For brevity, we refer to the Poplar Graph Programming Framework as “Poplar” and specifically to the “Poplar SDK” when we refer to the SDK.

1.1.1. About working on Graphcloud

  • About Graphcloud Quick Start: An overview of Graphcloud.

    Describes how the hardware is configured, the storage that is available and what software and datasets you can access. Also, lists what you need to be familiar with before you use Graphcloud.

  • Graphcloud Access Quick Start: How to access Graphcloud.

    Describes how you create the necessary SSH keys to access Graphcloud and how to log into Graphcloud.

  • Graphcloud Setup Quick Start: General setup steps.

    Performing these setup steps makes working on Graphcloud easier. Includes how to use the features of the Poplar SDK that is installed on Graphcloud.

1.1.2. Running simple applications

These applications are from the Graphcore tutorials repository.

1.1.3. Monitoring the system