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## Preparations
1. Prepare your computer cluster. It's normally a bunch of Linux servers connected by LAN. Each server will be assigned a unique IP address. The computers in the cluster can be called "nodes".
2. Install PaddlePaddle on every node. If you are going to take advantage of GPU cards, you'll also need to install proper driver and CUDA libraries. To install PaddlePaddle please read [this build and install](https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/tree/develop/doc/getstarted/build_and_install) document. We strongly recommend using [Docker installation](https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/blob/develop/doc/getstarted/build_and_install/docker_install_en.rst).
2. Install PaddlePaddle on every node. If you are going to take advantage of GPU cards, you'll also need to install proper driver and CUDA libraries. To install PaddlePaddle please read [this build and install](http://www.paddlepaddle.org/docs/develop/documentation/zh/getstarted/build_and_install/index_cn.html) document. We strongly recommend using [Docker installation](http://www.paddlepaddle.org/docs/develop/documentation/zh/getstarted/build_and_install/docker_install_cn.html).
After installation, you can check the version by typing the below command (run a docker container if using docker: `docker run -it paddlepaddle/paddle:[tag] /bin/bash`):
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| port | required | 7164 | port which parameter server will listen on. If ports_num greater than 1, parameter server will listen on multiple ports for more network throughput |
| ports_num | required | 1 | total number of ports will listen on |
| ports_num_for_sparse | required | 1 | number of ports which serves sparse parameter update |
| num_gradient_servers | required | 1 | total number of gradient servers |
Parameter Description
- port: **required, default 7164**, port which parameter server will listen on. If ports_num greater than 1, parameter server will listen on multiple ports for more network throughput.
- ports_num: **required, default 1**, total number of ports will listen on.
- ports_num_for_sparse: **required, default 1**, number of ports which serves sparse parameter update.
- num_gradient_servers: **required, default 1**, total number of gradient servers.
### Starting trainer
Type the command below to start the trainer(name the file whatever you want, like "train.py")
| use_gpu | optional | False | set to "True" to enable GPU training |
| trainer_count | required | 1 | total count of trainers in the training job |
| port | required | 7164 | port to connect to parameter server |
| ports_num | required | 1 | number of ports for communication |
| ports_num_for_sparse | required | 1 | number of ports for sparse type caculation |
| num_gradient_servers | required | 1 | total number of gradient server |
| trainer_id | required | 0 | ID for every trainer, start from 0 |
| pservers | required | 127.0.0.1 | list of IPs of parameter servers, separated by "," |
Parameter Description
- use_gpu: **optional, default False**, set to "True" to enable GPU training.
- trainer_count: **required, default 1**, total count of trainers in the training job.
- port: **required, default 7164**, port to connect to parameter server.
- ports_num: **required, default 1**, number of ports for communication.
- ports_num_for_sparse: **required, default 1**, number of ports for sparse type caculation.
- num_gradient_servers: **required, default 1**, total number of gradient server.
- trainer_id: **required, default 0**, ID for every trainer, start from 0.
- pservers: **required, default 127.0.0.1**, list of IPs of parameter servers, separated by ",".
### Prepare Training Dataset
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-`my_lib.py`: user defined libraries, like PIL libs. This is optional.
-`word_dict.pickle`: dict file for training word embeding.
-`train.py`: training program. Sample code: [api_train_v2_cluster.py](https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/tree/develop/doc/howto/usage/cluster/src/word2vec/prepare.py). ***NOTE:*** You may need to modify the head part of `train.py` when using different cluster platform to retrive configuration environment variables:
-`train.py`: training program. Sample code: [api_train_v2_cluster.py](https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/tree/develop/doc/howto/usage/cluster/src/word2vec/api_train_v2_cluster.py). ***NOTE:*** You may need to modify the head part of `train.py` when using different cluster platform to retrive configuration environment variables:
