Definition
An AI Notebook is the workload unit submitted to the cluster. AI notebooks are managed Jupyter or VSCode notebooks with prepackaged Machine Learning frameworks linked to computing resources (CPU or GPU) and storage space. They are running within the OVHcloud infrastructure.
Each AI Notebook is linked to a Public Cloud project and specifies the following:
- A type and quantity of computing resources
- A code editor
- A preconfigured Machine Learning framework
Considerations
NOTE: An AI Notebook runs continuously until manually interrupted by the user unless it exceeds 7 days of running. It will then be automatically stopped. You can choose to automatically restart it using the auto-restart option (set this parameter to True). The notebook will then restart as is.
- Data can be attached to a notebook to serve either/both as input for your notebook (e.g., code) or output (e.g., model weights).
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Billing for notebooks is minute-based and starts from the beginning to the end of the notebook's
RUNNINGstatus. Each commenced minute is billed completely. - You can read further on notebook limitations here.
Under the hood
AI Notebooks are Docker containers created, deployed, and maintained by OVHcloud's AI teams. They include a managed code editor and the Machine Learning framework prepackaged for users according to their needs (computing resources, library versions, etc.).
Notebook lifecycle
During its lifetime, the notebook will transit between the following states:
Only the RUNNING time of the notebook is billed. For more information about notebook billing, refer to this documentation.
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STARTING: The notebook is being started and the remote data, if any, is synchronized. To learn more about data synchronization. -
RUNNING: The notebook is running, you can connect to it and use it. -
STOPPING: The notebook is stopping, your compute resources are freed, your status is saved, and the data, if any, is synchronized back. -
STOPPED: The notebook ended normally, and you can restart it whenever you want or delete it. -
FAILED: The notebook ended in error, e.g., the process in the notebook finished with an exit code that is not 0. -
ERROR: The notebook ended due to a backend error, you may contact our support. -
DELETING: The notebook is being removed. -
DELETE: The notebook and its workspace are fully deleted.
Go further
- You can check the OVHcloud documentation on how to create a data container.
- You can check the OVHcloud AI Notebooks Getting Started documentation on how to create a new notebook.
For more information and tutorials, please see our other AI & Machine Learning support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.
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