Real-time Inference Engines on Vultr Bare Metal Servers
PythonTo set up real-time inference engines on Vultr Bare Metal servers, we will use Pulumi to script the infrastructure setup. We will define a Pulumi program in Python to provision a Vultr bare metal server instance, which can be used to deploy machine learning models for real-time inference.
Here's how the Pulumi program is structured:
- Import Pulumi libraries: We will import the necessary Pulumi packages for scripting the setup.
- Create a Bare Metal Server: We will use the
vultr.BareMetalServer
resource to provision a bare metal server on Vultr. - Configure the Server: Appropriate configurations such as the server's operating system, region, and plans will be specified.
- Startup Script: Optionally, we can use the
vultr.StartupScript
resource to automate the setup of the software environment required for the inference engine as the server is provisioned. - Exports: At the end, we will export the server's IP address and other relevant information for further use.
Below is a detailed Pulumi program that creates a Vultr bare metal server and establishes the necessary components to run a real-time inference engine:
import pulumi import pulumi_vultr as vultr # Ensure that you have the right Vultr provider configuration set up before running this script. # Create a Vultr bare metal server # Reference: https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/vultr/api-docs/baremetalserver/ bare_metal_server = vultr.BareMetalServer("inference-server", region="ewr", # Use the region where you want to create the server plan="vbm-4c-32gb", # Specify the type of server plan you wish to use osId=270, # Operating System ID, e.g., 270 for Ubuntu 20.04 x64 imageId="vultr", # Use the default Vultr OS image enableIpv6=True, # If you want IPv6 enabled label="real-time-inference-engine", # A label for identification tag="inference", # Optionally, add tags for organizing resources # Add a startup script if required to setup the inference environment userdata="""#!/bin/bash echo 'Setting up the real-time inference engine environment' # Add commands to install dependencies, libraries, etc. """ ) # To automate the provisioning of the environment, # you can use a startup script that will run when the server is being created. # Reference: https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/vultr/api-docs/startupscript/ # Example, commenting out for now: # startup_script = vultr.StartupScript("inference-env-setup", # script=<<SCRIPT_GOES_HERE>>, # type="boot" # ) # Exporting necessary information pulumi.export("server_id", bare_metal_server.id) # Unique identifier for the server pulumi.export("server_ip", bare_metal_server.main_ip) # IP address to access the server pulumi.export("server_label", bare_metal_server.label) # Label of the server
How the Code Works:
- We import
pulumi
andpulumi_vultr
packages for controlling resources on Vultr via Pulumi. - We declare a
BareMetalServer
and configure its properties likeregion
,plan
,osId
, and more.region
: Specifies the geographic location of the server.plan
: Determines the server's resources (CPU, memory, etc.) suitable for your inference engine.osId
: Defines the operating system to be installed.userdata
: Contains a shell script for initial server setup; useful for automating the environment setup, like installing Docker, machine learning libraries, or any other dependencies.
- We also declare the optional
StartupScript
. This script runs when the server is first booted and can be used to install software, download models, or perform any setup tasks that your inference engine requires. - Finally, we export identifiers and the main IP address which will be used to access the server once it's up and running.
Please note that before running this Pulumi program, make sure you have the Pulumi CLI set up and configured with the appropriate authentication tokens for Vultr. This program is expected to run successfully in an environment where you have permissions to create and manage Vultr resources.