Running GenAI models is easy. Scaling them to thousands of users, not so much. This guide details avenues for scaling AI workloads from proofs of concept to production-ready deployments, covering API integration, on-prem deployment considerations, hardware requirements, and tools like vLLM and Nvidia NIMs.
K8S-native cluster-wide deployment for vLLM. Provides a reference implementation for building an inference stack on top of vLLM, enabling scaling, monitoring, request routing, and KV cache offloading with easy cloud deployment.
vLLM Production Stack provides a reference implementation on how to build an inference stack on top of vLLM, allowing for scalable, monitored, and performant LLM deployments using Kubernetes and Helm.
A user is seeking advice on deploying a new server with 4x H100 GPUs (320GB VRAM) for on-premise AI workloads. They are considering a Kubernetes-based deployment with RKE2, Nvidia GPU Operator, and tools like vLLM, llama.cpp, and Litellm. They are also exploring the option of GPU pass-through with a hypervisor. The post details their current infrastructure and asks for potential gotchas or best practices.
