This guide walks you through deploying Llama 3 on Azure Machine Learning using Python. We'll cover environment setup, deployment, and monitoring.
Prerequisites
Azure subscription
Access to Llama 3 (request from Meta)
Python 3.11+
Compute Requirements
Llama 3 variants and their minimum requirements:
Llama 3.1 8B: 16GB GPU RAM
Recommended Azure VM sizes:
8B: Standard_NC6s_v3 (1x V100 16GB)
Step 1: Environment Setup
1.1 Install Required Packages
1.2 Request Quota Increase
Visit Azure Portal: https://portal.azure.com
Go to Subscriptions → Your Subscription → Usage + quotas
Select "Machine Learning" service
Request quota increase for:
NC-series vCPUs for V100s
Or NDAs-series vCPUs for A100s
Step 2: Deployment Code
Create a file deploy_llama_azure.py:
Step 3: Deploy the Model
Run deployment:
Step 4: Querying the Deployment
Create query_endpoint.py:
Execute query_endpoint.py:
Cost Management
Estimated costs (East US region):
Standard_NC6s_v3: ~$0.90/hour
Standard_NC12s_v3: ~$1.80/hour
Standard_NC96ads_A100_v4: ~$32.77/hour
Monitoring
Using Azure Portal
Go to Azure ML Studio
Select Endpoints
Click on your endpoint
View metrics:
Request latency
CPU/Memory usage
GPU utilization
Success rate
Using Python
Troubleshooting
Common issues and solutions:
Quota Limits
Check current quota in Azure Portal
Request increase if needed
Consider different regions
Deployment Failures
Check activity log in Azure Portal
Verify VM size availability
Check model compatibility
Performance Issues
Monitor GPU utilization
Adjust batch size
Check for memory leaks
Conclusion
You now have a Llama 3.1 model running on Azure ML! Remember to:
Monitor costs
Update model versions
Implement security best practices
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