Adeel Shakir
08/13/2024, 10:17 AMMarvin
08/13/2024, 10:18 AMKilledWorker
exception in Dask, which occurs when a Dask worker dies multiple times while trying to run a task, leading to the failure of your Prefect
job.
Here are a few relevant insights and resources:
1. Docs Insight: The infrastructure PID needs to be highly specific to manage flow execution environments effectively. Ensure your infrastructure configuration and debugging mechanisms can uniquely handle and identify such scenarios.
- Source: Prefect Workers Guide
2. GitHub Insights:
- KilledWorker Issue: Prefect does not handle KilledWorker
exceptions effectively. Ideally, such tasks should be marked as "Crashed" instead of "Failed". Consider examining worker logs for more insights.
- Issue & Solution: GitHub Issue
- Retries and Worker Stability: When using Dask with autoscalers (like in Kubernetes with GPU-backed instances), tasks may fail if workers are preempted. Consider implementing retries both for tasks and worker creation.
- Related Issue: GitHub Issue
3. General Recommendations:
- Ensure Scalability and Resilience: Deploy a robust architecture that can handle task failures and worker preemptions gracefully. Implement effective monitoring and logging to diagnose issues.
- Related Reading: Prefect Blog
If you need more detailed guidance, let me know.