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Feb 17, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

Deploying DeepSeek R1 on Huawei Ascend 910B: Weight Conversion and Troubleshooting

This article details a step‑by‑step deployment of the DeepSeek R1 model on Huawei Ascend 910B NPUs, covering FP8‑to‑BF16 weight conversion, custom container image preparation, configuration of MindIE services, common pitfalls, and practical troubleshooting tips for large‑scale inference.