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## Warnings

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## Title

    [DeepSpeed] AssertionError "Check batch related parameters. train_batch_size is not equal to micro_batch_per_gpu * gradient_acc_step * world_size"

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): DeepSpeed enforces train_batch = micro_batch * grad_acc * world_size.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deepspeedai/DeepSpeed/aa49eaab50a3392bfc4d8eb1e9f0c0f9a1c79a02/deepspeed/runtime/config.py (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): _batch_assertion asserts the batch equation with this message.
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/huggingface/transformers/07338b6c74a578868368e6e549dea83414e4b8cb/docs/source/en/deepspeed.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Transformers docs: set batch size/grad accumulation to "auto".
    
    Search phrasings: Check batch related parameters train_batch_size is not equal to micro_batch_per_gpu * gradient_acc_step * world_size
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "context": "Product: DeepSpeed\nComponent: DeepSpeedConfig batch validation\nOperation: deepspeed.initialize with a hand-written ds_config after changing GPU count\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: AssertionError\nPackages: deepspeed master at pinned SHA, transformers main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: Explicit train_batch_size inconsistent with micro batch x grad accumulation x world size (often after moving to a different number of GPUs).",
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## Support assessment

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        "title": "Proposed fix: [DeepSpeed] AssertionError \"Check batch related parameters. train_batch_size is not equal to micro_batch_per_gpu * gradient_acc_step * world_size\"",
        "body": "Recommended action: Specify only two of the three (DeepSpeed derives the third) or, with HF Trainer/Accelerate, set them to \"auto\".\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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