Overview

In this lab, you learn to use Vertex AI Python client library to train and make predictions on an AutoML model based on a tabular dataset. Alternatively, you can train and make predictions on models by using the gcloud command-line tool or by using the online Cloud Console.

Learning objectives

• Create a Vertex AI model training job.
• Train an AutoML tabular model.
• Deploy the model resource to a serving endpoint resource.
• Make a prediction by sending data.
• Undeploy the model resource.

Setup

For each lab, you get a new Google Cloud project and set of resources for a fixed time at no cost.

1. Sign in to Google Skills using an incognito window.

2. Note the lab's access time (for example, 1:15:00), and make sure you can finish within that time.
   There is no pause feature. You can restart if needed, but you have to start at the beginning.

3. When ready, click Start lab.

4. Note your lab credentials (Username and Password). You will use them to sign in to the Google Cloud Console.

5. Click Open Google Console.

6. Click Use another account and copy/paste credentials for this lab into the prompts.
   If you use other credentials, you'll receive errors or incur charges.

7. Accept the terms and skip the recovery resource page.

Task 1. Set up your environment

Enable the Notebooks API

1. In the Google Cloud Console, on the Navigation menu, click APIs & Services > Library.

2. Search for Notebooks API and press enter. Click on the Notebooks API result.

3. If the API is not enabled, you'll see the Enable button. Click Enable to enable the API.

Enable the Vertex AI API

In the Google Cloud Console, on the Navigation menu, click Vertex AI > Dashboard, and then click Enable Vertex AI API.

Task 2. Launch a Vertex AI Notebooks instance

1. In the Google Cloud Console, on the Navigation menu, click Vertex AI > Workbench.

2. On the Notebook instances page, select the User-Managed Notebooks view.

3. Click + Create New.

4. In the Create instance dialog, use the default name or enter a unique name for the Vertex AI Notebook instance. Set the region to and zone to and leave the rest of the settings as default.

5. Click Create.

6. Click Open JupyterLab.

Task 3. Clone a course repo within your Vertex AI Notebooks instance

The GitHub repo contains both the lab file and solutions files for the course.

1. Copy and run the following code in the first cell of your notebook to clone the training-data-analyst repository.

2. Confirm that you have cloned the repository. Double-click on the training-data-analyst directory and ensure that you can see its contents.

Task 4. Train and make predictions on an AutoML model

1. In the notebook interface, navigate to training-data-analyst > courses > machine_learning > deepdive2 > how_google_does_ml > labs, and open automl-tabular-classification.ipynb.

2. In the notebook interface, click Edit > Clear All Outputs.

3. Carefully read through the notebook instructions and fill in lines marked with #TODO where you need to complete the code.

Tip: To run the current cell, click the cell and press SHIFT+ENTER. Other cell commands are listed in the notebook UI under Run.

• Hints may also be provided for the tasks to guide you along. Highlight the text to read the hints (they are in white text).
• If you need more help, look at the complete solution at training-data-analyst > courses > machine_learning > deepdive2 > how_google_does_ml > solutions, and open automl-tabular-classification.ipynb.

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