Document Ada Lovelace support status and add official vLLM deployment guide for GPT-OSS-20B

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Description

Ada Lovelace (RTX 6000 Ada) support for GPT-OSS-20B is in progress per vLLM team—not production-ready. Previous deployment failures were due to missing PyTorch +cu128 suffix and Ada architecture gaps.

This PR documents:

• GPU support matrix (Ada Lovelace experimental, A100/H100 fully supported)
• Critical version requirements: vLLM ≥0.10.2, PyTorch with +cu128 suffix, CUDA ≥12.8
• Official vLLM flags: --async-scheduling, --tool-call-parser openai, --enable-auto-tool-choice
• Qwen3-Coder-30B as stable production alternative (working on RTX 6000 Ada, 128K context)

Type of Change

• Documentation update

Changes Made

New Documentation

• docs/setup/GPT-OSS-VLLM-OFFICIAL-GUIDE.md - Official vLLM deployment guide
  • GPU support status matrix (fully supported vs experimental)
  • Version requirement table with verification commands
  • A100 vs Ada Lovelace deployment configurations
  • Troubleshooting for PyTorch +cu128 and CUDA version issues
• docs/reference/GPT-OSS-VERIFICATION-CHECKLIST.md - Pre-deployment environment checks
  • Step-by-step verification commands
  • Pass/fail criteria for each requirement
  • Quick fixes for common issues

Configuration Updates

• models/gptoss.sh - Conservative Ada Lovelace settings
  • Context reduced from 128K to 32K (stability)
  • GPU memory util set to 0.90 (official recommendation)
  • Ada Lovelace status warnings with version requirements
• docs/troubleshooting/GPT-OSS-TROUBLESHOOTING.md - Enhanced error patterns
  • PyTorch CUDA version mismatch (torch::nvtoolsext linker error)
  • vLLM flag compatibility (requires ≥0.10.2 for --tool-call-parser)
  • Official configuration examples

User-Facing Updates

• README.md - Ada Lovelace status warnings in Models section
• QUICK-REFERENCE.md - Model comparison (GPT-OSS experimental vs Qwen3 stable)

Testing

• Bash script syntax validated (bash -n)
• Environment variable exports verified
• Markdown formatting checked
• No breaking changes to existing scripts

Checklist

• My code follows the project's style guidelines
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have updated the documentation accordingly
• My changes generate no new warnings or errors
• No secrets or API keys are hardcoded

Related Issues

Addresses issue documenting Ada Lovelace support status and vLLM deployment requirements.

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Key Takeaway: Use Qwen3-Coder-30B for production until vLLM announces Ada Lovelace support. GPT-OSS deployment on RTX 6000 Ada may fail.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>GPT-OSS-20B: Ada Lovelace support status and new deployment guide</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Summary
Official vLLM documentation now includes a comprehensive GPT-OSS deployment guide that may resolve our previous deployment issues.

Background

Previously attempted to deploy GPT-OSS-20B but encountered PyTorch dependency issues:

• Error: torch==2.9.0.dev20250804+cu128 unavailable
• Model was unavailable due to missing dependencies

New Information from vLLM Docs

Source: https://docs.vllm.ai/projects/recipes/en/latest/OpenAI/GPT-OSS.html

GPU Support Status

• ✅ Fully Supported: H100, H200, B200, AMD MI300x/MI325x/MI355x
• 🔄 In Progress: Ampere, Ada Lovelace (RTX 6000 Ada), RTX 5090
• Note: vLLM team is "actively working" on Ada Lovelace support

Version Requirements

• vLLM >= 0.10.2 required for --tool-call-parser openai
• PyTorch must have +cu128 suffix
• CUDA >= 12.8 required

Recommended Deployment (A100 Instructions)

Since Ada Lovelace isn't fully supported yet, try A100 configuration:

# For GPT-OSS-20B (should work on single GPU)
vllm serve openai/gpt-oss-20b \
  --async-scheduling \
  --tool-call-parser openai \
  --enable-auto-tool-choice \
  --max-model-len 32768 \
  --gpu-memory-utilization 0.90

Key Flags

• --async-scheduling: Higher performance, reduces host overheads (vLLM >= 0.11.1 recommended)
• --tool-call-parser openai: Native OpenAI tool calling format
• --enable-auto-tool-choice: Automatic tool selection

Known Issues to Check

From the troubleshooting section:

1. PyTorch version check:

   # Verify PyTorch has +cu128 suffix
   python -c "import torch; print(torch.__version__)"

2. CUDA version check:

   # Must be >= 12.8 and same for installation/serving
   nvcc --version

3. Error: "The link interface of target 'torch::nvtoolsext' contains: CUDA::nvToolsExt but the target was not found"

   • Solution: Verify PyTorch version has +cu128 suffix

Recommendation

Wait for official Ada Lovelace support announcement OR try A100 configuration with --async-scheduling flag.

Action Items

• Verify vLLM version on RunPod (need >= 0.10.2)
• Check PyTorch version has correct suffix
• Try A100 configuration with async-scheduling
• Monitor vLLM releases for Ada Lovelace support announcement
• Consider using Qwen3-Coder-30B as current stable alternative

Related

• Original deployment attempt documented in archive/docs/GPT-OSS-*.md
• Current production model: Qwen3-Coder-30B (working, 128K context)

References

• vLLM GPT-OSS Recipe
• vLLM 0.10.2 Release</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes GPT-OSS-20B: Ada Lovelace support status and new deployment guide #3

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