MLflow is an open-source platform designed to manage the machine learning lifecycle, including experimentation, reproducibility, and deployment. It provides tools to track experiments, package code into reproducible runs, and manage and deploy models. MLflow is widely used by data scientists and machine learning engineers to streamline the development and deployment of machine learning models.
When working with MLflow, you might encounter the error: mlflow.exceptions.MlflowException: Invalid model stage. This error typically occurs when attempting to transition a model to a stage that is not recognized by MLflow.
Upon executing a command to transition a model to a new stage, the system throws an exception indicating that the model stage is invalid. This prevents the model from being moved to the desired stage, halting the workflow.
The error mlflow.exceptions.MlflowException: Invalid model stage suggests that the stage specified does not exist in the MLflow model registry. MLflow uses stages to manage model versions, typically including stages like "None", "Staging", "Production", and "Archived". If a stage outside these predefined ones is specified, MLflow will raise this exception.
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
Ensure that the stage name you are using is one of the predefined stages in MLflow. The standard stages are:
"None""Staging""Production""Archived"Check for any typographical errors in the stage name.
Ensure that you are using the latest version of MLflow, as newer versions may include additional features or stages. You can update MLflow using pip:
pip install --upgrade mlflow
Utilize the MLflow Model Registry to manage your models and stages effectively. Refer to the MLflow Model Registry documentation for more details on managing model stages.
Ensure that your command to transition the model stage is correctly formatted. For example, to transition a model to the "Staging" stage, use:
mlflow models transition --model-name "MyModel" --version 1 --stage "Staging"
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