docs: add quick start guide to verify HAMi in Kubernetes

versioned_docs/version-v2.8.0/get-started/verify-hami.md

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+---
+title: Validate HAMi Setup and vGPU Behavior
+sidebar_label: Validate HAMi
+---
+
+# Validate HAMi Setup and vGPU Behavior
+
+This guide provides a rapid, end-to-end setup to validate that GPU workloads run correctly in a Kubernetes cluster with HAMi.
+
+What "working" actually means: A successful HAMi setup goes beyond just running pods or a successful Helm installation. It means the GPU is accessible inside a container, Kubernetes correctly advertises the resources, and vGPU isolation (like memory limits) behaves predictably. 
+
+## Step 0: Configure Node Container Runtime (If not already done)
+HAMi requires the `nvidia-container-toolkit` to be installed and set as the default low-level runtime on all your GPU nodes. 
+
+### 1. Install nvidia-container-toolkit (Debian/Ubuntu example)
+```
+distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
+curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/libnvidia-container/$distribution/libnvidia-container.list \
+  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libnvidia-container.list
+curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/libnvidia-container/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-container-toolkit
+```
+
+### 2. Configure your runtime
+* For containerd: Edit `/etc/containerd/config.toml` to set the default runtime name to `"nvidia"` and the binary name to `"/usr/bin/nvidia-container-runtime"`.
+    * Restart: `sudo systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart containerd`
+* For Docker: Edit `/etc/docker/daemon.json` to set `"default-runtime": "nvidia"`.
+    * Restart: `sudo systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart docker`
+
+## Step 1: Validate the Native GPU Stack (Crucial Pre-flight Check)
+Before installing HAMi, you must prove that Kubernetes can natively access the GPU.
+
+This step validates your GPU stack independently of HAMi.
+
+### 1. Deploy a native test pod
+```
+cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: cuda-test
+spec:
+  restartPolicy: Never
+  containers:
+    - name: cuda
+      image: nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:12.2.0-base-ubuntu22.04
+      command: ["nvidia-smi"]
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          nvidia.com/gpu: 1
+EOF
+```
+Expected: You see valid `nvidia-smi` output. If this fails, do NOT continue. Fix your GPU setup first.
+
+### 2. Verify execution
+```
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Succeeded pod/cuda-test --timeout=60s
+kubectl logs cuda-test
+```
+Note: You must see the standard `nvidia-smi` output. Do not proceed if this fails.
+
+## Step 2: Install HAMi
+Once the baseline is verified, label your node so the HAMi scheduler can manage it, and deploy via Helm.
+
+### 1. Label the node
+```
+kubectl label nodes $(hostname) gpu=on --overwrite
+```
+
+### 2. Deploy using Helm
+```
+helm repo add hami-charts https://project-hami.github.io/HAMi/
+helm install hami hami-charts/hami -n kube-system
+```
+
+### 3. Verify components
+```
+kubectl get pods -n kube-system | grep hami
+```
+Expected: Both `hami-scheduler` and `vgpu-device-plugin` pods should be in the `Running` state.
+
+## Step 3: Launch and Verify a vGPU Task
+Let's prove HAMi is enforcing fractional resource limits (vGPU).
+
+### 1. Submit a vGPU demo task
+```
+cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: gpu-pod
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: ubuntu-container
+      image: ubuntu:18.04
+      command: ["bash", "-c", "sleep 86400"]
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          nvidia.com/gpu: 1
+          nvidia.com/gpumem: 10240
+EOF
+```
+
+### 2. Verify resource control inside the container
+```
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod/gpu-pod --timeout=60s
+kubectl exec -it gpu-pod -- nvidia-smi
+```
+Expected: You will see the `[HAMI-core Msg...]` initialization lines, and the `nvidia-smi` table will show exactly `10240MiB` of Total Memory, proving vGPU isolation is active.
+
+## Troubleshooting Order
+If you encounter issues, follow this sequence:
+1.  Hardware/Drivers: Run `nvidia-smi` directly on the host.
+2.  Container Runtime: Ensure `sudo ctr run` or `docker run` works outside K8s.
+3.  Stale Plugins: Remove conflicting plugins: `kubectl delete daemonset nvidia-device-plugin-daemonset -n kube-system --ignore-not-found`.
+4.  Node Resources: Verify K8s sees the GPU: `kubectl get nodes -o jsonpath='{.items[*].status.allocatable}' | grep -i nvidia`.
+5.  Scheduler Layer: Check HAMi logs: `kubectl logs -n kube-system -l app=hami-scheduler`.
+
+## Cleanup
+```
+kubectl delete pod cuda-test gpu-pod --ignore-not-found
+```

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