Add doc for layerwise distributed optimizer#3682
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| # Layerwise Distributed Optimizer |
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Suggested: "Layerwise Distributed Optimizer (dist_muon)"
I think users will be scanning for muon in the title
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| > **Important**: Do **not** use `--use-distributed-optimizer` together with `dist_muon`. The layerwise optimizer has its own sharding scheme and is incompatible with the standard distributed optimizer. |
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would be helpful to have a section on migrating from dist_optimizer (e.g. flags to remove or add and any checkpoint changes)
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