[Docs] Add IPU installation documentation (#1904)

* add doc for mmcv installation * Update docs/en/get_started/build.md Co-authored-by: Zaida Zhou <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Zaida Zhou <[email protected]>
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 If you meet issues when running or compiling mmcv, we list some common issues in [Frequently Asked Question](../faq.html).
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+## [Optional] Build MMCV on IPU machine
+
+Firstly, you need to apply for an IPU cloud machine, see [here](https://www.graphcore.ai/ipus-in-the-cloud).
+
+### Option 1: Docker
+
+1. Pull docker
+  ```shell
+    docker pull graphcore/pytorch
+  ```
+
+2. Build MMCV under same python environment
+
+### Option 2: Install from SDK
+
+1. Build MMCV
+
+2. Use pip to install sdk according to [IPU PyTorch document](https://docs.graphcore.ai/projects/poptorch-user-guide/en/latest/installation.html). Also, you need to apply for machine and sdk to Graphcore.