fix: set SGLANG_BLOCK_NONZERO_RANK_CHILDREN to be no-op

[ishandhanani]

Until sgl-project/sglang#13686 goes in, we cannot leverage this env var and combine metrics. Its a bit of a funky race condition that was never caught cause most people don't leverage the engine api for multinode

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Walkthrough

The initialization path now sets the environment variable SGLANG_BLOCK_NONZERO_RANK_CHILDREN to "1" for non-leader nodes (node_rank >= 1), changing from "0". This adjusts blocking behavior during startup for distributed node configurations, accompanied by comments referencing related development work.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Environment variable initialization components/src/dynamo/sglang/main.py	Modified SGLANG_BLOCK_NONZERO_RANK_CHILDREN environment variable assignment from "0" to "1" for non-leader nodes during initialization; added comments referencing related development efforts.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~8 minutes

• Single file, targeted configuration change with clear behavioral intent
• Consider reviewing the distributed system implications of changing blocking behavior for non-leader nodes
• Verify that the referenced merge request context is properly documented or resolved

Poem

🐰 A rabbit hops through ranks so fine,
Non-leaders now will block in line,
From zero's way to one's new call,
The startup dance transforms for all! 🌟

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: setting SGLANG_BLOCK_NONZERO_RANK_CHILDREN to be a no-op, which aligns with the code change of setting the environment variable to '1' for non-leader nodes.

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[Aphoh]

LGTM