Supermon: A High-Speed Cluster Monitoring System

Supermon is a flexible set of tools for high speed, scalable cluster monitoring. Node behavior can be monitored much faster than with other commonly used methods (e.g., rstatd). In addition, Supermon uses a data protocol based on symbolic expressions (Sexpressions) at all levels of Supermon, from individual nodes to entire clusters. This contributes to Supermon’s scalability and allows it to function in a heterogeneous environment. This paper presents the Supermon architecture and discuss initial performance measurements on a cluster of heterogeneous Alpha-processor based nodes.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: CLUSTER
• Authors: Matthew J. Sottile, Ronald Minnich
• Keywords: Alpha-processor Based Nodes, CLUSTER 2002, Discuss Initial Performance, Distributed And Parallel Computing, Scalable Cluster Monitoring