Performance analysis tools are critical for the effective use of large parallel computing resources, but existing tools have failed to address three problems that limit their scal...
It is important to identify scalability constraints in existing job scheduling software as they are applied to next generation parallel systems. In this paper, we analyze the scala...
Norman Bobroff, Richard Coppinger, Liana Fong, See...
SGI recently introduced the Altix 3700. In contrast to previous SGI systems, the Altix uses a modified version of the open source Linux operating system and the latest Intel IA-64...
Thomas H. Dunigan, Jeffrey S. Vetter, Patrick H. W...
Schedulinglarge task graphsis an importantissue in parallel computingsince it allowsthe treatment of big size problems. In this paper we tackle the following problem: how to sched...
Michel Cosnard, Emmanuel Jeannot, Laurence Rougeot
Within two or three technology generations, processor architects will face a number of major challenges. Wire delays will become critical, and power considerations will temper the ...